Welcome to St. Aidan’s National School, Bawnboy, Co. Cavan
As we begin the 2026/27 school year, we are delighted to welcome our pupils and families back to St. Aidan’s National School. With 78 pupils in our school, we are proud of the warm, welcoming and close-knit school community we have here in Bawnboy.
St. Aidan’s is a school where every person is a valued member of a happy, vibrant and inclusive learning community. Tá gach dalta, tuismitheoir agus ball foirne lárnach i bpobal foghlama bríomhar, fáilteach agus cairdiúil anseo i Scoil Náisiúnta Aodáin.
We strive to provide a safe, caring, positive and stimulating learning environment where every child is encouraged to reach their full potential. Our dedicated staff are committed to the holistic development of our pupils, supporting their academic, social, emotional, spiritual and physical development while fostering confidence, creativity, curiosity, resilience and kindness.
Déanaimid ár ndícheall timpeallacht shábháilte, shona agus spreagúil a chruthú ina mbíonn deis ag gach páiste foghlaim, fás agus forbairt. Cuirimid béim ar mheas, cineáltas, muinín agus folláine i ngach gné de shaol na scoile.
As a Catholic school, we are guided by our Christian values while warmly welcoming and respecting children of all faiths and none. We value diversity and inclusion and encourage our pupils to develop respect for themselves, for others, for our environment and for the wider community.
We are extremely fortunate to have the support of our parents, Board of Management and wider local community. We believe that strong partnerships between home, school and community play an important role in helping every child to flourish.
Táimid an-bhródúil as ár scoil agus as an spiorad pobail atá againn anseo i mBunbhó. Oibrímid le chéile chun na deiseanna is fearr a thabhairt dár ndaltaí agus chun grá don fhoghlaim, don Ghaeilge agus dár gcultúr a chothú iontu.
At St. Aidan’s, we aim to prepare our pupils for their place in a modern and changing world while ensuring that their primary school years are filled with learning, friendship, opportunity, fun and happy memories.
Tá súil againn go mbainfidh sibh taitneamh as ár suíomh gréasáin agus go bhfaighidh sibh léargas ar an scoil bhríomhar, dhearfach agus fháilteach atá againn anseo i mBunbhó.
Le gach dea-ghuí,
James Rudden
Principal
Child Safeguarding
The Board of Management’s annual review of the school’s Child Safeguarding Statement and Child Protection procedures took place at the Board of Management meeting on 7th September 2026.
Our Child Safeguarding Statement can be found here under Policies.
The Designated Liaison Person (DLP) is James Rudden and the Deputy Designated Liaison Person (DDLP) is Juliana Doherty.
As we begin another exciting school year at St. Aidan’s N.S., we would like to once again celebrate the official opening of our wonderful new school playground at the end of the last school year.
Our school community raised an incredible €20,817 towards the project. A few months on, we remain extremely grateful to everyone who donated, fundraised or supported the project in any way. Our sincere thanks to our pupils, parents, Board of Management, Parents’ Association, staff, local businesses, sponsors, volunteers and the wider community. Your generosity has created a lasting legacy for the children of St. Aidan’s.
A special thank you also to Mary Fitzpatrick for officially opening the playground, Gareth Maguire for joining us as our special guest and Fr. Seán Maguire for blessing the new playground.
We were delighted to have the occasion featured in The Anglo-Celt, with a wonderful article written by our past pupil Róisín McManus. We are also extremely grateful to Isabel Duggan Rofe for capturing the day so beautifully through her photographs.
Thank you to everyone who helped make this fantastic new facility possible for our pupils.
Thank you to Peter and Martha McKiernan for their generous donation of a Jungle Gym to our school. Upon meeting the children on the Student Council, they explained that they would like more play areas for yard time so this is the first of what we hope are some new play areas for the children, that we will be organising ahead of the new academic year. Go raibh mile maith agaibh!! 
It’s a day they’ll never forget in the famous ‘St. Aidan’s Maroon and White’ !! 
Senior School Tour to Bay Sports!! A great day at Bay Sports, Athlone. We would highly recommend, thank you for looking after us so well. The children had a lovely day on the water in the sunshine!! 
A busy evening at St. Aidan’s N.S yesterday preparing our new school garden area!! The children have been busy growing broad beans, onions, cabbage, lettuce, strawberries, beetroot, broccoli and potatoes and hope the harvest these before the summer!! 
Great work from everyone involved and the children are very excited to chill in our new area at beak times!!
The Easter Rising was a rebellion against British rule in Ireland that took place in the capital city, Dublin. It began on April 24, 1916, which was the day after Easter that year, and lasted five days. In the end, the rebels were beaten. At first, the Easter Rising had little support in Ireland. After its leaders were executed, though, people began to respect what they had tried to do. The rising came to be admired, and its leaders became heroes. Well done to Fourth, Forth and Sixth Class who have been learning all about the 1916 Rising. The children made constructions of prominent buildings during the Rising, drew portraits of the leaders and wrote newspaper articles to describe the detail of what happened during that faithful week in Irish history!! 
Great work from everyone involved!!
In what was a great final, Kevin came out on top against Max in a great final!! 
The children at St. Aidan’s from Junior Infants to Second Class recently completed Jiu Jitsu lessons in school with their wonderful coach Lyle Gawley. Thank you to Lyle for this wonderful opportunity, the children really enjoyed the lessons, a very different and enjoyable experience!!
St. Aidan’s N.S are delighted to be included in the current round of the Tesco Ireland Community Fund in Balinamore. If you’re shopping in this store over the next few weeks, we’d really appreciate if you’d vote for us using your blue token!!
St. Aidan’s National School received a grant in 2021 to implement initiatives aimed at addressing the digital divide and supporting learners at risk of educational disadvantage, as part of the Irish National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), a project under the Recovery and Resilience Facility funded by the European Union through NextGenerationEU.
This funding was used to address the needs of learners at risk of educational disadvantage arising from a lack of access to necessary digital infrastructure.
