Seven is the magic number for a school in Co. Wicklow

By Kim O'Leary Teachers at a Wicklow school will be seeing double as seven sets of twins started first year yesterday. The students attended their first day at Colaiste Bhride, Carnew, Co. Wicklow, with just two of the sets of twins being identical, making it somewhat easier on their teachers. The twins, Brendan and Daniel Bolger, Aoife and Erin Callaghan, Ashleigh and Tasha Farrell, Brian and Sean Kenny, Jake and Rebecca Kenny, Emma and Jack Rodney and Padraic and Aoife Stafford, joined a class group of 155 first year students. Deputy principal Anna Gahan told Independent.ie they realised in recent days that they would have an unusual number of twins starting school. She said:"At most you’d have two sets in a year group. We were very shocked but they’re delighted that there was a bit of a fuss made of them on the first day.” She added:“They mostly have opted to be in the same base class but some of them want a fresh start. We are looking forward to getting to know them as individuals.” The pupils are joining a student body of around 840 students in the rural school, with students attending from counties Wicklow, Carlow and Wexford. First year students at the school had the school all to themselves to settle in and will be matched with senior students who will help them settle in to life post-primary school.