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School Letter 25th October, 2011: School Concert / Parents Association coffee afternoon and children’s party

Scoil Bhríghde Naofa,
Northampton,
Kinvara,
Co.Galway.

25th October, 2011

Dear Parent(s) / Guardian(s),

Please note that there are tickets available at the school for the concert below at a cost of €10 (€15 on door that night). The evening is in aid of the local foundation “It could be you” and promises to be great fun while helping causes close to our hearts.

Northampton N.S. Parents Association will hold a coffee afternoon and children’s party (posters in circulation soon) on Saturday, November 12th from
2 – 4 p.m. in aid of the “It could be you” foundation also. More details to follow – please support.

Kind Regards,

_________________
Shane McDonagh

Internet Safety – Technical Tips

The document link below contains some technical tips around safe use of the Internet in the home and is intended as an accompaniment to the recent Internet Safety talk held at the school. The document describes some simple and free technical tips that you can use to create a safer environment for Internet activity and help to protect your computer from unwanted intrusion. Click link below to read more.

Internet Safety.pdf 113.71 kB

Garden June 2010

Garden Wall

Tribute to Micheál O'Muircheartiagh on his retirement. By Kate.

Micheál Ó Muircheartiagh was born on August 20th, 1930 in Dún Síon, Dingle, Co.Kerry. He was christened Micheál Moriarty and was the fourth child of eight. Micheál’s home had contained no Radio and his earliest memory of a match commentary on the Radio was at a neighbour’s house in 1939. From that day, he was fascinated by the Radio and Micheál O’Hehir’s voice in particular.

 

Micheál was raised on the family farm and was educated locally. In 1945, he began to train to be a Teacher in an all-Irish school that changed his name from Micheal Moriarty to Micheál O’Muircheartiagh. In September 1948, he began the final year of his teacher training in St. Patrick’s College in Dublin.

 

In 1949, he went with ten students from his college to do a test commentary at a hurling match. Micheál had never seen a hurling game before. The students each did five minutes of commentary all in Irish and the best would be selected for further commentary work. Micheál did well and was the one that was selected to do further commentary. O’Muircheartiagh is known well for his unique way of speaking.

 

Here are some quotes –

 

“1-5 to 0-8 … well from Lapland to Antarctic that level scores in any mans language.”

 

In the first half, they played with the wind… In the second half, they played with the ball.”

 

“Pat Fox has it on his hurl and is motoring it now….but here comes Joe Rabitte hot on his tail…I’ve seen it all now, a Rabitte chasing a Fox around Croke Park!

 

After a brilliant 62 years of commentary, he has retired. It will be hard for the G.A.A. to find a man of such wit and wisdom again.

Tribute to Micheál O'Muircheartiagh on his retirement. By Sarah

Micheál O’Muircheartiagh is at the age of 80. He was born on the 20th August, 1930. He lived in a small village called Dún Síon in Dingle, Co.Kerry. His father’s name was Timothy and his nickname was Thady. His mother’s name was Catherine Quinn from Coum Bowler. He had three brothers and four sisters. Their names are Paidraig, Eileen, Nais, Donal, Maire, Siobhán and Kathleen. Micheál came fourth in a family of eight. All of his family spoke Irish.

 

In May, 1936, he went to school in the Presentation Convent in Dingle. At the age of eight, he went to the Christian Brother’s school in Baile Bhuirne Co.Cork. In September, 1948, he went to St.Patrick’s College in Dublin to become a Teacher. While in College, he went to all the football matches. In March, 1949 he was selected as a commentator to broadcast matches for Radio Eireann.

 

His first broadcast was a hurling match. He had never seen a hurling match before. On St. Patrick’s day in 1949, he broadcasted the Railway Cup Final and he was paid six pounds for the job. He enjoyed his work and became the voice of the G.A.A. from 1949 – 2010. He has a unique and personal style of broadcasting.

 

He knew all players and their talents. He had nicknames for some of the great players. His voice would travel around the world to be enjoyed by Irish emigrants on All Ireland Final Day.

 

He was greatly loved and will be missed on the airwaves.

Tribute to Micheál O'Muircheartiagh on his retirement. By Conor.

Micheál O’Muircheartiagh was born on the 20th of August, 1930 in Dún Síon, Dingle, Co.Kerry. In a career that spanned six decades, he has become to be regarded as the natural successor of Micheál O’ Hehir as the voice of Gaelic Games.

 

Micheál was the fourth child out of eight. His home, like many homes in Ireland at the time, contained no Radio. His first time listening to a match on radio was in his neighbour’s house in 1939. From that point on, Micheál was fascinated with the Radio.

