SN Tulach Uí Chadhain

Scoil Naomh Bríde is one of four schools in the Parish of Moycullen. It is located in the Gaeltacht area of Tulach Uí Chadhain (Tullokyne). Scoil Naomh Bríde presently has three mainstream classes, one full time Learning Support/Resource Teacher as well having supplementary hours from teachers from other schools.

The school was originally built in 1862 and was extended and refurbished in 2002.

All subjects on the Primary Curriculum are taught in the school. As a school we opted not to sign up to the Gaeltacht Recognition Scheme devised by the Department of Education and Skills. Therefore, we teach our subjects through English although there is a large emphasis on the use of Gaeilge in our daily routine.

We are a very active school. Students are given the opportunity to play Gaelic Football, hurling, handball, Olympic handball, soccer and basketball at various stages and at various levels, either competitively or recreationally during their time in school. Every Thursday Úna, our visiting teacher, comes and teaches each child violin which the children perform at some school events including our annual Christmas show where the children perform Christmas Plays or in a Carol Service on alternate years. We have visiting coaches who come at various stages during the year to coach the children in a range of different sports while each Monday the children have swimming lessons in Leisureland, We take our role in looking after our environment very seriously. The school has invested in solar panels and the children are involved annually in maintaining our garden areas where they learn about growing their own food as well as looking after our biodiverse planting and pollinator strips.

There is a very active Parents’ Association in the school that works closely with the teachers and the Board of Management. There are a range of after school activities from Irish Dancing to Drama to yoga, coding and art as well as an excellent homework club each day.

Scoil Naomh Bríde is a Catholic Primary School. The children receive the Sacraments of Confession and Holy Communion in Rang a Dó and the Sacrament of Confirmation in Rang a Sé if they wish to do so.

Our aim in Scoil Naomh Bríde is to provide an education for each individual child in a happy, safe environment that allows them to reach their full potential in a holistic way. Our motto is ‘Ag obair le chéile’ or ‘Working Together’.

School Hours:

The school open each morning at 8:30am

Assembly is at 8:50am and formal classes begin at 9am.

Junior and Senior infants go home at 1:30pm and children in classes from 1^st to 6^th go home at 2:30pm.

Uniform

The crest on the uniform was designed by Angela McDonagh who was a pupil in the school from 1996-2004. The school motto, ‘Ag obair le chéile’ was voted on by the pupils at that time.

The uniform for Scoil Naomh Bríde is:

• Red zip up fleece with school crest or round neck sweat shirt with school crest.
• White polo shirt
• Navy trousers/navy tracksuit pants (please note that they must be plain navy-no logos)
• or navy pleated or plain skirt
• Skirts are to be worn with navy tights or white socks
• Plain navy shorts are allowed in warm weather.

The jumper and fleeces are available from myschooljumper.ie and/or The Schoolwear Centre in Liosbán, Galway. The other parts of the uniform are widely available.

Staff:

There are three mainstream classes in our school. Our Junior Room is taught by Múinteóir Maura, our middle room is taught by Múinteóir Majella and our senior room is taught by Múinteóir Brian who is also the school principal. Múinteoir Chris is the full time support teacher in the school and we are very lucky to have the brilliant Tara as our full time SNA.

Board of Management

We are lucky to have an excellent Board of Management in the school. Every Board is made up of 2 nominees from the patron, 2 nominees from the parent body of the school, 2 nominees from the community, the school principal and a nominee from the amongst the teachers. Our current Board was elected in November 2023 and will serve a four year term. Our Board is as follows:

• Peter Dockery (Chairperson)
• Fr. Martin Walsh
• Ita Conneely
• John D'Arcy
• Gráinne Kelly
• Mark Lydon
• Christopher O'Neill
• Brian MacLochlainn

Thank you for taking the time to read about our school. If you have any questions or want to find out more please don't hesitate to get in touch.