We make our confirmation next Tuesday. To prepare we went on retreat to Ballintubber Abbey. We learned about the history of the Abbey and got a tour of the grounds. We learned about Seán Na Sagart and saw his grave. We also went into a replica of an old Irish cottage. We had lots of fun. We drew pictures of ways we could use the fruits of the Holy Spirit. We also read stories from the bible. We discussed the ways in which Jesus had behaved in the stories and wrote about how he had behaved and why.  We had a great day and made loads of new friends.

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Here we are playing our Christmas carols – Away in a Manger, The little Drummer Boy and Silent Night.

Merry Christmas to everyone and a Happy New Year.

We play football on the pitch when it’s dry.  Earlier this year we trained with Eugene Lavin. He used to play Gaelic football with Mayo. We had lots of fun and learned about different skills. Eugene taught us how to use our weak side just as well as our strong side. We played matches as well as training. All of us are looking forward to the Mini-sevens, McCarthan Cup, Heaney Shield and the Cumann na mBunscol competitions. We have improved a lot and have lots of fun playing football.

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Sixth class (2014/15)

We’ve safely arrived and checked in at Zurich airport. Our flight departs at 15.05 Swiss time and we land in Dublin at twenty past four. 🙂