School History

Scoil Mhuire, Drumboylan is a small rural, two-teacher school with a Bus Service and after School care in the Parish of Ardcarne in North Roscommon situated 10 kilometres from Carrick-on-Shannon and 4 kilometres from Leitrim Village.
It has two mainstream class teachers and a shared Learning Support teacher. Scoil Mhuire was built in 1950. It celebrated its Golden Jubilee in 2000. A new General Purpose room was added to the school in 2005.

In Scoil Mhuire we have a range of programmes that are very effective in supplementing our standard curriculum.

· Swimming lessons in Sept/Oct each year in local Swimming Pool.

· Gaelic Football training

· Soccer Training

· Attend two Football Blitz days organised by Roscommon GAA each year (3rd & 4th group and 5th & 6th group)

· Cumann na mBunscoil football matches

· Computer Classes by Cáit Roscomáin

· FAI Soccer League

· Green School Programme. We are currently working towards our fifth Green flag (Biodiversity). As part of our Fourth Green Flag (Travel) application, children underwent bicycle safety training with Roscommon Sports Partnership and the Road Safety Authority

· Annual visit to Ardcarne Graveyard and Lough Key Forest Park

· “Write a Book” and “Write a Poem” with Carrick on Shannon Education Centre

· Mass Readings in local Church

· Pupils 3rd-6th Class serve Mass

· Children’s Choir sing in local Church on occasion of First Communion/Confirmation

· Children are prepared for the Sacraments

· We promote healthy lunches

· Tin whistle Lessons from 1st to 6th class free of charge

· Christmas Nativity Play & Concert

· Involvement in Community Games

· Boyle Library Quiz

· Something Fishy Programme – Inland Fisheries Board

· National Spring Clean

· Attend Music in the Classroom event in association with R.T.E. Concert Orchestra in T.F.R. Theatre.

. Children have access to a class set of i-pads.