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Greaghrahan National School

Greaghrahan National School

Staghall Belturbet, Co. Cavan. H14CH74
Tel: 049 9526502. Email: [email protected]
Facebook: http//www.facebook.com/greaghrahanschool

We are delighted to welcome you to Greaghrahan School's website.
We are a small three teacher school situated in a beautiful rural location, three miles from Ballyconnell, Co. Cavan. We pride ourselves on our welcoming and caring school atmosphere and the excellent standard of education we provide for our pupils. We are extremely proud of our school and love to celebrate the achievements of our wonderful pupils. We hope that our website will give you an insight into the life of Greaghrahan National School.

Happy Easter

11/4/2025

Happy Easter holidays everyone. A huge thank you to our Parents Association who provided an Easter egg treat for all the boys and girls and who also donated the Easter eggs for our Easter Egg raffle. A big thanks to Glanmore Foods who sponsored an Easter egg hamper to be included in the draw! Our student council organised the Easter raffle and also organised an Easter art competition in all the classes! Well done to all our lucky winners Well done also to our Active School Committee who organised Easter egg hunt around the school for all the classes! It was a great day had by all, enjoy the break everyone

Confirmation Class 2025

5/4/2025

Congratulations to Sophie, Alex, Cian and Lucie who were confirmed by Bishop Martin Hayes on Saturday 5th April in a lovely ceremony in St. Mary’s Church Staghall. We hope you had a great weekend with your families celebrating this momentous day!

Lá Glas

17/3/2025

Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig
We hope you all have a great St. Patrick’s Day

Chess Tournament

12/3/2025

Well done to the pupils in 4th, 5th and 6th Class who took part in a Ficheall Chess Tournament on Wednesday 12th March in Arva for the first time. It was a super day, with everyone playing some great games of chess

Trad Session with St. Mogue's College

11/3/2025

A huge thank you to Eadaoinn, music teacher from St. Mogue's College, Bawnboy who came with her Irish trad musicians to Greaghrahan this morning performing a traditional Irish music session for all the children. They preformed many types of tunes from marches, polkas and jigs and the children got to experience hearing many different types of instruments being played from tin whistles, recorders, guitars, banjos and some bodhrán. Well done to all involved, it was a very enjoyable morning!

World Book Day 2025

7/3/2025

Well done to all the boys and girls who dressed up today to celebrate World Book Day! The day was filled with lots of book activities and some whole school buddy reading!

Pancake Tuesday Fun

5/3/2025

The boys and girls enjoyed some delicious pancakes yesterday in celebration of Pancake Tuesday. A huge thank you to Rhona for all her help!

Happy Valentines Day

14/2/2025

A very Happy Valentines Day from all the students in the Junior Room.

Clothes Bank

15/1/2025

Greaghrahan NS Clothes Bank now in operation.
You can now recycle old or unwanted clothes all year round and help raise funds for our school.
Please only include the items listed under the Yes column.

Enrolment is now open.

8/1/2025

Enrolment is now open for the 2025/2026 school year. Admission Forms are available from our website or by emailing the school at [email protected]

https://www.greaghrahanschool.ie/enrolment-2025.html

Christmas Performance 2024

21/12/2024

Our carol service took place in Staghall Church on Wednesday 11th December, and was full of joy and Christmas cheer. Well done to all the boys and girls who read, played the tin whistle and sang so beautifully on the night. A huge thank you to the Parents' Association who served refreshments afterwards in the school and for completing their Christmas Draw. Congratulations to the winners, and many thanks to the sponsors for donating such fantastic prizes.

Merry Christmas from Greaghrahan NS

20/12/2024

Merry Christmas from Greaghrahan NS

20/12/2024

Happy Christmas and Best Wishes for the New Year from all at Greaghrahan NS Santa will be busy tonight delivering all the presents to our wonderful pupils

Christmas Treat - Hot Chocolate and a Movie

18/12/2024

On Friday 6th December, the student council organised events to take place for Christmas Jumper Day, in conjunction with the Late Late Toy show . This was to raise money for Temple Street Children's Hospital. During the day the student council organised a Christmas Jumper art competition and hot chocolate and treats were provided as the classes watched a Christmas film. A total of €414 was raised for this great cause.

