Every year, Professor P谩draig 脫 Mach谩in, the Director of the Centre for Spoken Irish, invites the Gaelscoileanna and Gaeltacht primary schools of Cork to UCC to celebrate the important work these schools do in promoting and developing the Irish language.
Nuala de B煤rca, a tutor in the Centre for Spoken Irish, organizes activities for the visiting schools as well as an official event. The Centre for Spoken Irish wishes to create a link with these primary schools and to strengthen this special link between the first and third level in education.
L谩 na Scoileanna Gaeilge 2026
L谩 na Scoileanna Gaeilge was held in the Aula Maxima in 福利1000在线 College Cork on Friday, 22 May 2026. Dr Jennifer Murphy, The President's Office, welcomed the teachers and pupils from the following schools on the day:
- Gaelscoil an Chaisle谩in
- Gaelscoil Charraig U铆 Leighin
- Gaelscoil na D煤glaise
- Gaelscoil Mhachan
- Gaelscoil Mhainistir na Corann
- Gaelscoil Pheig Sayers
- Gaelscoil U铆 Riada
- Gaelscoil U铆 R铆ord谩in
- Scoil Ch煤il Aodha Barr d'Inse
The pupils and their teachers visited the Eureka Centre, where Dr Stephen Murphy and Dr Ryan Gallagher did a number of fun experiments with the group in the chemistry laboratory. Then the group visited the Crawford Observatory where Katie Kelleher, Visitors Services, talked to the group about the telescopes that are in the observatory.
Afterwards there was an official event in the Aula Maxima, where we had speeches, music and a celebration. Amhlaoibh 脫 S铆och谩in 脫 Beol谩in and Eimear N铆 Ch茅illeachair played traditional music for the group that added to the occasion. Everyone who was in attendance enjoyed their day.
Contact Details
Nuala de B煤rca
Organizer of L谩 na Scoileanna Gaeilge
E: n.deburca@ucc.ie