Scoil Chorp Chríost, Cnoc an Iúir is a rural school situated on top of a hill in the North Kerry parish of Moyvane/Knockanure. “Cnoc an Iúir” means the “Hill of the Yew Tree “. Our school is a mixed school with 85 pupils. Knockanure has a long history of education with the first school having opened in 1814. Scoil Chorp Chríost replaced that school in 1966. We are celebrating “50 Bliain ag fás “
this year. We play many sports, especially Gaelic football and basketball and we are very successful in quiz competitions. We have even participated in the All-Ireland Credit Union Quiz Final. We love having school concerts and doing Dramas. Visitors always complement us on our bright, happy, welcoming school. We do Irish social dancing and our Set Dancers qualified for the Co. We participated in Peace Proms in 2014 and again this year ! It was a fantastic experience. We have participated in the Junior Entrepreneur Programme. We have 3 Green Flags and just received the news that we have been awarded our 4th Green Flag. We are work towards our Active School Flag and are a Health Promoting School. Our school motto is : “Ní Neart go Cur le Chéile” and we practice that motto every day in Scoil Chorp Chríost Knockanure
