Sept 2013 Welcome back all and especially to our 14 New Infants! Reposing in Boland’s Funeral Home, Swinford, this Tuesday morning from 10.30. It was a wonderful achievement to be able to take part in this exhibition and the children did exteremely well on the day presenting their project. She complimented pupils and teachers on their wonderful displays and presentations about EU countries. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. }); We have a big class  - 20 children - making their First Communion this year. Well done! Aishling Peyton                  1. Congratulations to 2nd class who made their First Communion on Saturday  9th May. Well done to all pupils and teachers!! In Meelick N S we will raise the Flag at 2pm when the Proclamation will be read, and the school band will play Amhrán na bhFiann. The children decided to donate the proceeds  (almost €550!) Well done all! Some pics later. Dates on the Calendar. 0. Pupils and Staff did lots of work and completed a range of projects to celebrate this day. Reposing in Boland’s Funeral Home, Swinford, this Tuesday evening from 6 o'clock to 7 o'clock. We had a great Sports Day  and all had a wonderful day. Click HERE. $('.slideshow').cycle({ ♦ Good Luck to those taking part in the Cross Country Running -  Thurs, 21 Sept. We all wish Mayo all the luck in the world!!! They are also entering the Community Games Handwriting Competition. We had a lovely celebration of Ms Lavin's time with us with Mass in St Luke's  Church, followed by refreshments in the school. Well done teachers and pupils for lovely music during the ceremony. We had a lovely Graduation ceremony with music from all classes afterwards. Founded as a Franciscan abbey, the church and sacristy are still in use today. We wish you all fun, health and happiness over the Christmas season and for 2020! Brilliant result! Shane Higgins, U 14 Girls                                                U 14 Boys, 1. Adjacent to Meelick Church, 4 teacher Primary School & Only 5 Mins Drive To Town. Well done to 5th & 6th class who raised €400 for the Philippines recently by holding a cake sale with lots of delicious treats for sale. Thank you to the outgoing officers Karen Clynch and Alice Rowley for all their work over the previous term of office, and best wishes to the above members in their new roles. More pictures from World Book Day HERE  INFANTS, World Book Day was very colourful and imaginative. Happy Christmas Everyone!!! Have a look on our TWITTER page to see them in action! Well done to Mrs Lavin and her talented Infants who put on a great Nativity show yesterday, Wednesday. He was 51. Swimming classes begin for 1st & 2nd class on Tuesday, 18th March. Goodbye to all our 11 pupils in 6th class who are leaving us. All pupils and staff have been involved in our latest Green schools project. See enthuasiastic Infant classes on Twitter (link above) taking part in the programme with their teacher, Mrs Lavin! Best wishes to 6th class who will make their Confirmation in Swinford church on Sunday at 1:30pm... Congratulations to 2nd class who made their First Communion on Sat,12th! Children go home at 2:45pm on these days. Scoil Muire agus Padraig are putting on a production of Back to the Eighties in December. Welcome to Meelick National School Website! If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. 1340ft 2. Have a look at some lovely pictures here! ... and best of luck to the girls who are playing Friday, 29th March. Congratulations to the teams who came 2nd (3rd & 4th class) and 3rd (5th & 6th class). Congratulations to the 8 children from 2nd class who received their first communion this month. Children and Teachers are busy preparing for the Christmas plays and the Carol Service. The Catholic parish of Meelick and Kilconduff is in the civil parishes of Meelick and Kilconduff. Ms Convey & Ms Daly paid tribute to her many talents and her major contribution to school life over the years. Find the best offers for Properties in Meelick. We are taking part in the above appeal for Christmas. MARKET TRENDS. Chef Dorothy joined us once again with her sous chef Eimhin to cook up a storm for Pancake Tuesday. The children yet again put on a great show of Music, Song & Dance. Schools are supplied with grow packs containing everything they need to grow a veritable feast of healthy foods! There were 31 teams from local schools competing at the event. Thank you all for your support for the above appeal. There are lots of fun activities planned out for this week, 13th-17th May! Check out our brand new look HERE. 3rd & 4th class visited the museum to take part in a workshop entitled:A Good Word Never Broke a Tooth. Active Schools week involved muct activity in the classrooms and outside..  