Given the school's location in the heartland of rural county Wexford it is not surprising that there is a interest in all things natural.This interest is fostered from day one. Mrs. Davey is at the forefront of this. Her classroom and the area immediately outside has fed birds for years while providing her pupils with a "bird's eye" view of our feathered friends.
A local man, and great friend of the school, Tom Dunphy, made and erected a few nest boxes and feeding stations while the Parents' Association provided two transparent feeders that are attached to the classroom windows.
So successful are the feeders that sometimes the children pay more attention to the feeders outside the class that the goings-on inside the class.
Last year a nest box with a video camera was attached to the gable end of the classroom but we were warned that it may take a year or two for birds to nest in this latest addition.
Rest assured all eyes will be on the video link in Spring 2011.
