A big thank you to past pupil Siobhán McCaffrey (née Murphy) who visited our school today to talk to the children all about healthy eating.
Click on the Active Schools Tab (Physical Education) above to find out more!
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.
Visit by Author Olive Mooney, 14th November 2018
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We had the pleasure of welcoming Olive Mooney to our school last week.
Olive has written two books in the series ‘The Chronicles of Cadaver College’ and read a selection of excerpts for the children. She gave an insightful account of her life as an author, the hard work it takes to write a book and her love of literature. A big thank you to Olive for coming to visit us. |
Green Flag Ceremony, 17th May 2018
We proudly received our first Green Flag for ‘Litter and Waste Reduction’ at an awards ceremony in City North Hotel in Gormanstown, Co. Meath on Thursday 17th May.
Three pupils from the Green School’s Committee (Siobhán, Sarah and Laura) along with principal Mrs Maguire, attended the ceremony to collect the award and represented our school wonderfully.
See some photos from the day below:
Sacramental Celebrations, 2018
First Reconciliation – 22nd March 2018
First Holy Communion – 5th May 2018
Confirmation – 19th May 2018
See the photos below of our pupils in 2nd and 6th Classes on their special days.
‘Every Child is an Artist’ June 2018
A big thank you to Seanie Cassidy, local artist and father of Fintan, who worked with the pupils in all classes on an art project based around the theme of positive words and phrases.
The finished masterpieces were displayed in Ballinamore Library during the summer before being taken down and brought to Cavan General Hospital where they have been displayed permanently.
Thank you again Seanie for giving the children the opportunity to work on this enjoyable project.
The finished masterpieces were displayed in Ballinamore Library during the summer before being taken down and brought to Cavan General Hospital where they have been displayed permanently.
Thank you again Seanie for giving the children the opportunity to work on this enjoyable project.
Boys’ football
Our boys’ football team competed in the Cumann na mBunscol football league over the past few weeks. We played three matches against Corlurgan, Crosskeys and Tunnyduff. The boys played some lovely football and there was some great footballing talent on show!
The highlight was certainly the first match against Corlurgan, where after a tough battle, our boys came out on top. It was our first victory at our new pitch at the school! Well done to all the boys that took part.
Cheerios Breakfast Morning, 27th October 2017
As part of the Cheerios Childline Breakfast Together Week, our pupils took part in a breakfast morning today. They all enjoyed eating their breakfast together in school as well as raising money for Childline. Check out the slideshow below!
Florence Court Trip, 19th October 2017
The pupils in Mrs Doherty’s Classroom dressed up in their Halloween costumes and attended the Halloween Ball in Florence Court House last Thursday.
They learned all about how the Florence Court servants would have celebrated Halloween and the end of the harvest long ago, through craft activities, story and dance. They got a further insight into the work of the servants by visiting the laundry, kitchen, ironing room etc.
They also took part in an outdoor trail and discovered the seasonal changes that are taking place.
Everyone had a great time as you can see from the photos below.
A big Welcome to our new Junior Infants!
We were delighted to welcome eight new Junior Infant children to St. Aidan’s N.S. this year. They have all settled in very well and are adapting to their new school routine. Lots of fun and learning ahead!