the children also had classes from ouside tutors in Tennis and Yoga. Adjoining parishes; Bohola 18 ; Kilconduff 37 ; Killasser 44 ; Templemore 69 ; Toomore 71 . Thanks to all who have supported this worthy cause... every contribution will make a diference to someone who is having a tough time this Christmas. Well done to all for all your efforts which resulted in gaining yet another Green Flag. Please check the Downloads page to see updated  Antibullying and Code of Behaviour Policies. Fifth and Sixth class are taking part in the Junior Entrepreneur programme. Includes records from Killmovee and Swineford. for family and friends. A very busy month  - School tours, tests, Graduation of 6th class,  Sports day!! Ho! Best of luck to the Senior boys and girls who are going to Parke GAA grounds for a Blitz on Tuesday 19th April! .......MORE PICTURES LATER... NEXT YEAR!! Ballintemple Meelick, Swinford, Mayo. There is a lot of hard work ahead but they are sure that it will all pay off in the end! Funeral Mass will take place in St. Lukes Church, Meelick on Thursday at 12 noon followed by burial in St. Luke's Cemetery, Meelick. Best of luck to our quiz team who qualified for the next round on Tuesday, 26th February. teh Flag was raised,  and the Band played Amhrán na bhFiann. The crowd included teachers and pupils, past pupils, family & friends. We had a great ceremony in the school to mark the commemoration of the Easter Rising 1916.  a prayer was read followed by the reading of the 1916 Proclamation. Approach the school at your peril...There may be lots of GHOULS and GHOSTS in the vicinity ....! We had great fun on Tuesday when Dorothy visited the school to help us make lots of scrummy pancakes! (See some pictures on TWITTER). A few new pics from 5th-6th class concert December. There is a wonderful aroma of baking in the school today, Thursday, 5th March! Meelick and Kilconduff. $(document).ready(function() { Oldcastle Meelick, Swinford, Mayo . (there are now some new photos of Sports day June 2015  and a few  archive photos from the school Here. Meelick Round Tower, Swinford: See 4 reviews, articles, and 3 photos of Meelick Round Tower, ranked No.3 on Tripadvisor among 7 attractions in Swinford. They all did great and looked wonderful on the day! Reposing in Campbell's Funeral Home, Swinford on Wednesday, 23rd September from 5pm until 8pm for family and friends. 5th & 6th will begin their sessions after Christmas. Enjoy the break... 5th & 6th will do a 4-week Cycle Safety course beginning on Mon 6th. Fr Dermot Meehan (Patron’s Representative), Vincent Roughneen (Patron’s Representative), Susan McNicholas (Parents Representative). Joseph A Mellett Ltd . Joseph A Mellett . We wish all our pupils a happy and healthy Halloween break. Brennan Families in Swinford (Meelick and Kilconduff) Roman Catholic Parish Records with Spouse's Surname O-R. Well Done! We wish them every happiness with their new son, Billy!! It was built between 923 and 1013 a.d on a monastic site attributed to St. Broccaidh and the area was once the principal abbey in the Barony of Gallen. There were 31 teams from local schools competing at theevent. Jan 11: 6th class will visit Scoil Muire agus Padraic to get an overall view of the school for next year. Meelick parish map on townlands.ie. We wish them good luck! Well done all! We hope they will enjoy their time at Meelick N S.  We look forward to a productive and fun year ahead. Shoeboxes are on their way to deprived children in various countries whose Christmas will be brighter because of your efforts. Good luck to our teams participating in the Sports Quiz, in Foxford N S on Monday, 10th February! Thank you for your support for the Halloween Dress Down Day. Folio my48640f 1282 … Brilliant performances all round!! Meelick Round Tower is located in Swinford, co. Mayo. Welcome to our New Board of Management 2015-2019. A special word of thanks to Tadhg McGinty who spoke to all the children regarding his Athletic pursuits. Hope Santa is good  !! We are very pleased to have got funding for development of the school grounds. Well done yet again to the girls football team who won the County semi final on Wed 22nd. See our TWITTER account