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Cumann na mBunscol Update
Herbertstown NS pupils represent South Limerick in all codes over the course of a busy week.
Neville Cup
Last Thursday our girls, Molly and Sinead, played in the Neville Cup final in Bruff. Unfortunately West Limerick were to prove too strong for the South on the day. It was a great achievement for our girls to play in both games and well done also to Ms Mann who coached the team.
Larkin Shield/Sarsfield Cup
On the football front, the South have qualified for both finals following victories today in Martinstown. Well done to Niamh and Eimear who were part of the South team who beat the City and also to Robbie and Jack who played with the Boys team who also beat the City.
The finals will be played on Thursday in Bruff. At 2pm the South boys meet East Limerick and this will be followed by the girls’ final where it’s East vs South once again. Good luck to all our players and also to Mr Franklin who is coaching the boys’ team.
Primary Game
Congratulations to Molly and David who have been selected to play in the upcoming Primary Games for Limerick following their performances for South Limerick last week.
Progress Continues in 6th Class with artist Des Dillon
The artwork is really starting to take shape, well done everyone!
March in the Infant Room
Lots of fun from various activities including art, Aistear, PE and also a dip into April for April’s Fool’s Day!
6th Class Continue Work with Des Dillon
Some fantastic work is being done by the 6th class pupils under the guidance of artist and puppeteer Des Dillon. They are having great fun creating their own puppets.
Herbertstown NS Pupils Represent South Limerick
The Mackey Cup and Neville Cup semi-finals took place today in Rathkeale. The competitions were last played in 2019.
In the camogie, South Limerick emerged as winners in a closely fought game with East Limerick. Well done to Ms Mann who is part of the management of the team and to our pupils Molly and Sinéad who played key roles in today’s victory. The South will now play the West on Thursday in the TUS Gaelic Grounds and we send the team every best wish in the final.
The South Limerick boys unfortunately met a very strong East Limerick team in the Mackey Cup semi-final and exited the championship on a scoreline of 6.09 to 3.03. However, we are very proud of Ciarán, David and Darragh who represented the school on the South team, as strong a representation on a South team as the school has ever had.
6th Class Begin Work with Artist Des Dillon
6th class have begun a series of sessions with artist and puppeteer Des Dillon.
Hurling/Camogie Matches V Caherline
Well done to our boys and girls teams who played our neighbours Caherline NS today in the first inter-school matches in 2 years.
It’s great to be back!
Fitzgibbon Cup Visits Herbertstown NS
Herbertstown NS pupils get a chance to view one of the most famous trophies in the GAA.
Our first full after school training session in the ‘post-pod’ stage of the pandemic was a memorable one thanks to the visit of past pupil Conor O’Grady.
Conor is the first past pupil of the school to win a Fitzgibbon Cup medal. He was part of the victorious University of Limerick panel who defeated NUIG in the final last month. The famous cup was a big hit with the pupils and, who knows, some one of the pupils who was present at training could return with it again in the future.
*Joe Condon from Herbertstown was a Fitzgibbon Cup winner with Maynooth in the 1973. Joe attended national school in Lough Gur.
Hurling With James Ryan
Hurling coaching continued with James Ryan this week.
It is fantastic to have James with us to promote hurling and the boys and girls are showing great enthusiasm during their sessions.
