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PHOTOS: Tralee Pupils Get Creative For Christmas In Council/Museum Initiative

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Jimmy Culhane and Mary Kate Crowley of St Ita’s and St Joseph’s with Mayor Johnnie Wall. Photo by Dermot Crean

THE Mayor of Tralee presented prizes to students from Tralee schools  on Friday morning after they got creative for Christmas.

Tralee Municipal District in collaboration with Kerry County Museum invited students from local primary schools to participate in an initiative in the lead up to the Christmas period.

This Christmas-themed initiative encouraged the schools to design and create arts and crafts which would then be displayed at Kerry County Museum for the month of December.

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Four schools participated in the initiative — St John’s Parochial National School, Scoil Eoin National School, Tralee Educate Together National School and St Ita’s & St Joseph’s School.

They constructed some imaginative cribs and festive scenes with Mayor Johnnie Wall very impressed with their efforts as he handed out the prizes. Scroll down for photos…

Mayor Johnnie Wall makes a presentation to Evie Giles and Grace Kirby of St John’s Parochial School, Ashe Street. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Teacher Gail Kelly with Tralee Educate Together pupils and Mayor Johnnie Wall at the presentation. Photo by Dermot Crean
The Christmas-themed creations from pupils which will be on display for the month at Kerry County Museum.