Welcome to Scoil Na Maighdine Mhuire - we are a primary school based in the village of Newmarket on Fergus in Co. Clare.

Scoil Náisiúnta na Maighdine Mhuire was founded in 1959. We celebrated our 50th anniversary in 2009.
It is a co-educational Catholic school catering for children from Junior Infants to Sixth Class. At present there are 244 pupils, 17full time teachers and 7 Special Needs Assistants. We also have a number of classroom volunteers at our school.

In September 2015, we opened an ASD class.
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The staff is made up of:
Moira McMahon - Principal
Annmarie Meehan -  Deputy Principal (on secondment to Oide)
Denise O'Connell - Currently on Leave (External Job Share)
Deirdre Kearney - Acting In School Management Team 
Elaine Ryan - currently job sharing with Maria Kelly
Eamon Curley 
Kelly Flannagan - Acting Deputy Principal
Avril O'Dea 
Maria Kelly - currently job sharing with Elaine Ryan
Róisín Murphy - currently on leave
Niamh Ryan - currently on leave
April Ferns
Michael Doyle
Stephen Howard
Emer Pigott 
Áine O'Brien
Cara McKenna
Aislinn Keogh
Aoife Crimmins
Áíne McMahon


Jacinta Cullen - Special Needs Assistant
Sinead Langzdins - Special Needs Assistant
Colette Kelly - Special Needs Assistant
Caroline Gleeson - Special Needs Assistant
Bernadette Lynch - Special Needs Assistant
Gerardine Halpin - Special Needs Assistant
Margaret Lillis - Special Needs Assistant

Ancillary Staff: 
Sarah Glenny - School Secretary
Ann Slattery - Cleaner
Seán Slattery - School Caretaker

Déanfaimid iarracht Gaeilge a labhairt. 

The school motto is: 

'Each One Working for the Good of All.'


Board of Management Message

The Board of Management of the school, in co-operation with the Principal and Staff, are concerned with the education and growth of the whole child through all his/her potentialities - intellectual, social, emotional, physical, religious, moral and cultural. 
We endeavour, as far as possible, to make the school central to the community and to form a close liaison between staff and parents with consequent benefit to the child's learning and growth. 
Primary School is not only a foundation and preparation for further education and life in general; it is also probably the major part of a child's actual day-to-day life. 
Our ultimate aim is to produce a balanced and competent student working to his/her potential who can progress confidently to further education.

The Board is made up of eight people:
2 Parents nominees - Natalie O'Hanlon and Derrick O'Hanlon
2 Community nominees - Damien Hogan and Marie Ann Gregan
2 Members of the Teaching Staff (one of whom is the School Principal) - Moira McMahon and April Ferns
2 Patrons/Diocesan nominees - John Quinlivan and Bernadette Glynn


The Curriculum
The school curriculum is geared towards the overall development of the pupils and is based on the requirements of teh Department of Education & Science for Primary schools. Each class timetable includes the following subjects:
  • Irish
  • English
  • Maths
  • SESE ( Social, Environmental and Scientific Education) - History, Geography and Science
  • Social Personal and Health Education
  • Religous Education
  • Physical Education
  • Arts Education - Visual Arts, Music and Drama