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Scoil Iognáid Rís

SCÉAL NA SCOILE

Welcome to Scoil Iognáid Rís, CBS Primary School in Kilkenny City. Our school is situated in the beautiful and historic city of Kilkenny - the medieval capital of Ireland.

Scoil Iognáid Rís is an all-boys school catering for 260 pupils from 2nd to 6th class. Our aim is to enable each child in our care to live a full life as a child; to help him identify and develop his talents, so that his full potential is reached. In the tradition of Blessed Edmund Rice and the Christian Brothers, each child is taught respect for himself and for others in an environment that teaches Catholic and Christian values. We seek to develop the whole child - personal, academic, spiritual and social.

The present school was built in 1953. Prior to this both primary and secondary schools were housed in James' Street. The school was transferred to lay-principalship in 1984. Mr. Tommy O'Brien became the first lay-principal and was instrumental in building and carrying forward the great commitment of the Christian Brothers to the youth of Kilkenny. The current principal is Mr. Denis O'Reilly and the teaching staff consists of nine class teachers and a full time remedial teacher. The school has a proud tradition of Gaelic Games and provides a wide and varied choice of extra-curricular activities.

 

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