We Are From Kanturk, So Get Up And Dance With Me!

Well done to Scoil Naomh Pádraig, Kanturk’s Junior Infants class! Pictured here with school staff, Annmarie O’Riordan, and on guitar, her husband Anthony Holmes.

Scoil Naomh Pádraig’s junior infants class are well on their way! The class took home the top prize for the Primary School Lyric competition for Europe day. The competition saw children from all over the country of all ages writing a song that embodied the spirit of the European Union.

“It’s a fantastic achievement,” said their teacher, Annmarie O’Riordan. Annmarie herself is an incredible musician and songwriter well known throughout Duhallow. She had been teaching the group about the European Union’s values - from friendship and unity to justice and democracy. One of the children raised a hand, said “I don’t know how to spell ‘democracy’,” and the rest, as they say, is history!

The kids loved the song writing process and were able to truly stretch their knowledge and songwriting ability with both Irish and English lyrics.

May 7th - their big day outstarted with a bus journey, and thanks to the news of their award, their dinner in the Rochestown Park Hotel was sponsored by Mid Cork Pallets and Packaging. They went on to perform on stage in the Cork City Concert Hall, and the video was aired on the News2Day programme the following Tuesday.

“The children sang outstandingly on stage, and were presented with their prizes as the overall winners at the Europe day festival,” said Annmarie, “I am exceptionally proud of them”.