Welcome
We are an all girls primary school located close to the centre of Douglas in Cork City, Ireland. We are in the parish of Ballinlough with aproximately 430 pupils, ranging from 4 to 13 years of age.
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Enrolment 2023
Eglantine National School is now taking
enrolments for September 2023.
Eglantine National School is now taking enrolments for September 2023. We look forward to welcoming all new pupils to our school. Application forms can be collected and returned to the office. If you wish to arrange a visit prior to enrolling your child, we would be delighted to show you around our school.
NEWS
Eglantine Girls in Douglas Village
The girls from Eglantine NS were busy today as they performed a little show in Douglas Village Shopping Centre. Pupils from Ms Ryan’s 2nd class…
Trip to Douglas Village
Here’s a sneak preview of our show in Douglas Village Shopping Centre on Thursday 28th September at 11am. Ms Ryan’s class are singing and having…
Behind the Scenes at Eglantine
Have you ever wondered what goes on in Eglantine once the children go home? Well, wonder no more!
Irish Heart Foundation AED Heartsaver Training Course
A huge thank you to Mary and Marty from Rapid Response CPR Training who came to deliver the ‘Irish Heart Foundation AED Heartsaver Training Course’…
Open Night
Our annual Open night takes place from 19:00 – 20:30 on Thursday, October 5th 2023. This is an opportunity for prospective parents, as well as…
Visit from the Lord Mayor
We kicked off our school year with a special visit from the Lord Mayor Kieran McCarthy. Our junior classes welcomed the Lord Mayor to the…
Motor Neurone Disease Fundraiser
Recently Kate from Ms Lavers’ 4th class and Sophie from Ms O’Sullivan’s & Ms Landers’ 1st Class, had a Bake sale . They raised €58.60…
School Fun Day
On Friday, our brilliant Parents Association put on a Fun Day to remember! Bouncy Castles, Sports Day Games, Ice Cream, a Neon Disco as well…
Munster Rugby visit
We were delighted Peter O’Mahony & Alex Kendellen of Munster Rugby to Eglantine this week. The brought the URC trophy along with them and spoke…
Active School Week
Today was the final day of an outstanding Active School Week. A huge thank you to all of our coaches, parents, volunteers, teachers, SNAs and…
Summer Panto
We welcomed The West Midlands Theatre Company into our school this morning. The children were delighted to watch them perform ‘The Lost Emerald of Aswan’…
Visit of Billy Kelleher, MEP
We were delighted to welcome Billy Kelleher, MEP to our school this morning. Billy came to visit as part of our participation in the EU’s…
SCHOOL LIFE
Day 3 of Active School Week
Today, the entire school is being treated to Zumba as part of active school week! Click here to see Junior Infants in action!
Active School Week
Active School Week kicked off today with some wonderful parent volunteers who came in to do a full day of hockey with the girls. Have…
Eglantine Choir
A huge well done to the Mrs O’Donovan and the girls in the choir for their wonderful perfomance at the Cork International Choral Festival yesterday….
Rugby
A huge thank you to Willie and Brian who came in from Munster Rugby to do a coaching session with the girls this afternoon. The…
Camogie
Well done to the girls of 5th and 6th classes who were played St Catherine’s of Bishopstown yesterday. After a great game, Eglantine came out…
Calling All Musicians!
After the roaring success that was Schoolovision, why not consider entering the Junior Eurovision? For more information, click here Please Note this competition is not…
Tennis
Congratulations to Eglantine Green team on a great win over Bunscoil na Toirbhirte Mitchelstown today. Both teams braved some heavy downpours! Bhí sibh go hiontach…
Tennis in Eglantine!
Commiserations to the Eglantine Blue tennis team who lost their match to Scoil Barra Naofa in the Munster Tennis tournament. They will progress now to…
Eglantine Tennis
Comhgairdeachas do ‘Eglantine Red’ who began their defence of their Munster title today with a win against a very strong St Catherine’s NS team from…
St Patrick’s Day Art
Saint Patrick’s Day greetings from Scoil Bhríde Eglantine Saint Patrick’s Day greetings from Eglantine School. pic.twitter.com/pRxEwTOMRJ — Scoil Bhríde Eglantine (@EglantineNS) March 15, 2023 Ní…
Schoolovision 2023 – The Main Event
The day we were all waiting for finally came! And what a day it was. Congratualtions to all the girls involved – the really outdid…
Schoolovision 2023
Schoolovision 2023 is inching ever closer. Here’s a promo to get you ready for what is going to be a great day!
CLASS LIFE
More musical theatre!
The girls were delighted to see Ms O’Leary coming back in today! Annie and It’s Hard Knock Life are definitely new favourites in the class…
Musical Theatre in 5th Class
A huge thank you to Ms O’Leary for coming in to do some musical theatre with fifth class! The girls can’t wait for more!
5th Class head to the Japanese Gardens
Who doesn’t love a game of rounders? It’s always good to have a Plan B when swimming gets rescheduled 😁
School Tour to Leahy’s Farm
Senior Infants headed off on their school tour last week! We went to Leahy’s Farm in Dungourney and despite the misty weather, we had fantastic…
PepsiCo in Sixth Class
A huge thank you to Alison, Clare, Alex & Elaine who came in to Sixth Class this morning to talk to the girls. The girls…
First Class School Tour
First Class really enjoyed their school tour to the farm! Have a look…
Active Week in Room 9
We had a very busy week here in Senior Infants! Thank you to all the students and teachers on our Active Committee who organised lots…
Summer is Blooming
We have been working on the theme of flowers for the month of May! Well done girls🌺🌻🌼🌷
Zumba!
First Class had an AMAZING time at Zumba yesterday!
Active School Week in Third Class!
Miss Casserley’s 3rd Class are really enjoying Active School Week so far! Have a look…. Ms Casserly’s 3rd class are loving #ActiveWeek so far! Every…
Zumba in Junior Infants
Junior Infants had a great time taking part in Zumba for Active School Week this morning. It was so much fun, Ms O’Brien, our principal,…