“I Can’t Get Network Coverage Here” (Gaeltacht Trip 2012)
6th Class spent a week in Colaiste na Rosann, Anagaire, Co. Donegal (from April 31st).
For many, it was the first time away from home, but there were no tears, and the unusually good weather meant that there was little to miss in Dublin anyway.
During our day-trips, we visited Dunlewy Activity Centre, Aranmore Island and Carrickfinn Beach. In the evenings, we took part in a talent contest (Leim suas, Leim thart, Leim Sios), danced in a ceilidhe, and had a table quiz, all as ghaeilge.
Here are some of the comments:
“We missed having our phones all day. In the evening, we were let have them. It was the first thing we did after getting off the bus.”
“Peadar didn’t charge my phone.”
“Mine fell down the toilet.”
“There was one lost camera, one missing kindle, one broken phone, one soaking I-Phone and a lost watch – though we did find some of them.”
“The food was lovely and unhealthy.”
“The bunk-beds were scary and you had to jump out.”
“Lots of good shows in the talent contest, though we were among the best. Some people did an impromptu performance. Hmmm!”
“At the beach, jumping off the sand-dunes was a highlight.”
“ I got thrown off the rodeo bull.”
“Lots of us were steering the paddle-boats into rocks. Aoife B got stuck.”
“Everything was: ‘Sea’ and ‘Go h-alainn’. ‘Ta se blasta’ was what I said to the bean-an-ti all the time.”
“I made great friends there, but I don’t know who they were.”
“We all good head-colds. We kept the nurse busy.”
“I learned that I have double-jointed toes.”
“My roommates were all annoying: one talks in her sleep, one snores, one keeps jumping in the bed.”
Heard from another school (not D7ET):
“…and like our bean-an-ti just flipped out and said ‘Ciunas’ -I don’t know – she didn’t like us talking at night or something, and Jessica was so scared she was, like, afraid to ask how to use the toaster, and she had to eat raw bread.”