Christmas story Reading

18/12/2024

This year, the Senior Room found a beautiful way to share the magic of Christmas by writing their very own Christmas stories and then visited the younger classes to read them aloud.
From the moment the seniors walked in, carrying their colorful notebooks and beaming with excitement, the little ones' faces lit up. Some seniors had written tales about mischievous elves, others about snowy adventures and Christmas miracles. Each story was a glimpse into a young author's imagination — full of wonder, humor, and heart. Thank you for a sharing your wonderful stories with the Junior Room.

Cash for Clobber

15/11/2024

Reminder to please have your bags dropped to the school by Monday for collection on Tuesday your support is greatly appreciated!

Team Hope Appeal

7/11/2024

A huge thank you to all the families who supported our Team Hope Shoe Box Campaign

Halloween in the Junior Room

26/10/2024

This months Theme was 'The Haunted House on the Hill' and the children in the Junior room have had great fun. Some of the activities included learning spooky Halloween songs, creating a hoolie for the goblins and creating magical spells and potions in the role play. The children have constructed their own haunted houses and created a range of Halloween items using play dough. The children created some lovely Halloween witches using a range of materials, pumpkins and spooky ghosts. The fun continued on Friday when the children dressed up in their favourite Halloween costumes and enjoyed some treats.

Maths Week 2024

26/10/2024

Recently, the boys and girls as part of Maths Week 2024 explored lots of different aspects of maths, having lots of fun in the process.

Junior Room

Senior Room

Halloween Fancy Dress

25/10/2024

There was lots of spooky characters around our school today! Well done to all the boys and girls for their great efforts. Happy Halloween everyone, enjoy the mid-term break!

Thank you Fr. Gerry

9/10/2024

We recently held a prayer service to celebrate the beginning of the new school year and to thank Fr. Gerry Comiskey for all his help, support and spiritual guidance he has given our school over the past 14 years. It is with great sadness that Fr. Gerry will be leaving the parish of Drumlane, he will sorely missed. Many thanks again Fr. Gerry and we wish you all the very best on the next step of your journey.

Check out the slideshow below of more pictures of the day:

Junior Room

7/10/2024

We are delighted to share that our Junior Infants have settled into school life wonderfully! Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen them adjust to new routines, make friends, and embrace the exciting learning environment here at Greaghrahan NS. As the weeks progress, we are excited to see how the Junior Infants continue to thrive in their new environment. At this stage, much of their learning is done through play and hands-on activities, which the children have embraced wholeheartedly. Here's to a wonderful start and an exciting journey ahead for our Junior Infants! A massive well done to all the Senior Infants and 1st Class children who have been amazing at welcoming the Junior Infants to the room and being great buddies to them all.

The Birthday Party - Oral Language Theme

27/9/2024

As part of the the new free play curriculum which is designed to enhance children’s learning and development through play-based experiences. The children had great fun learning all about birthdays and the theme of 'The Birthday Party'. During free play the children played party games, created invitations and birthday cards, set the birthday table, made presents and made some playdough cakes! To end our theme we had a whole class birthday party. We had a great time!

Active School Committee

12/9/2024

👋 Meet Our Active School Committee! 🏃‍♀️🏀🌟

We’re excited to introduce the fantastic members of our Active School Committee! These enthusiastic students play a key role in promoting fun, fitness, and wellbeing across our school.
From organising exciting events like the Active school Week and our Easter Egg Hunt to leading playground games and sharing ideas for keeping active — this team brings energy and creativity to everything they do.

Welcome to our new Junior Infants

3/9/2024

We are very excited to welcome to our new Junior Infants to Greaghrahan NS. They are a fantastic bunch who are already settling in well and making lots of new friends. We hope you have many happy years at Greaghrahan N.S.