In 1995, we planted a butterfly garden. Again we mulched the grass with cardboard. We spread topsoil on top. The worms do all the digging in our school! They move up through the cardboard, take the topsoil or compost and bring it down through the cardboard or newspaper again. They improve the soil, making it […]
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When we had our hedge planted in 1993, we decided to get some bird tables and nesting boxes. Karen’s dad, Johnny Halligan, is a carpenter and he cut out a nesting box. The pupils in fifth and sixth class nailed it together. Our caretaker, Padraig Harney put it up in a tree; a bluetit nested […]
We got advice from Sandro Cafolla, Design By Nature, Carlow, and he told us that we needed to provide shelter at the front of the school; so we decided to plant a hedgerow.
Clonown National School is situated on the west bank of the River Shannon, four miles south of the town of Athlone in the centre of Ireland. It is in an area known as The Shannon Callows, which is internationally famous for its meadow flowers, insects, nesting and winter birds. In May 1993, the teachers of […]
There are 28 pupils in our school. Fiona O’Neill, the Principal, teaches 3rd to 6th Class and Lisa Quigley teaches Junior Infants to 2nd Class. Grainne Keane is our Special Education teacher and she is based in our school. Brendan Deehan is our Special Needs Assistant. We are a committed Green School and we are […]
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We are now taking enrolment applications for the school year 2019 – 2020. Please contact the school to make an appointment. Welcome to the Clonown National School website. Here you can find information about our school, our wildlife garden and our Green School’s Project. If you require any additional information or if you would like […]