Gaelscoil Eiscir Riada

Stair na Scoile

Bunaíodh Gaelscoil Eiscir Riada i Mí Meán Fómhair 2005. Bhí seisear is fiche páiste, Príomhoide agus múinteoir ann ón gcéad  lá. Tá ceithre mhúinteoir déag, beirt CRS agus 297 páistí sa scoil i mbliana.

Tá an scoil lonnaithe ar Bhóthar an Ghrifín i Leamhcán, trasna an bhóthair ón Ionad Spóirt Leamhcáin.

Fásfaidh  an scoil gach bliain le ranganna nua Naíonáin Shóisearacha ag teacht isteach.


Cen fáth Eiscir Riada?

Síneann Eiscir Riada ó Eiscir i Leamhcán chomh fada le h-Eiscir i gCo. na Gaillimhe. Séard  atá ann ná eiscir (ridge) de ghairbhéal agus carraigeacha a préamhaíodh tuairim is 10,000 bliain ó shin san aois-oighir.
Chomh fada siar leis an dara aois d’aontaigh Conn Céad Cathach agus Eoghan Mór go mbeadh Eiscir  Riada ina líne dhealaithe ar Éirinn. Thug na Ceiltigh “An tSlí Mhór” (“The Great Highway”) ar Eiscir Riada a roinn an tír ina dhá leath – Leath Chuinn agus Leath Mhogha.


Tá an scoil  faoi Phátrúnacht an Fhorais Pátrunachta na Scoileanna Lan Ghaeilge Teo. Scoil le ethos Caitliceach atá ann.

Foghlamaíonn na páistí gach ábhar (seachas Bearla) trí mheán na Gaeilge. I Naíonáin Shóisearacha  ní dhéantar aon Bhéarla ar chor ar bith cé go ndéantar na scileanna réamhléitheoireachta trí Gaeilge. Glaotar Tumoideachas ar seo agus tá sé an-éifeachtach le páistí ag labhairt Gaeilge roimh deireadh Naíonáin  Shóisearacha. Mar atá faighte amach ag tuistí na bliana seo, ní bac ar bith atá ann gan Gaeilge a bheith acu sa bhaile ach cabhraíonn se leis na páistí go mór má tá meoin dearfach ag tuistí ina leith. Tá ranganna  Gaeilge ar fáil do thuistí gach oíche Luain sa scoil.

Tá Coiste tuismitheoirí láidir ag an scoil a eagraíonn imeachtaí sóisialta, a thuileann airgead ar son na scoile, agus a chabhraíonn le múinteoirí agus  Bord Bainistíochta na Scoile aon seans a bhíonn acu. Tá atmasféar an dearfach i measc Pobal na Scoile seo.

Má tá suim agat do pháiste a chuir ar an liosta sa scoil amach anseo, is féidir glaoch isteach go Máire an  Runaí, san oifig, aon lá idir 9.00r.n. agus 2.30i.n.

History of the School

Gaelscoil Eiscir Riada opened its doors in September 2005 with twenty six children present along with Principal and one teacher. There are 14 teachers,  2 SNAs and 297 children in the school this year .

The school is based at present on Griffeen Road, across the road from the Lucan Sports and Leisure Centre.

The school will grow each year with the addition of new Junior Infant classes.



Why Esker Riada?

The Esker Riada extends from the village of Lucan to Esker in Galway. The word “esker” seems to be an Anglicised version of the Celtic word “eiscir” (meaning ridge) consisting of sand and gravel  – a relic of the ice age dating back approximately 10,000 years. In the 2nd century, Conn of the 100 Battles and Owen Mór agreed to the Eiscir Riada being the dividing line of Ireland. To the Celts the Esker Riada was known as “The Great  Highway” which divided the country into two halves known as “Conn’s Half” and “Mogha’s Half”.

The school is under the Patronage of An Foras Patrúnachta na Scoileanna Lán Ghaeilge Teo and  has a Catholic ethos.

The children learn all their subjects (except English) through Irish. In Junior Infants the children do no English at all, although they do learn all the pre-reading skills through Irish. This is called Immersion teaching  and it is extremely effective as the children can speak the language by the end of Junior Infants. As this years parents have learned, it is no drawback to have no Irish at home, but it does help to have a positive attitude to Gaeilge. Irish classes for  parents are run every Monday night in the school.



There is an active Parents Association in the school. They organise social events, fundraisers, and help both teachers and Board of Management at every opportunity. There is a very  positive atmosphere among this school's community.

If you are interested in putting your child on the entrance list for our school, you can call into Máire, our Secretary in the office, any day between 9.00a.m. and 2.30p.m.