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Thank You

I felt I must write to thank you Mario for the great hospitality you showed to myself , Dominic and our pupils, Anton, Ruairi, Oran and Douglas. Their parents have told me that there has not been an hour of every day since their return when the boys have not said the words 'When we were in Portugal.........'. The trip has made a deep and probably lasting impression on them.
Cahal

Hello from Class 5 , Barrack St

'When I am happy ,I have many friends.' ( from a Celtic prayer)

"Όταν είμαι ευτυχής ,I έχει πολλούς φίλους." (από μια κελτική προσευχή)

' quando eu sou feliz,I têm muitos amigos.' (de um texto Celtic)

mikor Én boldog ,I volna sok barátok ( -ból egy Kelta imádság )

Turf Spades

There are 2 types of spade used to cut ( dig ) turf. I ( Brine,red hair ) am holding an ordinary spade used to cut sod turf , great big lumps for open fires. I ( Marcus , dark hair ) am holding a slaine or slean , a special spade used to cut turf to burn in all sorts of fires. The blade of this turf spade is L-shaped and very, very sharp, like a knife. Master McGirr was able to cut sheets of paper on it's sharp edges.
Brine and Marcus

1900 A. D.

Starting in the 1700s, the raised bogs of Ireland were exploited as a source of cheap fuel. Most of this was cut by hand, and laid in the sun to dry before being burned. At the time of the Irish Potato famine, peat (called 'turf' when cut) was often the only source of fuel available. Most intact raised bogs vary between 3 to 12 metres in thickness.
In recent years, there has been increased understanding of the importance of raised bogs to science. In the Republic of Ireland, there are plans to set aside 10,000 hectares of raised bog for conservation purposes. In Northern Ireland, which has less raised bog to begin with, almost all raised bogs are being preserved as Areas of Special Scientific Interest.
Corey and Gary

500 A. D,

By 500AD, in the Celtic period, the climate had turned wetter and the bogs became more marshy again. With no decomposition of waste, the bog's dome continued to rise, becoming much higher than the surrounding landscape. As the bogs were now too wet to walk upon, let alone graze animals on, some Iron Age farmers built wooden walkways over them. By 1000 A.D. farming had moved to the lower ground.

Hayden and Marcus