Walk to School Week
Pupils of Meenkilly National School were delighted to participate in a whole school walk today around the Caher Ring. The pupils enjoyed the chat with their partner and the Wild Atlantic Views. We also relished a few mindfulness moments by the flowing stream.
Active Schools Week 2023
12th-16th JUNE 2023 Our Active Schools Week got off to a flying start with the Active School Committee doing a brilliant obstacle course for the whole school to use. Each day, the whole school participated in the morning jog and exercises – led by the Active Schools Committee and there were football and soccer tournaments […]
The Mayor of Limerick visits Meenkilly National School
Junior and Senior Infants 1st and 2nd Class 3rd and 4th Class 5th and 6th Class Meenkilly National School were honoured today to have a very special visitor- Francis Foley – the Mayor of Limerick. He was very generous with his time and went to each classroom, answering all the pupil’s questions. Francis’s father went […]
Grandparents’ Day, Meenkilly N.S, February 3rd 2023.
Junior Entrepreneur Programme
Junior Entrepreneur Programme As a part of this programme, 5th and 6th class students work together as a team to develop a new product that they feel meets a niche in the market place or provides a solution to an everyday problem. Skills such as problem solving, creativity, communication, risk taking, designing, compromising, planning, organisation […]
Late Late Toy Show 2021
Late Late Toy Show 2021 One of the most awaited nights of the year has come and gone and this year our students enjoyed their treat boxes while watching Ryan and the gang perform.
Oíche Shamhna
Oíche Shamhna – Harvest Time Halloween Costume Day Harvest Time
A Lockdown Message from Meenkilly National School
Lockdown Message 2020 2020 and indeed 2021 have been difficult years. We have been in and out of lockdown and our students have been away from the school and from each other for significant chunks of time over the last two years. At Meenkilly National School, our school community and sense of camaraderie is so […]
Words from Past Student Bishop Michael Lenihan
Words from Past Student Bishop Michael Lenihan First of all my heartfelt congratulations to Meenkilly School for its Centenary Celebrations. One hundred years of forming and transforming the young is a wonderful achievement. Comhgairdeachas! When I began school in 1955, Meenkilly school was a typical rural school. It had open fires and huge fireguards which […]