.Comedian Bernard Casey (left) and Aidan O’Mahony (third from left) were special guests at the Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí 5k Run on Friday in the Town Park. Also included are teachers Donal Ó Ruanaidh, student Barra Ó Siochrú, Karen Nic Cárthaigh, Máire Ní Laocha, Lisa de Róiste and Deputy Principal Conall Ó Cruadhlaoich. Photo by Dermot Crean
AROUND 360 pupils were joined by their teachers from Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí and a few special guests for a 5k fun run to bring the school’s Seachtain na Gaeilge events to a close.
Well known Kerry comedian Bernard Casey and fitness guru Aidan O’Mahony were on hand to lend their support and they were blessed with the weather for the event. St. Patricks Day arrived a week early in the town park as many students and staff decked themselves in green.
Students, staff and the wider school community celebrated Seachtain na Gaeilge with a whole range of events all week to celebrate our Irish language and culture.
They worked tirelessly to organise a table quiz, zumba as gaeilge, a coffee morning, conversation circles, cake sale, workshops/special guest speakers and a talent show. Scroll down for photos…
Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí students taking part in the 5k Run on Friday in the Town Park. Photo by Dermot Crean.Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí students taking part in the 5k Run on Friday in the Town Park. Photo by Dermot CreanGaelcholáiste Chiarraí students taking part in the 5k Run on Friday in the Town Park. Photo by Dermot Crean.Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí teachers taking part in the 5k Run on Friday in the Town Park. Photo by Dermot CreanGaelcholáiste Chiarraí teachers taking part in the 5k Run on Friday in the Town Park. Photo by Dermot Crean.Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí students taking part in the 5k Run on Friday in the Town Park. Photo by Dermot CreanGaelcholáiste Chiarraí students taking part in the 5k Run on Friday in the Town Park. Photo by Dermot Crean.Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí students taking part in the 5k Run on Friday in the Town Park. Photo by Dermot CreanGaelcholáiste Chiarraí students taking part in the 5k Run on Friday in the Town Park. Photo by Dermot Crean.
.Designers Florists in Tralee was a winner in the Fuinneog Is Gaelaí competition.
A TRALEE florist was among the winners in a window dressing competition held during Seachtain Na Gaeilge.
The Fuinneog is Gaelaí competition, was a great success again as part of the event and seventeen businesses/shops/groups took part in the contest. The fruits of their labour can be seen by clicking here.
The main winners for 2017 were Betty McGrath’s i Lios Tuathail, Siopa na Feirme sa Choireán, Designer Flowers i dTrá lí at Gas Terrace and The Irish Pub Shop i gCill Áirne.
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“This is the second year that the best Irish window competition has been run during Seachtain na Gaeilge in Kerry and we are delighted with the result,” said Pádraig Mac Fhearghusa, Conradh na Gaeilge.
“Shops and businesses in Listowel and South & West Kerry were particularly active and we’re delighted that Tralee businesses took part this year.”
Conradh na Gaeilge are very grateful for the support of Kerry County Council’s Community Support Fund and Oifig na Gaeilge. The prizes will be presented at 7.30pm in Meadowlands Hotel, Tralee, Wednesday, April 5.
.Will Leahy, Robert O’Neill and Tadhg Falvey at Caherleaheen National School Irish Proclamation Day in the school. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
PROCLAMATION Day took place around Tralee and all over the country on Tuesday and two of the schools we visited were, Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn And Caherleaheen.
On the day, every school in the country was invited to share their Proclamations for a New Generation, and all other creative projects relating to 1916 that the student body had developed.
Both schools remembered the events of 1916 with an assembly where pupils produced work they had created especially for the occasion.
In Caherleaheen, they incorporated a céilí as part of the school’s Seachtain Na Gaeilge celebrations which continues this week. The event has proved a resounding success, teaching young people about history and generating hope for the future. (we’ll have more coverage of the event from other schools later)
.Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn pupils hold up photos of the 1916 martyrs. Photo by Gavin O’Connor..Emily O’Reilly, Sophie Moynihan, Jade Doyle, Niamh O’Regan and Adele Hanlon at Caherleaheen National School Irish Proclamation Day in the school. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.Pupils of the Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn take part in the schools 1916 proclamation commemoration. Photo by Gavin O’Connor..Caherleaheen National School pupils enjoying the schools Irish Proclamation Day. Photo by Gavin O’Connor. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn teachers and pupils who gathered for the schools 1916 proclamation commemoration. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn teachers and pupils who gathered for the schools 1916 proclamation commemoration. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
.Derryquay National School performing at the choir performance for Seachtain Na Gaeilge. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
SCHOOLS from all over Kerry took part in the Corfhéile na mBunscoilleanna 2016 in the Ballygarry House Hotel for this year’s Seachtain Na Gaeilge.