 

O’Muircheartiagh grew up on a family farm and was educated in Dingle, Co.Kerry. In September, 1945, in Co.Cork where he was training to be a Teacher, his name changed from Micheál Moriarty to Micheál O’Muircheartiagh. In September 1948, he began his final year of his teaching training in St. Patrick’s College in Dublin.

 

In early March, 1949, along with ten other students, a test of commentating on a hurling game took place in Croke Park. Each student had to commentate for five minutes in Irish. The most successful would receive more commentary work.

 

O’Muircheartiagh has never seen a game of hurling in his life. O’Muircheartiagh was selected and his first assessment was to provide an all-Irish commentary on the 1949 Railway Cup Final on St. Patrick’s Day. He is also the main commentator on Gaelic Games Football on the Play Station 2.

 

On September 16th, 2010, he announced his retirement from broadcasting. On Sunday, 19th September, he commentated his last G.A.A. match when Cork bet Down by a single point in the All Ireland Football final. O’Muircheartiagh will commentate the International Rules Test Match this year. Micheál O’Muircheartiagh was known as one of the best commentators in the world and will stay in our memories forever.

Calendar 2010-2011

 

 

S.N. Bhríghde Naofa

14th September, 2010

 

 

Please note the following calendar dates for

2010-2011

 

September

Staff Meeting – Tuesday, 28th September

(All children will finish at 1.40 p.m.)

 

October

Mid – Term –

School Closing on Friday, 22nd October

Returning on Monday, 01st November

 

November

Staff Meeting – Tuesday, 16th November

(All children will finish at 1.40 p.m.)

 

December

Planning Day – School Closed on the 8th December

 

Christmas Holidays –`

School Closing on Wednesday, 22rd December

Returning on Monday, 10th Jan

 

January

Staff Meeting – Tuesday, 18th January

(All children will finish at 1.40 p.m.

 

February Mid-Term –

School Closed for the following two days –

Thursday, 24th February

Friday, 25th February

 

March

Staff Meeting – Tuesday, 29th March

(All children will finish at 1.40 p.m.)

 

April

School Closing on Friday, 15th April

Returning on Monday, 02nd May

 

May

Bank Holiday – Monday, 2nd May (School Closed)

Staff Meeting – Tuesday, 17th May

(All children will finish at 1.40 p.m.)

 

June

Bank Holiday – Monday, 6th June (School Closed)

 

Please note that for the Staff Meeting days, all children will finish at 1.40 p.m.

7th Sep 2010. Letter re Drop Off Set Down Lanes

Scoil Bhríghde Naofa,

Northampton,

Kinvara,

Co. Galway.

 

(091) 637519

 

30th August, 2010

 

 

 

Dear Parents / Guardians,

 

 

Welcome back everyone. Just a few pointers about the traffic management facility.

 

  • Left lane ‘Set Down’ is for stopping the car when the parent may need to get out of the car briefly also.

 

  • Right lane ‘Drop Off’ is for dropping the children and ideally moving through to the exit without delay.

 

  • Drivers are encouraged to use the Drop Off and Set Down facilities and only resort to other drop off options when the facility is at full capacity.

 

  • The only way to exit the ‘Set Down’ lane is via the ‘Drop Off’ lane. Under no circumstances should cars cross the left hand white line into the playground.

 

  • For the moment, children will not congregate in the playground in the morning as used to be the case. Children should exit the car and go straight to the appropriate classroom.

 

  • In the evening for pick up, children will congregate in the shelter and will not leave until they are guided to the car collecting them.

 

  • Gates will open at 8.50 a.m. and close at 9.05 a.m. They will open again for Pre-school at 12.20 p.m. and close at 12.35 p.m. National School lunch time moves to 12.40 p.m. Gates will open at 1.30 p.m. for Infants pick up and close at 1.45 p.m. Gates will open at 2.30 p.m. for senior school pick up and close at 2.45 p.m.

 

  • For pick up or drop off outside of school time, please use the car parking spaces marked at the front of the school and enter through the turnstile.

 

  • Please do not park or turn on the opposite side of the road from the school as this presents a variety of hazards.

 

  • Please do not park between the entrance and exit on the roadside as this blocks a line of sight.

 

  • Thanks to your care and patience on the first morning, things went better than expected. Thanks to all those who chose to walk or cycle or park n’stride. The system is not a ‘cure-all’ but with your continued efforts, it will certainly be a lot safer than before.

 

Yours in appreciation of your continued support.

 

 

 

………………………

Shane McDonagh