There are many events happening all over Ireland to mark the 1916 rising.

Here is a link to some of what is happening during the Easter holidays. This website is worth a look.   1916 events.

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EASTER RAFFLE

Tickets On Sale

1 Strip €2

3 Strips €5

All Proceeds towards

‘Cahercalla Hospice’ and

School Sports Day

Congratulations to our two Munster Schools winners. Joe Miniter first in long jump and third in 60m sprint. Ben Whelehan Gold in 1200m and Bronze in 800m.

"The school’s first year soccer tournament has been a huge success so far. The matches are very exciting and there’s been some great performances from teams and individuals.

The tournament has attracted crowds from second year to sixth year

and even some teachers! The action packed games are enough to bring anyone down to the community centre during their break! Bosnia and Herzegovina are in the lead with 12 points as we come into week 5 but it’s still anybody's tournament!"

Tommy Nunan 1B

Congratulations to The Green Schools Team in CBS especially Ms Moroney and Mr Daffy for all their efforts applying for the Green Flag for our School.

Jessie is here on behalf of the Sky sports intiative for a more healthy active approach to life.

Jessie is an Irish athlete who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's 4 × 400 metres relay

She is the older sister of Athlete Thomas Barr.

Thursday February 24th 2016

Today CBS are delighted to welcome  Mr Michael O Sullivan from Humourfit to our school.

He will be taking all classes for a 90 minute session including a Drama piece on SPHE topics such as Bullying and Mental Health or Drug Awareness. Humourfit has come to the school many times in the past.

This will be supplemented by the school and the cost is €2 to each pupil. We are sure that you will enjoy this event.

The website is: http://humourfit.ie/

This Friday is Lollipop Day. You might like to donate to this worthy cause or invite your family or friends to. 

Check out the website: Lollipop Day 2016  

This morning some of our pupils headed to CIT with Mr Galvin to represent the school in the Munster Cross country events taking place in Cork.

We wish them all the best of Luck!

Wishing all of our State exam pupils the very best in their mock exams which started this morning!  February 4th 2016

CHeck out the Website for Internet safety Day 2016 here!!: Internet Safety Day 2016

webwise info

stay safe

This is the link to our photo Gallery:

CBS Photo Gallery

Monday January 18th 2016

Today Lorraine representing the Irish Cancer Society will come to the school for the official cheque presentation.

CBS collected €619 for this great cause. Congratulations to you all. Job well done!

Good Luck to our Basketball Players who will play in the Ennistymon Community Centre on Friday in the All-Ireland Basketball Playoffs.

C'mon the Mon!!

Gabriel Fitzmaurice

Deeply rooted in the literary tradition of North Kerry, Gabriel Fitzmaurice is a poet, broadcaster, writer, translator, singer and raconteur. He was born in 1952, in the village of Moyvane, Co Kerry where he still lives. For more than three decades, he taught and later served as principal at his local national school but is now happily retired. He has been called “poetry’s answer to John B Keane” (Books Ireland) and his poems have been described as “comparable to Burns for their insight and lyricism” (The Irish Times ). He is the author of more than forty books, including collections of poetry in English and Irish as well as several collections of verse for children. He has translated extensively from Irish and has edited a number of anthologies of poetry in both English and Irish. In addition, he has published volumes of essays and collections of songs and ballads. He is a familiar voice on Kerry Radio where he hosts his own show. He is a former chair and literary advisor of Listowel Writers’ Week and is currently a committee member of Éigse Michael Hartnett. He is an award winner of the Gerard Manley Hopkins Centenary Poetry Competition. He works as a translator of essays and collections of songs/ballads from the original Irish and has twice represented Ireland at the European Festival of Poetry in Louvain, Belgium. Gabriel A musician and singer, he has played and sung on a number of albums of Irish traditional music. He frequently broadcasts on Irish radio and television and local radio stations on education and the arts.

visit his website http://www.moyvane.com/people/gabriel-fitzmaurice/

When I was asked to write a eulogy on my colleague and friend Mark Hogan, I

was hesitant to comply with the request. Mark himself was adverse to praise. He

always felt that if one were asked to complete a task he or she should do it to the

best of his or her ability and not expect any plaudits. A sense of achievement

was the best reward.

Mark started teaching in Ennistymon CBS in September 1970 and was loved by

both pupils and teachers alike. I started there as a student in September 1971

and Mark taught me English and Latin. He later added Geography to this list.

Who will ever forget his wonderful appraisal of the Latin syllabus with his

expression of 'mensa, mensa, me arse!'

Mark had a wonderful warm wit and if he had to write a line on his passing

you could imagine him saying the following: 'It pains me to admit it, but

apparently, I have have passed away' or once again I didn't get things my way.'

So...I was born; I blinked; and it was over. No buildings named after me; no

monuments erected in my honour, no statue erected outside Ennistymon CBS.

They even took my photo off the wall. His favourite quote was 'I was sick and

ye didn't believe me'

Mark had often taught Shakespeare's Othello in class and he would have been

very familiar with the following quote and now 'Sparky' we can apply that

same quote to your good self 'I have done the state some service and they know

it. No more of that'

All his past pupils, friends and colleagues will miss his wit, poetic works, kind

nature, meticulous organised ways, being a snappy dresser with a lingering

waft of aftershave and all these qualities peppered with great charisma and

charm.

To his wife Anne, daughter Julieanne, son Leo and his grandchildren Molly

and Jack we offer you our sincere condolences.

All those exam papers, all those deadlines, all those classes and now you have

reached the final deadline. Rest easy kind friend, you may be gone but you will

never be forgotten. We are all the poorer for your passing. 'Requiescat in Pace'

Gerry Sexton

Wishing the CBS Ennistymon Staff Pupils and their families a very Happy safe Christmas.

Schools back on Wednesday January 6th 2016.