On Friday the 29th of
September we enjoyed our first school trip of the school year on Sliabh Bán
Mountain. At ten to ten the cyclists took off on their bikes, the bus left
shortly after. Most of the senior room cycled and the majority of the little
room went on the bus. It was hard work cycling up that hill but it was worth it
when we got there. We were there to visit the old ruins of the church and the
mass rock. We set off walking leaving our bikes at the first car park. Once we
got to the church ruins we drew a picture of what we thought it looked like
before. We read some information on a notice board and noticed some beautiful
wildlife around us.
After we saw the church ruins we moved on to the
mass rock. We feasted on some of our tasty lunches while there. We were tired
out by then but still had to make our way back. We took our pictures by the new
wind farm and had great fun messing and running on the mountain. We spotted a
little brown rabbit and a small frog.
It was a beautiful place to explore and have fun.
On the way
home we had to walk back to the car park and get our bikes. Then down the hill
we went. It wasn’t a long cycle back but the hills slowed us down. We arrived
back at school at about one o’clock. After a really exciting day we settled
down to a spelling test, not the best end to our great day!
We learned
all about early Christian Ireland and the penal laws. We were expecting to see
a proper church up on the mountain… turns out it was only a couple of blocks
but it was still a mysterious and interesting sight. It was a very good day.
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