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Is bunscoil Chaitliceach, comhoideachasiúil lán Ghaelach í Scoil Uí Riada a bhunaíodh i gCill Choca, Co. Chill Dara i 1986. Tá sé mar aidhm againn timpeallacht shona, Críostúil, comhoibritheach a chruthú sa scoil ina mbainfeadh na páistí a gcumais iomlána amach.

Tá sé mar sprioc againn cultúr Ghaeilge a chaomhnú agus a shaothrú i gcroílár ár scoile. Feidhmíonn an scoil faoi rialacha na Roinne Oideachais agus Eolaíochta agus múintear Curaclam na Bunscoile inti.

Cuirimid fáilte roimh bhuachaillí agus roimh chailíní ó Chill Choca, Maigh Nuad, Claonadh, Bóthar Buí agus ó na ceantair timpeall uirthi, ag tabhairt fáilte roimh gach páiste, beag beann
ar a gcúlra nó a gcultúr. Faoi láthair tá 487 dalta ar na rollaí. Tá 30 ar an bhfoireann mhúinteoireachta agus 9 cúntóirí ranga.

Tá an scoil i ndeoise Chill Dara/Leighlin agus faoi phátrúnacht an Easpaig Denis Nulty. Tá sé mar aidhm againn timpeallacht Chríostúil, shíochánta, agus comhoibritheach a chruthú, áit ina bhféadfaidh gach páiste a gcumas iomlán a bhaint amach. Trí mheán na Gaeilge, spreagaimid páistí chun a bhféiniúlacht a thuiscint agus a gcomhtháthú leis an tsochaí.

Cuirimid béim freisin ar fhorbairt shláintiúil agus shaibhir na páistí ar gach leibhéal—intleachtúil, sóisialta agus mothúchánach—agus táimid ag iarraidh go mbeidh ár scoil ina áit shona, fáilteach agus saor ó aon chineál idirdhealaithe.

Tá súil againn gur áit shona, fáilteach í ár scoil agus ba mhaith linn go bhfágfaidh na páistí atá faoi ár gcúram an scoil le féinmheas, meas ar a chéile, a dtimpeallacht agus a gcultúr, ag dul ar aghaidh mar dhaoine cróga agus freagracha sa tsochaí.

About us

Scoil Uí Riada is a Catholic, co-educational, fully Irish-speaking primary school that was established in Kilcock, Co. Kildare in 1986. Our aim is to create a happy, Christian, and cooperative environment in the school where children can reach their full potential.

Our goal is to preserve and promote Irish culture at the heart of our school. The school operates under the rules of the Department of Education and Science, and the Primary School
Curriculum is taught here.

We welcome both boys and girls from Kilcock, Maynooth, Clane, Enfield and the surrounding areas, offering a place for every child, regardless of their background or culture. Currently, there are 487 students on the roll, with 30 teachers and 9 additional needs assistants.

The school is in the Diocese of Kildare/Leighlin and is under the patronage of Bishop Denis Nulty. Our aim is to create a Christian, peaceful, and cooperative environment where every child can reach their full potential. Through the medium of the Irish language, we encourage children to understand their identity and integrate with society.

We also place emphasis on the healthy and well-rounded development of the children at every level—intellectual, social, and emotional—and we strive for our school to be a happy, welcoming place, free from any form of discrimination.

We hope that our school is a happy, welcoming place, and we would like the children in our
care to leave the school with self-respect, respect for each other, their environment, and their culture, moving forward as courageous and responsible individuals in society.