Students from 3rd – 6th class have recently taken part in a community participation art project. This has been made possible by the support of the Charlestown Community Development group and funding secured by the Mayo County Council Arts Office.

This project is to commemorate the 75 lives lost in the 1908 Maypole Mining disaster in Wigan, UK. A number of those lives lost came from Co. Mayo, some of which hailed from the Charlestown area. We are very lucky to have been invited to take part in this project and to have worked with and been guided by the very talented and helpful lantern sculpture artist Tom Meskell.

The children’s work will be exhibited and open to our school community from 6-8 pm on Tuesday / Wednesday, November 22nd/23rd. It was a wonderful experience for the children and we are very proud of their hard work and effort.

There is an open invitation to all, to visit the exhibition and admire this wonderful project and the children’s work. We would love to see you there.

Finally, a very special word of thanks to Ms. Jennifer Henry who coordinated the project here in school and to the children’s class teachers, Ms.Delaney, Mr. Clarke and Ms.Tierney. Finally, it would not be possible without the talents. help and guidance of Tom Meskell. We really appreciate his work with us.