Republic of Ireland

General Information St. Mary’s B.N.S is a Catholic boys primary

school located in Booterstown, Co Dublin- approximately 6km from Dublin City Centre. We have an enrolment of 210 boys from ages 4-12. We have 8 mainstream teachers, 4 resource teachers, 1 E.A.L teacher and 1 learning support teacher.

St. Patrick’s DaySaint Patrick's Day (Irish: Lá Fhéile Pádraig) colloquially St. Paddy's Day or simply Paddy's Day, is an annual feast day that celebrates Saint Patrick (circa AD 385–461), the most commonly recognised of the patron saints of Ireland, and is generally celebrated on 17 March. St Patrick used the Shamrock to teach the people about the Holy Trinity.

G.A.A-Our Native Sports

.The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael, is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders. The GAA also promotes Irish music and dance, and the Irish language. It is the largest organisation in Ireland with some 800,000 members from the island's population of six million

Music and Dance We are very proud of our heritage in

Ireland. We enjoy traditional Irish music and dance.