Scoil Bhailenóra, Ballinora, Waterfall, Co. Cork
Scoil Bhailenóra, Ballinora, Waterfall, Co. Cork

Principal's Welcome

Scoil Bhailenóra is a Catholic co-educational primary school situated in the beautiful townland of Ballinora, close to the western suburbs of Cork City.

Our school has served the wider community of Ballinora/Waterfall for over 170 years. Children and staff come to school to learn, explore, create, grow and build. We treat each other with respect and celebrate the efforts each individual makes.  

Working with families and local community organisations, we strive to provide a joyous and productive learning environment for all our 296 pupils.

Please explore our website, which aims to give you a taste of life in our school. Bain taitneamh as!

Le meas, 

Mr. Luke Foley

 

Latest News

3rd Feb 2026
The phrase Táim ag tnúth go mór le...  is an Irish expression...
 
 
 
 
26th Jan 2026
Replacing the often-repeated questions and commands regarding coats—like 'Where...
 
 
 
 
23rd Jan 2026
To celebrate Catholic Schools Week, Senior Infants focused on how grandparents show...
 
 
 
 
 

Upcoming Events...

Thursday, 5th February 2026
Sacrament of Reconciliation
 

A Virtual Tour

 

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Instagram posts from @scoil_bhailenora
Ms. Maguire’s 2nd Class enjoyed exploring their favourite sports stars in SESE⭐️ Usain Bolt, Troy Parrott, Jannik Sinner, Bukayo Saka and many more were chosen⚽️🏊‍♂️🎾 Well done Rang a dó👏🏻
🎆NEW YEARS EVE🎆 inspired artwork in Rang a dó✨
PE fun in Rang a dó🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️
⭐️⭐️Third Class Portrait Drawings⭐️⭐️ As part of their art lessons, Third Class explored portrait drawing and learned how facial features are spaced and positioned. They paid close attention to expressions and details, creating wonderful portraits. We are very proud of their hard work and creativity✨
Maths fun in Ms. Fenton and Ms. O’Regans 2nd Class⭐️ They got to use the iPads in their spatial awareness lessons - so much fun!!
Nathracha is Dréimirí i Rang a 4🐍
2nd Class enjoyed learning the skill of landing while also practicing the skill of jumping this week in PE👏🏻
1st Class had fun practicing their cursive writing this week✏️
Senior Infants had lots of fun playing dress-up this week👗🥼🩺
Our Green Schools Committee have been busy🌎💚 Reminders to classes re bins, energy saving by powering off IWB screens and other devices when not needed, closing doors to save heat etc! We’re preparing for our next flag Global Citizenship, Energy⭐️ @greenschoolsire
Happy New Year to everyone from all at Scoil Bhailenóra⭐️
Secret Santa in rang a dó🎅🏼☃️🎄

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