Newry Feis 2023

St. Clare's Abbey worked very hard at the Feis this year children took part in Fireside singing, Choir, Creative music, Choral Speaking and individual poems.

In the Music section of the Feis, The Fireside Singers achieved 1^st in their section. They won the Miss Mary Murphy Irish Folk Song Choirs cup. They won the overall cup for Spirit of the Feis. (The Mary Delargy cup). P2 classes who came joint 1^st in the creative music section of the Feis. Finally, the School Choir came first in Hymn Singing.

In the Speech and Drama section of the Feis  P3 choral speakers came 1^st. They won the WV Hogg Perpetual Challenge cup. P5 Choral Speakers were very successful in coming 2^nd in their competition. Primary 7 drama group entered the 15-minute one act play and performed The Happy Prince. They came 1st, winning the Billy Locke cup. Anna Eaton, who played the Swallow won the Kathleen Harrington cup for best actor/actress.

Individual children worked very hard at their solo poems.

In Primary 1 Aisling Gribben came 4^th place.

In Primary 2 Nina Murphy, Niall Savage, Mya Mc Greevey, Erin Larkin and Phoebe Magee were placed 4^th .

In Primary 3 Niamh Williams, Sophie McKernan and Ruby Toshkov came 2^ndplace. Caoimhe Murphy came 3^rd Christina Marley, Cathal Gribben and Seamus Shields came 4^th.

In Primary 4 Abigail Maguire and Katy Mc Kevitt came 4^th place.

In Primary 5 Shea Mc Greavey and  Ethan Moore came 4^th  place.

In Primary 6 Conor Doran came 3^rd place.

The rest of the school was well represented by children who spoke their poem with great understanding and conviction.