principal’s message
Welcome to Barefield NS
Barefield National School has a distinguished history in the field of Education. Since 1895, it has been a progressive centre of innovation and excellence in teaching and learning.
Our children have access to fantastic facilities. We have sixteen mainstream classrooms, a special class and multi-sensory room for children with autism, six support teaching rooms, a large school hall, library, astro-turf pitch, basketball yard, two playing pitches and spacious yards. All classrooms have the latest flat-panel interactive boards.

Barefield National School





1st class out in the sunshine, celebrating winning ‘Class of the Month’!! ... See MoreSee Less
Sixth Class had a great time exploring and choosing books at the Book Fair! ... See MoreSee Less
Well done to Shane, Ciarán and Conor who qualified for the County Hurling Skills final in Cusack Park following today’s Mid Clare schools qualifier 🏑 ... See MoreSee Less
Alex Dunne the author of books for young people visited 4th, 5th and 6th today. The pupils enjoyed her presentation hugely. ... See MoreSee Less
We were delighted to have Cáit with us, in third class, on her TY work experience last week.
Cáit spoke to the children about their favourite hobbies and completed a fabulous art activity with them. Thank you for all your hard work Cáit! ... See MoreSee Less
Term 3 of Namaste Yoga is available for booking using the following link:
namasteyouthyoga.ie/classes. This takes place immediately after children finish school in the school library. ... See MoreSee Less
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Well done to the Barefield girls who played for Doora-Barefield yesterday in Croke Park at the LGFA Go Games. A fantastic and memorable day for all!! Up the Parish!! ... See MoreSee Less
Congratulations to our 6th Class pupil Emily Brodie who represented our school with pride as she took to the field for the Primary Camogie Game yesterday in Cusack Park. Both Emily & the sun shone brightly. 👏💛💙 ... See MoreSee Less
We were delighted to welcome members St Joseph’s Doora Barefield Camogie club into the school today! 🏑
The girls spoke so passionately about their love of camogie, the importance of teamwork, and the sense of community their club brings. It was fantastic for our students to hear first-hand about their experiences and to be inspired by such positive role models.
A big thank you to Tara, Rachel, Sally and Cáit for taking the time to visit us — we really appreciate it! St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield GAA Club ... See MoreSee Less