Galway County Council Cathaoirleach’s Community Awards 2015

Congrats to Inishbofin NS on winning the the Cathaoirleach Community Award in the category Schools Contribution to Heritage or Irish Language with their outstanding exhibition in celebrating the schools 125th anniversary and their story telling project ‘Solas’. Well done everyone!

Sinead O’Halloran receiving the award in Claregalway on behalf of the students of Inishbofin National School.

Inisbofin National School at the Galway County Council Cathaoirleach’s Community Awards 2015 in the Claregalway Hotel on Thursday night. Cathaoirleach of the County of Galway Cllr. Peter Roche presents the award to Sinead and Kathy O’Halloran with Elaine O’Riordan.
Photo:-Mike Shaughnessy

125 Years Inishbofin National School Celebrations

Inishbofin National School is celebrating its 125th Anniversary on the 19th of September 2015.

As part of the festivities we are launching our book ‘Solas’. It is a collection of short stories and illustrations made by the children of Inishbofin National School with their grandparents, parents, aunts and uncles during our artist in residency project 2014. Here is a little sneak preview:

If you would like to find out more about our anniversary or purchase a copy of the book please contact our school.

All proceeds of the sales of this book will go towards funding future art projects for the island children.

Thank you so much for your support!

Solas

Solas exhibition at the Country Life Museum in Turlough, Co. Mayo!

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Solas stories will be broadcasted on Inishbofin’s Tuesday show between 4 – 5pm on Connemara Community Radio 87.8 and 106.1fm, It will be presented by the one and only, Mary Day Lavelle and will feature the Inishbofin National School children telling stories of days gone by.

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Listen to an excerpt from our radio program here:

Come to our SOLAS – Exhibition Opening on December 1st, 2014 at 2 pm at the Inishbofin National School!

All Are Welcome!