Spring has sprung in 4th, 5th and 6th Class with these beautiful Japanese Cherry Blossoms!! 🌸
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.
Timber Trailer Raffle
A huge thank you to everyone who supported our St. Aidan’s N.S Timber Trailer and Fuel voucher fundraiser this morning and especially to @kennedyssparballyconnell and SuperValu in Ballyconnell for being such wonderful hosts!! 🙏
Our draw takes place next Friday 31st , so if you haven’t gotten a ticket please get in touch with the school and you could be our lucky winner!! 🙂
Japanese Cherry Blossoms
Spring has sprung in 4th, 5th and 6th Class with these beautiful Japanese Cherry Blossoms!! 
Green Schools Action Day
As you may be aware, our school is working towards the Green Flag for Travel and last Thursday was our chosen day to highlight the importance of reducing emissions and travelling in a greener way.
Our timetable of events for our ‘Day of Action for Travel’ included a visit from local motorist James McGovern who took spoke to us about transport from the past, and brought some of his vintage cars into school of which the children absolutely loved. This was followed by a visit from the Fire Brigade in Ballyconnel.
A huge thank you to Damian Brady, David Rogers, Padraig Neary and Kenneth McManus who spoke about their important work in the community.
Finally we were visited by another local motorist in Paul Fahy who brought his electric car into school and spoke to us about where the future of travel may lie in using electricity rather than fuel to power our cars. A huge thank you to everyone for making our Travel Action Day a huge success!! 
Despite the treacherous conditions, the children enjoyed all of our visitors and went home very happy and very aware of Active Travel and the importance of being a global citizen and making a difference. 
World Book Day 2023
World Book Day !!! 
Skip into Spring- Climb the Heights
As part of our continued Active School campaign, we launched our ‘Skip into Spring- Climb the heights’ challenge today!! 
Skipping is a fantastic activity for young people; it develops heart and lung fitness, coordination, balance and concentration- the list goes on! During March we are going to incorporate skipping into our daily exercise.
The ‘ Climb the heights’ initiative encourages students to be active and to work together to scale some of the highest peaks in Europe.
One skip= 1 metre. 
I wonder how many mountains can we climb in March? 
Let’s get skipping!! #activeschools
I wonder how many mountains can we climb in March? Let’s get skipping!! #activeschools
‘My Body’ with radiographer Shauna
Junior and Senior Infants have been learning about the topic ‘My Body’ in Science!! 
They were visited recently by Clara and Alanna’s mum Shauna who works as a radiographer in the local hospital!! 
As well as teaching the children facts about bones and bone health, Shauna also talked to them about her job and explained what might happen if they ever needed an x-ray!! 
Thank you Shauna!! 
Meitheal
Meitheal’ an old Irish term that describes how neighbours would come together to assist in the saving of crops or in other tasks!! 
The community spirit of the ‘Meitheal’ was in full flow today at St. Aidan’s N.S were both young and old came together to continue their spring tidy-up of our beautiful grounds!! 
A huge ‘Go raibh maith agat’ goes to all parents, pupils, past pupils, staff and the wider community for coming together this morning and giving their own time and energy.
Thank you to Majella and the Parents Association for providing tea and refreshments!! It’s safe to say that everyone was delighted with a break , and a catch-up , before returning to the work!! 
Please get in touch with St.Aidan’s N.S by email if you would like to help out volunteering in any way, our doors are always open!! GRMA!! Ní neart go cur le chéile!!
Christmas Play 2022
hank you so much to everyone in our school community for attending our St. Aidan’s National School Christmas Play on Tuesday evening. It as a very special evening, and one that will live long in the memory!! 
The children at St. Aidan’s never cease to amaze us with their spirit and energy and they should be very proud of themselves!! Thank you to the parents, who are always so supportive of everything that happens at St. Aidan’s N.S. We can’t thank you enough for helping out with everything over the course of the two days, and especially in preparing our beautiful hall!! Thank you to Parents Association, for the trojan work that you do for our school and for raising funds through your brilliantly organised Christmas Raffle!! 
Thank you to the parents, who are always so supportive of everything that happens at St. Aidan’s N.S. We can’t thank you enough for helping out with everything over the course of the two days, and especially in preparing our beautiful hall!! Thank you to Parents Association, for the trojan work that you do for our school and for raising funds through your brilliantly organised Christmas Raffle!! A huge thank you to the following local businesses , and apologies in advance if we’ve managed to leave anyone out but you were all so generous!!
1. Kennedys Spar Supermarket
2. The Angler’s Rest
3. The Slieve Russell Hotel
4. Brackley Landscaping
5. The Keepers Arms
7. SuperValu
8. Howden Tools and Garage Supplies
9. Kennedys Home and Garden
10. The Ballymac Inn
11. An Siopa (Patrick and Sabrina Maguire)
12. Tommy Cassidy
13. Forever Living Aloe Products
14. All Care Pharmacy
15. Ronnies Fruit and Veg
16. Café Nua, Belturbet
17. McManus Pharmacy
18. Mountain View Garden Centre
19. Aroma Coffee House
20. Hidden Treasures
21. Linda’s Cakes and Bakes
22. Tir Na Nóg Beauty Studio
Thank you to all the staff at St. Aidan’s N.S for all your dedication and commitment towards preparing our Christmas Show. Thank you to the John Paul students for running our winter Fete!! Thank you to the Templeport Resource Centre Committee, to Ann Smith, John Rudden and everyone who contributed towards making the hall so beautiful for our night!! Boladh Bos an mhór don chuisle duine !!
Thank you to the Templeport Resource Centre Committee, to Ann Smith, John Rudden and everyone who contributed towards making the hall so beautiful for our night!! Boladh Bos an mhór don chuisle duine !! 
