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Mike Collins officially opens the new extension in the Pre School.                           The new extension in Kilmallock Pre School                             

Kilmallock Pre-School located in the National School has opened an extension to their existing facilities. On Tuesday 28th August 2012 this extension was opened by Michael Collins, Supervisor of the Kilmallock Community Employment Scheme.

Forty five children have applied for admission to the Pre-School in the current year (September to August 2013) and they will enjoy first class facilities. Many thanks to all who have been involved in bringing this extension to completion.

                  

 

Annette Ahern, Patricia Dennehy, Canon Willie Fitzmaurice,     Margaret Clery,Sr Teresa and Pat Lynch at the opening of the new extension in Kilmallock Pre - School in September 2012.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canon Fitzmaurice, Breda Costello, Mike Barron & Michael O'Connor at the opening of the extension to the Pre - School

                                                                                 

 

Lynda Hynes, Breda Costello, Sinead O'Grady and Brenda Flynn, Staff at Kilmallock Pre School.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Billy Sheedy, Breda Costello and Mike Collins at the opening of the new extension to the Pre School.

 

 

 
Scoil Mocheallóg National School

Scoil Mocheallog has recently launched its new website.

To visit their website go to: www.kns.ie

 

 

Scoil Mocheallóg evolved from the amalgamation of both National Schools, Scoil Uí Eilí is Uí Ruairc, the  Girls’ School.and Scoil Peadar agus Pól, the Boys’ School in 2004. These two schools amalgamated in 2004 and are at present awaiting the building of a new school. 

The school consists of eighteen teachers, special needs assistants, a secretary and two caretakers.  We are an inclusive school, which welcomes all the pupils of our area. The school caters for pupils from Junior Infants to Sixth Class. These pupils are aged between 4 – 12+ years.

 

School Ethos

Scoil Mocheallóg is a Catholic Primary school that promotes:

v  The Catholic Ethos but also takes cognisance of religious and cultural diversity.

v  A happy Teaching/Learning environment is provided.

v  Each child’s self esteem, spiritual, moral, academic, social and physical well- being is    nurtured.

v  The ethic of hard work and participation is encouraged.

v  A strong sense of community involving children, parents and teachers is emphasised.

 

General aims and principles.

 

v  To create the best possible learning environment.

v  To design and implement the most appropriate teaching programmes for all pupils in such a way as to promote all aspects of child's    development, recognising individual differences in ability and emotional, social and personality development.

v  To help children to think clearly, creatively and critically and to act independently.

v  To enable children to live full lives.

v  To equip them to avail of further education.

v  To prepare children to live full and fulfilling lives as adults in society.

v  To develop a positive awareness of self and a sensitivity to others.

v  To develop a respect for the rights, views and feelings of others.

v  To develop self-discipline and acceptable behaviour.

v  To develop a sense of responsibility for their own health.

 

 

A Celebration of the Work of The Sisters In Education in Kilmallock 1929 - 2011

    

 

 

 

Niamh Egan and Sr. Teresa at Sr. Teresa's retirement party

 

Niamh Egan and Sr Teresa
 

A special Mass of Thanksgiving was celebrated on the Feast of the Epiphany to celebrate the retirement of Sr Teresa as Principal of Scoil Mocheallog.

Canon Fitzmaurice’s Homily:

A schoolboy was trying to persuade his father to come to his school’s nativity play. “After all” he said, “I am playing the part of one of the three kings and my job is to bring Frankenstein to Baby Jesus”. That boy would not be the only one in failing to understand what this feast was all about. We all struggle to grasp the fuller implications. The word ‘Epiphany’ means appearance or demonstration. We can have demonstrations in regard to for example, new cars, show houses, flowers or cookery that give us a glimpse or a preview of what we might expect. Today’s feast gives us a glimpse of what the birth of Jesus is all about and what his mission in life was going to be. No-one is excluded from the word of God. There is room for all of us. No-one is a foreigner. There is a phrase that James Joyce used in one of his writings; “Here comes everybody” and indeed it is everybody that is welcomed to God’s grace and love found in Christ. The task of the Church and the reason for its existence is to bring that message to the whole world. Countless individuals, both religious and lay have responded to that call. We think of the various religious groups and orders who have enriched the message of Christ with their own special charismas.

Today we pay tribute to one of those religious orders; The Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of St Paul the Apostle. Ever since they came to this parish in 1927 they have had a profound presence in the schools and community of Kilmallock. They have been the jewel in the crown of our educational heritage. With the retirement of Sr Teresa they have ceased their direct links with the schools of the parish. The order itself had its origins in France. It set up a foundation in England with Selly Park, Birmingham as the Mother House. This happened in 1847 and in the following years there was rapid expansion with numerous convents and schools being set up. The Sisters were devoted to educating the poorer children. The plight of these children has been well documented and highlighted especially in some of the novels of Charles Dickens; children at an early age being forced to work on farms and in factories during the Industrial Revolution and who now through the work of the Sisters were given a chance of an elementary education as well as getting a simple grasp of their faith. Also many children of Irish emigrants to England after the Famine benefitted from the absolute dedication and support of the Sisters.

 

 

Sr. Teresa, Bridget Herbert & Sr. Patricia Murphy at Sr. Teresa's retirement party

 

Why did the Sisters come to Ireland and to south Limerick in particular? It is believed that the move was prompted by the then Bishop of Limerick, Thomas O’Dwyer who had a sister in the order. He travelled to Selly Park. He wanted the order to set up a Convent in Kilfinane. It was hard to say ‘no’ to him. They came in 1903, quickly built a primary school and later on a secondary boarding school. At the request of the parish priest of Kilmallock, Canon John Begley, they came to Kilmallock in 1927 and followed the same pattern of providing primary and secondary education. Thousands of girls throughout County Limerick and further afield owe their secondary education to the convents in Kilfinane and Kilmallock. It is remarkable that over one hundred girls from this region joined the order. As well as that over one hundred Sisters resided at one time or other in the convent here in Kilmallock. In their overall philosophy, the first commitment of the Sisters was their concern to ensure that all children got a decent primary education and that they were instructed in their faith. Their deep-rootedness in the community, their sense of pastoral care towards the disadvantaged allowed these goals to be made more easily attainable.

The foundress of the Order, Mother Genevieve Dupuis, a lively and spirited Parisienne who lived to 90 years of age, once wrote to her Sisters “I value the gold of your charity”. This charity based on their faithfulness to Christ has always been the driving force behind their vision and the hallmark of their heritage. Today we mark the end of a golden heritage and tradition but like the mustard seed that is planted, it will never stop growing. We all owe a deep sense of gratitude to the Sisters of St Paul, and in particular to all the Sisters who have worked in this parish. We thank them for their defining influence in the community and for their inspiration amongst their co-educators. The future of education in the parish is in good hands and we look forward to the future with confidence.

Sr Teresa along with her colleagues will continue to reside in the parish and will continue with their good works. Obviously at some stage there will be a final farewell but we all hope that it will be a long slow goodbye.

 

Canon Fitzmaurice who made a presentation of a specially commissioned painting to Sr Teresa on the occasion of her retirement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sean Burke and Michael O'Connor with Sr. Teresa at her retirement party

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sean Burke, Canon Fitzmaurice and Michael Barry at Sr. Teresa's retirement party