Today Lieutenant Niall Harte and Trooper Thomas Redmond visited St Fiacc’s NS to deliver a National Flag and a copy of the Irish Proclamation to our school as part of the Irish Government’s Centenary Programme.
Firstly Lt Harte read the Proclamation. Sixth class pupil Cillian O’ Reilly read the excerpt that contained the phrase “cherishing all the children of the nation equally”.
Next Trooper Redmond presented the Flag to Sixth class pupil Gerald Duggan. He also explained the significance of the colours of our national flag.
Finally the soldiers answered questions from the audience.
The visit ended with a rendition of our own anthem “The Boys and Girls of St Fiacc’s”. We hope to learn more about the Easter Rising next year!
