Welcome to St. Aidan’s National School, Bawnboy, Co. Cavan
As we begin the 2025/26 school year, we are delighted to welcome Ms. Quirke to our staff. We are also thrilled to have ten wonderful Junior Infants starting their journey with us, bringing our enrolment to 78 pupils.
St. Aidan’s is a school where every person is a valued member of a happy, vibrant learning community. Tá gach dalta, tuismitheoir agus múinteoir lárnach i bpobal foghlama bríomhar agus cairdiúil anseo i Scoil Náisiúnta Aodáin.
In St. Aidan’s, we aim to provide a well-structured, caring and positive learning environment with plenty of fun and adventure along the way. Our highly dedicated and creative staff work hard to foster the holistic development of our pupils, supporting them to grow in confidence, curiosity and kindness.
We are hugely supported by our parent body, who constantly work in partnership with us, and our website highlights the many events and activities taking place across the school year.
I would like to wish each of our students the very best for the year ahead. There will inevitably be challenges, but with the right support we hope every child will flourish and enjoy a happy, successful school year.
Tá súil agam go mbainfidh sibh taitneamh as ár suíomh gréasáin agus go bhfeicfidh sibh bríomhar, dearfach agus spraíúil scoil 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!!
