Students and teachers at Bishopstown Community School in Cork are asking Primary Schools all over Ireland to get involved in a special Irish Sign Language signing of our National Anthem to celebrate St Patrick's Day.
Did you know it wasn't until 2018 that the ISL Anthem was officially launched in the Oireachtas and the first public performance was at the All-Ireland Hurling final in Croke Park?!
Bishopstown, who have a Deaf Facility in their school, were at the forefront of pushing for this inclusive version of our national anthem and they have given students a guide on how to learn the song in ISL.
You can see the full story from RTÉ News here: How the ISL National Anthem came about
Irish Sign Language is Ireland's third official language after English and Irish. It is used by the 50,000 members of the Deaf Community of Ireland.
To learn how to sign the National Anthem the school have produced tutorial videos that break it all down and also teaches you the ISL alphabet.
Just click on the link HERE to see the full playlist!
There are also resources for teachers HERE!
Senator Mark Daly was a key advocate of the ISL National Anthem and, thanks to him, the winning submission will get a VIP tour of Leinster House for their class.
Every child who partakes in the challenge will be awarded with an Oireachtas certificate.
The deadline which is Friday, 12 March.
Please submit your video and any questions you may have or queries to: ISLanthem@bishopstown-cs.ie.
Submissions can be short or long. So, if you only want to do a line or two, or if you want to perform the whole anthem that's OK too! The main thing is to try and learn a new language.
