GAELTACHT 2013
6th Class went on their annual visit to the Donegal Gaeltacht on May 13th. The week in Annagry’s Colaiste na Rosann has become a school rite-of-passage for our pupils.
Weather, though not as sunny as last year’s, held up well enough for us to visit the usual attractions there. We spent a day at Dunlewy Activity Centre and crossed to Aranmore Island on a ferry.
Boys stayed with Bean an Ti Atty Ni Dhomhnaill, while girls were in Brid Ni Ghallchoir’s home.
We managed to come third in the Talent Contest, with our rendition of Abair Leat, after a last-minute decision not to sing Madin I mBearra, the original choice.
The rich Gaelteacht culture was explored, pupils experienced their first independent living, and most importantly, we counted the same number of pupils upon disembarking afterwards.
“The whole thing was good craic.”
“The bean-an-ti had swirly Nutella”
“A girl with hypothermia took my jumper on the island. then I nearly got it.”
“We were the shop’s best profit all year.”
“Dun Lewy was the best.”
“The shopkeeper gave my friend a free bar for talking Irish”
“I talked some Irish. I said ‘sea’ to everyone.”
“We had to walk back from the beach in our bare feet.”
“I was high on energy drinks.”
“The disco was the same as listening to music in the dark.”
“We saw The Jeremy Kyle Show on the ferry back from the island.”
“I wore my pyjamas to the beach.”
“THe bus drive off with our stuff.”
“I burst a big ball in the activity centre.”
“I ate too much toast.”
“Bring more money than Peadar tells you.”
“The beds were uncomfortable.”
“No, they were so comfortable.”
“The bus driver wouldn’t stop for the toilet.”
“Aranmore Islanders threw water balloons at us.”
“Best week of our lives.”