for news and pictures of school events. We had a lovely christmas walk before the break . We hope you can all get to Swinford to see our School Band in the Parade on St Patrick's Day!! Well done! There's lots of drums and music to be heard around the school these days as teachers and children practice hard for the Parade! We wish them Good Luck! See link above. Brilliant little stars under the guiding light of Mrs Lavin!! We wish them the best of luck! Representatives from the Green Schools Committee received the award with Mr Kavanagh in Claremorris on Wednesday, 25th May. Nothing to do with farming.!! Good luck to Senior boys and girls playing matches in Bekan today! Removal Wednesday from residence at 2.20 for Mass at 3 o'clock in Saint Luke's Church, Meelick. Our new Junior Infants and new pupils in other classes are settling in well. }); Click to download, or go to DOWNLOADS page. Congratulations to 2nd class who made their First Confessions. Rory Gallagher, 2. Meelick NS active in the WOW (Walk on Wednesday) project. We hope Santa will be good like all the girls and boys. Sold -€10,000.00 6th Oct 17 . Funeral confined to family and close friends in line with HSE guidelines. Take a look HERE. Meelick has the oldest Irish Roman Catholic church, with continuous use since 1414 AD. Pupils enjoyed a Puppet show on Wednesday 6th in English and Gaeilge presented in conjunction with the Fleadh Ceoil. Congratulations to the teams who represented us at the recent National Schools Design Challenge. We hope all had an enjoyable day. All classes will get a chance to dress up on Friday, 12th April! Many thanks to Liz Healy (Eoghan's and Alan's Mum) who won a set of new Sports Jerseys from PERSIL for the school. Thursday, 7th March is World Book Day where general reading is promoted worldwide. We had lots offun with Board Games on Wednesday, 19th Febraury as part of our efforts to promote good mental well-being. Once again children and teachers have put in a lot of effort to make this an enjoyable night. It gave them a chance to meet up and for all to say their goodbyes  (some pictures on Twitter). They now go forward to the final in Mchale Park on 3rd June!! Well done to all for taking part in the competition. Donal Barrett, 2. We had lovel carol singing at he Lighting of the Christmas Tree ceremony at Meelick Church again this year. Well done to all who took part and best of luck to those going forward to the next round. We had a wonderful show from Mrs Lavin and her Infants - Thurs 10th Dec.  Well done all!! Welcome back everyone! ♦ Well done to all who took part in the Cross Country Running and we will all be supporting our 2 pupils who are representing us in the next round! We wish everyone a happy and peaceful Christmas and best wishes for 2019. Well done to the Senior boys team who reached the Quarter Final in Claremorris!! This involved a prayer service in the church with some lovely hyms by the children. Congratulations to 6th class who made their Confirmation on Sunday in Swinford Church. Infants    1st & 2nd     3rd & 4th      5th & 6th. Well done to all 2nd class who made their First Confession Wed 29th March. The Infant classes and 1st & 2nd class provided great entertainment with their plays on Tuesday, with much help from their teachers! We welcome the new Board and look forward to working with them over the next few years. Well done to 5th class pupils who won the Straw Construction Challenge in Wesport recently. Enjoy! Gary Golden, 2. The Catholic parish is also called Swinford. Lots of YUMMY goodies were on sale. Knockavilla, Meelick, Swinford. See dates & times on the Calendar. Good luck to 5th & 6th boys and girls in the Mini-sevens inter-school matches  -Amenity park Wed 7th. 5th & 6th class have a healthy start as they begin their swimming lessons on Wednesday, 16th January. PSRA Licence No. We wish you all a happy and healthy new year! The highlight will be Sports Day on Friday!! 2nd class paid a vist to Knock in preparation for confessions  & their First Communion. As you can see we made a substantial collection which we hope will make Christmas a little better for the recipients. 