Thomastown Abú!!!
It was blue & white day in St Mary’s as students got into the spirit of things to cheer on the ‘Boy’s in Blue’ for the All-Ireland Junior Hurling Final this Sunday, where they will be meeting Fullen Gaels of Manchester in Croke Park. The very best of luck on Sunday from all at St Mary’s.
Roinn A Football Champions….Again!
(Written by Conor Lewis and Conor Donohue, 5th class) Last Saturday, 8th December, Thomastown and Ballyhale played in the Roinn A final. There was great skill and determination showed by both teams following a great game of Gaelic football. But only one team could win and to our delight it was Thomastown. After the game there was a great roar when Joseph Conlon (Captain)
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All-Ireland Glory for Thomastown A.C.
(Written by Orla O’ Keeffe, Dearbhla O’ Reilly and Áine Kirwan) On Sunday the 9th of December, Áine Kirwan, Dearbhla O’ Reilly, Ellen Ryan, Anna Cass, Edie Maher, Orla O’ Keeffe and Ciara O’ Keeffe (From Gowran) all ran in the All-Ireland’s Athletics in Adamstown Co. Wexford in the Cross Country Finals. They ran an extraordinary race with Áine Kirwan coming 2nd and Ciara
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The Cup Returns to Thomastown! St. Canice’s V Thomastown
Girl’s Football Final November 28th 2012, St Canice’s V Thomastown (Written by Ciara Prendergast and Sinéad O’ Keeffe) On Wednesday Thomastown and St Canice’s went to O’ Loughlins to play each other in the school final. The team was lined out with Jodie Lancashire on goal, Ava Kavanagh on one corner and Dearbhaile O’ Keeffe was full-back. Lizzie Buckley was in the other corner
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The Arrival of the Heineken, Nov 2012
(Written by Shane Kearney and Ben Carrol) The Heineken Cup arrived at St. Mary’s National School on Thursday the 8th of November. Leo the Lion came too!! All the classes gathered in the hall. There was great excitement. Leo entertained us all and gave out lots of Leinster hats to pupils who could answer questions about rugby correctly. After that we got our picture
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Thomastown Intermediates Bring the Cup to St Mary’s
(Written by Diarmuid Galway and Eddie Donnelly) On Monday the 5th of November, the Thomastown hurling team arrived with the cup having beaten Bennettsbridge in the county final in Nowlan Park the previous day. They have now been promoted from a junior team to an intermediate team. Lots of players of players arrived with the cup and took the time to visit every class
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Football Finals, Friday 26th October
(Written by Peter Connellan and Robbie Cody) The first final was Kerry V Mayo. Mayo won the match on the score 5-4 to 0-0. The girls’ final followed. Ciara Mason’s team against Ruth Ryan’s team. Ruth’s team won by 4 points. The Boy’s final was the last to be played. Kildare V The Nice Boys. Colm Whelan against Jack Barcoe’s team. Jack’s team won
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Liam McCarthy Arrives at St Mary’s!!!!
On Friday October 12th , St Mary’s N.S. had a visit from 5 very special guests……. Henry, Micheal, T.J., Paul and of course ………. LIAM McCARTHY!!! Míle Buíochas to the lads who took the time to visit our school and bring such joy and excitement to everyone. The photographs below are proof of how delighted the children were to meet the players and hold
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St Mary’s Shows Support For Kilkenny Hurlers (Photos and Vidoe)
Video by Dylan Vaughan of children showing support for KK Team Thanks Dylan for the fantastic photos and video!
Under 10 Camogie Final, September 29th, 2012
Written by Róisín O’ Keeffe and Michelle Donnelly Last Sunday, Sunday 29th of September, U-10 Thomastown camogie team won their blitz in Danesfort. We played four matches and won them all. In every match, we kept the other teams scoreless. We were going for three-in-a-row and we achieved it! We had four different captains; Alicia Minogue captained the first match, Una Donnelly captained the
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Black and Amber Day, September 2012
St Mary’s Support for Kilkenny Hurlers There was tremendous excitement in our school yard last Friday as the children at St Mary’s donned the black n amber in anticipation of Sunday’s All-Ireland hurling final. Best of luck to the team in the replay on September 30th……GO ON THE CATS!!! Here’s a poem by Kaitlin Walsh to inspire you! Kilkenny’s team are on the
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2012 Girls League Final
(Written by Laurie Moylan and Orla O’ Keeffe ) On Monday 25th June, in the girl’s league final, Kilkenny took on Jamaica. Kilkenny scored two goals and four points and Jamaica scored three goals and five points. In the end the difference was a goal and a point. The players an Jamaica were: Jill O’Neill ( C ), Aoife O’Flaherty, Kaitlin Walsh, Katie Waugh,
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Congrats to the Boys in Blue….Once Again! (Roinn B Hurling Final)
(Written by Conor Donohue) On Saturday, the boys’ hurling team played Castlecomer in the Roinn B Final. Both teams played very well and battled through the full sixty minutes. Thomastown cruised home with the win, scoring 3-8 and Castlecomer only scoring 0-8. Scores from Jack Barcoe (2 points), Rory Monks (1 point), Colm Whelan (a goal), Stepen Wemyss (2 goals and 1 point) and
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