LOOKING BACK AT PROCLAMATION DAY IN THE JES

he 15th of March was Proclamation Day across Ireland – a day for schools to commemorate 1916, celebrate the present and imagine the future.  Our school, under the able guidance of teacher Eileen Nic Dhonnacha, engaged with the 1916 commemorations in a fantastic range of events and activities.  We were lucky enough to have the opportunity to share our Proclamation Day celebrations with the nation on both Iris Aniar on Raidió na Gaeltachta and Morning Ireland on RTE Radio 1.

Our own world gold medalist, 6th year student Jack Colbert, opened the ceremonies on the day by raising our new flag outside the school.

 

Click on the buttons below to listen to the podcasts from both radio shows:

Morning Ireland – Commemorating Proclamation Day

Maurice Manning, Chair of the Expert Advisory Group on Commemorations, Jack Counihan and Evvie Hayes, Leaving Cert students at ‘The Jes’ in Galway, discuss Proclamation Day

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Iris Aniar – Beo ó Choláiste Iognáid i nGaillimh inniu, do ‘Lá na Scoileanna’, nuair a dhéanfar comóradh ar 1916 i scoileanna ar fud na tíre.

Tom Kenny. An tAthair, Charlie Davy. Paddy Lydon. Iosold Ní Mhóráin. Stiofán Hynes. Aisling Parslow. Eileen Nic Dhonnacha.

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Read our school’s Proclamation for a New Generation online at

https://www.scoilnet.ie/proclamationtemplate/proclamation/procid/1015/

Or download it here:

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Some photos from our commemorations:

    

 

Follow the link below to look at other events that have taken place to commemorate 1916 in the school:

https://www.colaisteiognaid.ie/1916-centenary-celebrations-in-colaiste-iognaid/