4 bed dormer semidetached end house well appointed wi Show more/less. Best of luck to them! Meelick N S will hold an Open Morning on Thursday, 11th April from 9:30am-11am where you can visit and see our school in action. This is one of our  many Wellness Week activities to promote Well-being in many different ways. It was a wonderful achievement to be able to take part in this exhibition and the children did exteremely well on the day presenting their project. Thursday, 7th March is World Book Day where general reading is promoted worldwide. Have a wonderful Christmas everyone!!!! Swinford Church are now broadcasting mass live online, visit here to watch mass. Well done to all who took part and  to all the teachers, Marian Egan and Julie Smith for their hard work in preparing the children so well for the night. Have a look at some great pictures below! Apologies... due to technical difficulties cannot upload most pics from senior classes.Just a few HERE, Pictures: Infants     1st - 2nd   3rd - 4th    5th - 6th. The project for  the Young Scientist exhibition involved investigating different household cleaners and identifying which could be best used as a battery. (Scroll down to see school news, past events, pictures etc)  _______________. Well done to 5th & 6th who took part in the Peace Proms on Sat 6th Feb! We're sure it won't be the last!! Thank you to the previous Board for their hard work and commitment, including past members: Margaret Phelan, Mary Murphy, Raymond Gilmore, Orla Daly, and Ann Phelan. … We are sorry to say goodbye to Marian Egan. We wish everybody peace, health & happiness for 2018. All the children from 1st - 6th Class have been invited to attend the matinee on Wednesday, 3rd December at 10:30am. Check for some new Christmas pics in the Gallery. Shauna O Rourke           3. got to make their First Communion on Saturday, 3rd October! Happy Christmas to all and best wishes for 2016!!! The Ceremony takes place Sunday, 12th May. Catholic Schools Week begins on Monday, 27th January. PLEASE CONTACT PARISH FOR UPDATED MASS TIMES. Enrolment Forms are available from the school office or to download above. ♦ Good luck to those participating in the Mini-7s on Wed 25th. Click. This time the theme is TRAVEL. Click Here to Download Church Newsletter! All are welcome! Pupils have been very busy doing various projects such the 'Walkability Audit' carried out by Miss Daly and the Green Schools Committee. We wish them good luck in Secondary school and in the future!! We hope you all get the benefit of all the extra walking and cycling!! Peter Sweeney, 2. We wish those leaving us health, happiness and success in their years in secondary school. Well done to 5th & 6th class girls who took part in a Camogie Blitz with 3 other school in McHale park on Tue 30th. SCROLL DOWN AND SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING AT MEELICK N S! Good luck to our teams who are taking part in the Swinford & District Credit Union Quiz on Saturday. Welcome back all. Welcome back to all our pupils and Staff . We wish them a lovely day. Children from 3rd-6th class enjoyed a blitz organised by Swinford N S.  Pupils from the surrounding area were put on teams mixed with pupils from other schools.. a good way to meet other children!! THANK YOU. Congratulation to all 20 of you, and we wish you all the very best in secondary school! Reminder: School closed Monday 1st June and Tue 2nd June. Welcome back to Miss Convey! Thank you all for your support! MORE PICS. MEELICK, a parish, in the barony of GALLEN, county of MAYO, and province of CONNAUGHT, 4 miles (N. W.) from Swinford, on the road to Castlebar; containing 3493 inhabitants. A few pictures from 3rd-4th HERE. Have a great summer everyone! Welcome back all. May he Rest In Peace. Thursday & Friday, 23rd & 24th. Fr Dermot Meehan (Patron’s Representative)Vincent Roughneen (Patron’s Representative)Deborah Convey (Teacher Representative)Sally Lavin (Teacher Representative)John McCallion (Parents Representative)Susan McNicholas (Parents Representative)John Dempsey (Community Representative)Mary Smith (Community Representative)We welcome the new Board and look forward to working with them over the next few years. Burial afterwards in Meelick Cemetery. Congratulations to Sarah Barrett who won 1st prize in the Swinford Community Games Art competition recently. Congratulations to classes from 1st-6th, and their teachers, Ms Daly, Mr Kavanagh and Ms Convey who put on a lovely Christmas concert. 001290 . Sarah Barrett                   1. Hurling is alive and well in Mayo!! See pics Here. Retreats for Confirmation and Communion classes take place next week. We've had a very different break this time but it is great to see everyone back happy and healthy. 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