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Welcome to our school website!

Postal Address: Bishop Foley National School

Station Road

Carlow

Email Address: bfnscarlow@gmail.com

Here you can learn all about our school, hear our latest news and visit various classes! As it develops we hope to add lots of content and photographs, giving everyone a glimpse into our busy life here at Bishop Foley School.

Bishop Foley School Cake Sale - June 24th 2016

Celebrating Proclamation Day in Bishop Foley School - 15th March 2016

Remembering 1916

15th March 2016

Bishop Foley School/Eason Spelling Bee 2016

Well Done Fardy!!

Get Ireland Active: Promoting Physical Activity in Ireland

http://www.getirelandactive.ie

Click on the link to check out physical activities taking place in Carlow.

Walking School Bus!

Don't forget to join us every Friday morning at 8.30am in Tesco carpark! Let's get walking!

Our Walking Bus on Wednesday the 29th of April was a great success!!

Thanks to everyone who walked with us!!!

Well Done to Raian who participated in the Eason Spelling Bee on the 20th April!

International Day 2014

Have a Great Summer!

The History of Bishop Foley School

1858

The Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Dr. Walsh, invited the Christian Brothers to Carlow, where they took charge of a new school on Montgomery Street.

1864

Pupils transferred from Montgomery Street to College Street on April 15th.

1897

At the invitation of the then Bishop, Dr. Foley, a Classical School, in which pupils were taught Greek, Latin and French, was opened.

1938

The new Christian Brothers' Primary School, named Bishop Foley School, was opened at Station Road.

1986

The Brothers handed over the running of both Primary and Secondary Schools to lay Principals