Derry Daily
  • News
  • Entertainment
  • Sport
  • Features
  • Courts
  • Business
  • Health
  • Politics
  • Jobs
Wednesday 20°CThursday 22°C

Derry Daily Derry Daily Derry Daily

  • News
  • Entertainment
  • Sport
  • Features
  • Courts
  • Business
  • Health
  • Politics
  • Jobs
Derry CityEducationNews

Co Kerry school pays mural tribute to John Hume

written by cassoscoop November 23, 2020
ShareTweet

The new mural at the entrance to St Joseph’s was created by Lisa Harkin (pictured back right) who was joined at the unveiling ceremony by, back from left, Jennifer Boyle and John Keane, parent council members and Terence Dineen, principal as well as, front from left, pupilsLuke Boyle and George and Sam Keane.

A SMALL rural Co Kerry school has paid tribute to the late John Hume by having his words inscribed on a new mural to inspire its pupils.

The principal of St Joseph’s National School in Ballyheigue took words from Mr Hume’s Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech in 1998 and incorporated them into the mural.

Terence Dineen said he was motivated to create the mural by Mr Hume’s death in August as well as the death of George Floyd.

Mr Floyd was an African American man who died when a US police officer knelt on his neck for more than eight minutes while trying to detain him in Minneapolis in May this year.

Mr Dineen said he was shocked by the number of calls to radio stations from people in Ireland who had experienced racism or verbal/physical abuse because they were different in some way.

He said some of the callers talked about experiencing bullying in schools.

“This got me thinking of how we could portray the image that our school aspires to and how we could remind ourselves of this message every day,” he said.

“Then John Hume passed away. Here was a man who we all admired and I am no different.

“John Hume was a man who believed that things could change, that differences were to be respected and when his funeral was to take place his family asked that a candle be lit as a sign of peace.”

With the help of St Joseph’s Parents’ Council, Mr Dineen asked former pupil Lisa Harkin to come up with a mural for the front of the school which embraced the two events.

“Not an easy undertaking but Lisa surpassed our expectations. She produced two beautiful colourful lively and engaging pieces. One painting illustrates inclusion of every child in a very happy rainbow filled scene,” he added.

“The other bears the words of John Hume `The answer to difference is to respect it’ which he included in his Nobel lecture in 1998.”

Mr Dineen said the two paintings illustrated the ethos of St Josephs.

He added the Nobel laureate’s words now greet the pupils of St Josephs each morning as they arrive.

Co Kerry school pays mural tribute to John Hume was last modified: November 24th, 2020 by cassoscoop

Tags:
BallyheigueCO KERRYCo Kerry school pays mural tribute to John HumeDerry CityJohn and Pat Hume FoundationJohn HumeNobel Peace LaureatePrinciapal Terence DineenSt Joseph's National School
ShareTweet
cassoscoop

LEAVE A COMMENT

You may also like

Historic US flag stolen from Derry college

7 hours ago

Strabane success in promoting Vibrant Town in...

7 hours ago

New baby monitor units arrive at Altnagelvin...

24 hours ago

Build a future in construction on fully...

1 day ago

Durkan: Executive must act now or more...

1 day ago

Police appeal over theft of Mercedes van

1 day ago

Man released over stabbing incident in Derry

1 day ago

TV series to examine Katie Simpson’s death...

1 day ago

Global talent descends on Derry for the...

1 day ago

End to programme developed to tackle skills...

1 day ago

Keep in touch

Facebook Twitter Email

Features

  • Sun, sea, spectacular views, historical charm and fabulous food. Tunisia of course

    April 5, 2024
  • Magical trip to see Santa from Belfast

    December 20, 2023
  • DD Travel Feature: Cork’s amazing The Montenotte Hotel

    April 18, 2023
  • Derry cancer survivor Noeleen McMorris reveals importance of awareness

    July 25, 2022
  • Competition! Win tickets to Northern Ireland v England Women’s Euro 2022 match

    June 17, 2022

Courts

  • Man charged to court over Derry drugs seizure

    July 6, 2025
  • Drink-driver charged to court over Derry collision

    July 5, 2025
  • Derry priest faces seven more child sex charges

    July 4, 2025
  • Man charged with possessing indecent images of children

    July 4, 2025
  • Two men in court after £1.2m cannabis find near border

    July 3, 2025

Donegal Daily

    Read More

    • News
    • Sport
    • Courts
    • Jobs
    • Features
    • Business
    • Politics

    Information

    • Contact Us
    • About
    • Advertise WIth Us
    • Privacy Policy
    • Disclaimer
    • Terms & Conditions
    Derry Daily

    © 2025 Derry Daily. All rights reserved.


    Back To Top

    We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.OkPrivacy policy