The month of October has flown by in the senior room! We've been kept busy with sporting and artistic endeavours in particular this month.
The first tournament of the year was the boys mini-7's hurling tournament. The competition took place in Gort GAA grounds. We fielded a strong team but we were, unfortunately without the services of Pádraic Dooley who just missed out as a result of age restrictions. We did well in the tournament and our students gave a good account of themselves. Ben Mulcair was our captain and led by example throughout.
The same week our girls took part in the camogie competition which was held in St. Thomas' GAA grounds. Our girls gave some rousing displays throughout, winning all of our group games bar one. We were unfortunately beaten by an extremely strong Kilnadeema side, who qualified for the final as a result of their victory and who would eventually go on to win the tournament. Ailbhe Flannery was our captain and proved to be a great role model for her team mates. Lean Fahy wrote a recount of the days events and this can be seen in older posts below.
The final competition was the Garda tournament which is an annual event in Gort GAA grounds. It is organised by the local Gardaí Síochána and is run in an extremely proficient manner. We fielded a mixture of boys and girls and the day was thoroughly enjoyed by the students.
We have been studying ancient China this month in the senior room and decided to create some Chinese Opera masks in art class. It is fitting for the time of year and the children have been working hard to create strong papier maché bases. They are works in progress and hopefully the end product will reflect the work the children are putting into them!
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Welcome back
Welcome back to everyone!
It's a pleasure to be back with the senior classes this year! The current fifth class have had a great transition to the senior room and have been working very well all month. Welcome to Gary, Michael, Leah, Cian, Lena, Patrick, Éabha, James, Liam, Shauna and Niamh.
The current sixth are embarking on their final year with us and are acting as great leaders and role models to the younger children in the school!
This year we have an extra five students in the senior room, bringing the total to twenty one. Eleven in fifth and ten in sixth.
The students have been busy with art projects including Kites and Anti-bullying posters which came out really well. The anti-bullying posters help to highlight the ''friendship fortnight'' initiative being undertaken throughout the school. They are a testament to our very talented and artistic students.
We are now looking forward to the mini-7's competition next week. Both codes will be in action with the hurlers lining out on Tuesday in Gort GAA pitch, followed by our camogie girls on Thursday in St. Thomas' GAA pitch. The children have been training very well in preparation for the competitions and we have some excellent up and coming hurlers/camogie players. Competition for places on the team is fierce! :)
Monday, September 28, 2015
Friday, September 18, 2015
Thursday, September 17, 2015
Friday, September 4, 2015
Monday, June 2, 2014
THE FAMINE IN PETERSWELL
THE FAMINE IN PETERSWELL
Peterswell had a population of 3278 people according to the census of 1841 and they lived in 584 houses. It is not known how many died or how many emigrated in the famine, which followed the failure of the potato crop. Potatoes were the staple diet of the people at the time when they were destroyed by blight. However, the census of 1851 shows that the population had dropped to 1903, a loss of 1375 the locality’s residents since 1841! Surely some of them ended their days in the Gort Workhouse? The first admission to the Workhouse was on the 11th of December 1841, when it opened. It had cost £5,250 to build and £1,150 to furnish and equip and it had accommodation for 500 inmates. While the famine ended in the late 1840s there were many families living in very poor circumstances. In 1880 the Peterswell relief Committee was set up under the chairmanship of Father Jerome Fahy. The district representatives were Martin Kelly, Jim Fahy, Dan Kerins, Thomas O’Donnell, P Kelleher, William Kerin, Thomas Kelly and Pat Burke, a local dignitary J Galbraith Esq. was added later. By the 7th of February the amount of meal distributed to the poor of the parish was 388 stone and it cost £35-2-2, this provided relief for 124 families. The main sources of funding were:- The Mansion House Relief Committee, who gave 9 donations totalling £270, Most Reverend Dr. McEvilly (Bishop of Galway) gave £45, with instruction to spend some of the money on seed potatoes and later he donated 7 tonnes of champion seed potatoes. Other donors were the Herald Relief Fund giving 7 donations amounting to £65, the Land League gave £20, the Marlborough Relief Fund gave £17 while the Philadelphia Relief Fund gave gave £25 and the New York Herald gave £10. At a meeting of the Peterswell Relief Committee on Sunday the 24th of July it was shown that the quantity of meal distributed on the week ending the 23 inst was 456 stones at a cost £29-7-6, equalling 184 families receiving assistance. The Peterswell Relief Committee on the eve of suspending their labours, begged to give public expression of their deep sense of indebtedness to the Mansion House Relief Committee. They desired to record with deep gratitude that the work of feeding the suffering poor of the parish during the 6 months just past had been effected mainly through the magnificent grants forwarded to them by the Mansion House Committee and by the generous charities of the Most Reverend Dr McEvilly, Bishop of the Diocese.
“We Shall Long retain a grateful recollection of the humane attention to the wants of this district manifested by the Right Hon. The Lord Mayor and by the other people associated with his noble labours of charity during this year of crucial suffering.”
James Leonard, Secretary to the Committee
Peterswell had a population of 3278 people according to the census of 1841 and they lived in 584 houses. It is not known how many died or how many emigrated in the famine, which followed the failure of the potato crop. Potatoes were the staple diet of the people at the time when they were destroyed by blight. However, the census of 1851 shows that the population had dropped to 1903, a loss of 1375 the locality’s residents since 1841! Surely some of them ended their days in the Gort Workhouse? The first admission to the Workhouse was on the 11th of December 1841, when it opened. It had cost £5,250 to build and £1,150 to furnish and equip and it had accommodation for 500 inmates. While the famine ended in the late 1840s there were many families living in very poor circumstances. In 1880 the Peterswell relief Committee was set up under the chairmanship of Father Jerome Fahy. The district representatives were Martin Kelly, Jim Fahy, Dan Kerins, Thomas O’Donnell, P Kelleher, William Kerin, Thomas Kelly and Pat Burke, a local dignitary J Galbraith Esq. was added later. By the 7th of February the amount of meal distributed to the poor of the parish was 388 stone and it cost £35-2-2, this provided relief for 124 families. The main sources of funding were:- The Mansion House Relief Committee, who gave 9 donations totalling £270, Most Reverend Dr. McEvilly (Bishop of Galway) gave £45, with instruction to spend some of the money on seed potatoes and later he donated 7 tonnes of champion seed potatoes. Other donors were the Herald Relief Fund giving 7 donations amounting to £65, the Land League gave £20, the Marlborough Relief Fund gave £17 while the Philadelphia Relief Fund gave gave £25 and the New York Herald gave £10. At a meeting of the Peterswell Relief Committee on Sunday the 24th of July it was shown that the quantity of meal distributed on the week ending the 23 inst was 456 stones at a cost £29-7-6, equalling 184 families receiving assistance. The Peterswell Relief Committee on the eve of suspending their labours, begged to give public expression of their deep sense of indebtedness to the Mansion House Relief Committee. They desired to record with deep gratitude that the work of feeding the suffering poor of the parish during the 6 months just past had been effected mainly through the magnificent grants forwarded to them by the Mansion House Committee and by the generous charities of the Most Reverend Dr McEvilly, Bishop of the Diocese.
“We Shall Long retain a grateful recollection of the humane attention to the wants of this district manifested by the Right Hon. The Lord Mayor and by the other people associated with his noble labours of charity during this year of crucial suffering.”
James Leonard, Secretary to the Committee
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