Eight national schools performed, including four from the Tralee area – Blennerville National School, Presentation Primary School, Derryquay National School and Spa National School.
It was all part of Seachtain Na Gaeilge which is a national initiative that aims to promote the Irish language from March 1 all the way to Saint Patrick’s Day.
At the event, children performed traditional Irish songs along with a reworking of a modern hit as gaeilge.
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.At the choir performance for Seachtain Na Gaeilge, were, from left: Sandra Marshall, Clodagh McCluskey, Saoirse Doyle, Alana Looby, Ailisha Dalton. Photo by Gavin O’Connor..Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn pupils at the choir performance for Seachtain Na Gaeilge,were, from left: Olive Ní Ghearain (teacher), Lucas MacGearailt, Sorcha Ní Loingsigh, Marc O’Coinne, Ella Nic Gabhann, Jane Akinrinlade, Treasa Uí Righaill. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.Spa National School at the choir performance for Seachtain Na Gaeilge, they were, from left: Caoimhe Carmody, Aoife O’Connor, Maeve Hanafin, Eabha Murphy, Leonie Dowling, Chantelle Allen. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.Blennervile National School pupils and teachers at the choir performance for Seachtain Na Gaeilge were, from left: Siobhan O’Sullivan, Denise Shanahan, Sean Crowley, Cathal Concagh, Liam O’Sullivan, Catherine O’Shea and Sarah Brett. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.Derryquay National School at the choir performance for Seachtain Na Gaeilge, they were, from left: Eva Grace Moriarty, Ryan Houlihan, Thomas Sheehy, Costa Daskali, Siobhan Uí Dhonnaill, Orla Murphy, Oisin Gallagher, Jasmine Gillion and in front, Jack Kavanagh. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
KERRY County Council has unveiled a packed programme of events and initiatives for Seachtain na Gaeilge which runs from March 1 to March 17.
The local authority is promoting the use of Irish throughout the period and has announced a number of displays, competitions and community-based events, all of which is being promoted through the dedicated Irish website for Kerry www.eolaire.ie
During Seachtain na Gaeilge, Kerry County Council will be promoting the use of Irish at all of the public counters in its offices around the county and signs have been affixed to a number of council vehicles bearing the message ‘Labhair Gaeilge Linn – Seachtain na Gaeilge.’
A 20-minute bilingual flashmob presentation based on the cultural revolution leading up to 1916 has been composed and is ready-made for performance by schools, local drama societies and community groups. ‘Tobshlua 1916’ is based on orations, songs, and poetry and from the period.
Kerry County Council is also inviting participation in a window display competition, ‘An Fhuinneog is Gaelaí’ which carries a prize fund of €1,000 and is being run in conjunction with Conradh na Gaeilge, Fóram Gaeilge Chiarraí and the business community in each of the four municipal districts.
Window displays on an Irish language theme should be photographed and submitted to the website via eolaire@ciarrai.ie
Kerry County Council Chief Executive, Moira Murrell said it is fitting to celebrate the Gaelic Revival that took place in the period leading up to 1916 and so Kerry County Council plans to raise the profile of Irish among the public in Kerry by encouraging everyone to participate in Seachtain na Gaeilge.
“As part of our publicity drive, the public will see ‘Labhair Gaeilge Linn!’ signage on many council vehicles around Kerry and at the public counters at our offices, as well as our libraries. We are urging everyone in the county to get involved and to try a cúpla focail,” said Ms. Murrell.
For more information contact Roibeard Ó hEartáin on 066-718 3532 087-7989727
Tá clár imeachtaí tugtha le chéile ag Comhairle Contae Chiarraí do Sheachtain na Gaeilge i gCiarraí a bheidh ar siúl ón 1-17 Márta 2016.
Beidh an t-údarás áitiúil ag cur úsáid na Gaeilge chun cinn lena linn mar aon le taispeántaisí, comórtaisí agus imeachtaí pobail-bhunaithe, agus teacht ar na himeachtaí go léir ar an suíomh idirlín Gaeilge do Chiarraí www.eolaire.ie
Le linn Sheachtain na Gaeilge cuirfidh Comhairle Contae Chiarraí úsáid na Gaeilge chun cinn leis an mana ‘Labhair Gaeilge Linn – Seachtain na Gaeilge’ ag a gcuid cuntar poiblí mar aon le fheithiclí na Comhairle fud fad an chontae.
Tá tobshlua dhátheangach 20 nóiméad scrite ar an réabhlóid cultúrtha as a dheascair Éirí Amach na Casca 1916, é ullamh don stáitse agus oiriúnach do scoileanna, grúpaí áitiúla drámaíochta agus pobail. Gearr scoraíocht é Tobshlua 1916 bunaithe ar amhráin, óráidí, filíocht agus imeachtaí ón dtréimhse stairiúil sin.
Tá deis iontach ag an lucht gnó i mbliana a bheith páirteach i gcomórtas na bhfuinneog, ‘An Fhuinneog is Gaelaí’ agus duaischiste €1000, atá á rith i bpáirt le Conradh na Gaeilge, Fóram Gaeilge Chiarraí agus an lucht gnó sa cheithre ceantar bardasach. Ní gá ach grianghraif den bhfuinneog maisithe fé théama Gaeilge agus do shonraí teagmhála a chur ar ríomhphost chugainn ag HYPERLINK “mailto:eolaire@ciarrai.ie” eolaire@ciarrai.ie
Deir Príomh-Fheidhmeannach Chomhairle Contae Chiarraí, Moira Murrell gur chóir Athbheochan na Gaeilge ó thréimhse 1916 a cheiliúradh agus chuige sin tá an Chomhairle ag cur le feasacht agus úsáid na Gaeilge agus ag moladh do gach éinne i gCiarraí páirt a ghlacadh i Seachtain na Gaeilge.
“Mar chuid den ardú feasachta, cífidh an pobal comharthaí ‘Labhair Gaeilge Linn! ar fheithiclí na Comhairle Contae mórthimpeall Chiarraí, ag na cuntair phoiblí in gcuid oifigí agus sna Leabharlanna contae. Molfaimid do gach éinne i gCiarraí a bheith páirteach agus triail a bhaint as focal nó dhó agus iad i mbun gnó”
Tuilleadh eolais: Roibeard Ó hEartáin 066-7183532 087-7989727
Taking part in the Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn table quiz as part of Seachtain Na Gaeilge were, from left: Martin Vladev, Ciaran Collins, Robert Vasiu and Cormac Lynch. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
AS part of Seachtain na Gaeilge, Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn invited other schools in the Tralee area to take part in a table quiz followed by a céili as part of their Seachtain na Gaeilge celebrations.
The table quiz questions were asked as Gaeilge, though that hasn’t bothered the other schools in the past as they have come to Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn and won.
This year though, the Gaelscoil team of Tomas O hAinniféin, Daithí O’Regan and Peadar and Joseph Claro were the victorious.
“It’s a yearly event which we enjoy and celebrate,” said Liam Ó Conchubhair, teacher in Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn.
“The other schools find it as an enjoyable challenge to and try and figure out can they do the quiz. It’s great for other schools to come to us and see Irish used as everyday working language. It takes them a while to get into it, but before the day is out they get to use the words that maybe don’t come naturally in the day to day running of their own schools,” said Liam.
“The day also helps other schools it helps them celebrate Seachtain na Gaeilge and they look forward to it each year,” said Liam.
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Taking part in the Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn table quiz as part of Seachtain Na Gaeilge were, from left: Cian O’Shea, Fiachra O’Connor, Brahim Renai and John O’Sullivan. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.Taking part in the Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn table quiz as part of Seachtain Na Gaeilge were, from left: Morgan O’Connell, Eoin Buckley, Cian Trant and Matthew Hussey. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.Taking part in the Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn table quiz as part of Seachtain Na Gaeilge were, from left: Tomas O hAinnifein, Dathi O’Regan, Padar Claro and Joeseph Claro . Photo by Gavin O’Connor.Taking part in the Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn table quiz as part of Seachtain Na Gaeilge were, from left: Billy Daly, Rory Dalton, Christopher Egan and Sarah Lawlor. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
Tomás Mac Muiris (Múinteoir), Tadhg Mac Suibhne, Donagh Mac Uileagóid, Vince Ó Cathasaigh agus Michéal Ó Duinn. Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí’s students win Munster Tráth na gCeist Boird Feachtas.
FOUR students from a local school here in town have won a place in a national table quiz competition that will be taking place on Tuesday, March 10 in Dublin.
Gaelcholáiste Ciarraí students Tadhg Mac Suibhne, Donagh Mac Uileagóid, Vince Ó Cathasaigh agus Michéal Ó Duinn recently won the ‘Munster Tráth na gCeist Boird Feachtas’.
As winners, the students will now go on to compete in the All-Ireland competitions of the Tráth na gCeist Boird Feachtas next week.
In total, 21 schools will compete in this competition, part of the national celebration of Seachtain Na Gaeilge.
The quiz is part of a series of events that the school is participating in as part of Seachtain Na Gaeilge. Events being held in the school include a bingo, a mobile cinema, a Céilí and a Sean Nós Workshop.
