School tours

Dial Hard · 31-08-2015 05:10PM

Lia_lia wrote: »

I went to school in Kerry so that was our big 5th/6th class school tour!

We went to Kerry on our 6th class tour!

cocaliquid · 31-08-2015 05:12PM

Went on a bog tour. Was terrible for a bunch of culchies not like we were never in a bog before

_Brian · 31-08-2015 05:17PM

My daughter has been to Tannagh Outdoor adventure centre in Cootehill a few times on school tours.

They do kayaking, orienteering, team building games, water slides. It's a great place, she did a week long summer camp there this year and wants to go back again next summer.

We live on a farm so it would hold little interest for her !!

Menas · 31-08-2015 05:19PM

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I went to mountjoy in transition year. In the women's prison one of the prisoners asked me if I was x's daughter I am. I was absolutely mortified.

Sorry to be insensitive, but that is the funniest thing!

Super-Rush · 31-08-2015 05:31PM

We went to places like Newgrange, Kilmainham Gaol, Rock of Cashel, National History Museum for the educational side and Mosey, Clara Lara, Tramore and Trabolgan for the fun part.

mud · 31-08-2015 05:37PM

Lia_lia wrote: »

In secondary school we went to France. I'm sure other people here has memories of Flunch!

Ha! Flunch was a 4king hoot! Back then trying to translate £s to Francs and trying to work out the voucher value.

Too funny.

Galwayguy35 · 31-08-2015 05:56PM

In Primary school we went to the Zoo, the Dail (monkeys there as well), Birr Castle, Aillwee Caves and Cliffs of Mohar over the years.

It was a great day out.

MilesMorales1 · 31-08-2015 06:14PM

We went to Wales many a time. Tom O'shanters farm as well. And london once or twice.

The_Valeyard · 31-08-2015 06:16PM

Primary school

Zoo, Coke Cola factory, Concert hall

Secondary school

Carlingford, Manchester & Liverpool, cinema, bowling

rainbowtrout · 31-08-2015 06:35PM

mud wrote: »

Ha! Flunch was a 4king hoot! Back then trying to translate £s to Francs and trying to work out the voucher value.

Too funny.

Flunch. Jesus the food still gives me nightmares. Possibly the worst food in France.

In primary school went to Bunratty Castle and Folk Park twice. Stone animal park outside Mitchelstown in Junior or Senior Infants.

Went to the Dail in 6th class and a shopping centre in Stillorgan. The glamour of it all.

DanielODonnell · 31-08-2015 07:34PM

We went to Scotland and France in primary school, I recall going to Glasgow Celtics ground, in the 90s they would go to Old Trafford in Manchester.
We were treated like royalty in Glasgow Celtic due to being Derry natives like the boss Martin at the time.

byhookorbycrook · 31-08-2015 07:42PM

Off the top of my head, the more recent ones:
Dáil and Kilmainham, Croke Park
Causey Farm
Gaeltacht in Mayo (6th class) This is over 4 nights
Kilkenny Castle and Dunmore Caves
Castlecomer Discovery Park
Tayto Park

We took a team of girls to play Gaelic football to Glasgow (3 nights)and every year we take a mixed team to Rathcairn to play Gaelic (overnight)

Canard · 01-09-2015 10:03PM

I went to school in Dublin and never went to the coca cola factory

I feel like the year my sister's school did, we had something crap, which made it worse. But we did go to the aquatic centre in sixth class!

TheNobleKipper · 01-09-2015 10:15PM

I feel bad posting this...but then, at the same time, I am not.
My best school trips were to Florence and the Netherlands, may the memories be with me until dementia hits me

One eyed Jack · 01-09-2015 10:20PM

Went to rural school in the midlands, early 80's, and one of my most memorable tours was the trip to the HB ice cream factory in Dublin, where we all got choc ices and super splits on a boiling hot day in a 52 seater bus. The ice creams were melting faster than everyone else could eat them and they were all giving them to me! Good times

The way it worked was we'd usually go to some historical landmark or event, place of interest, then we'd go to a McDonalds or some place, and then we'd be allowed go to a shopping centre if there was one. Galway and Dublin were the usual spots.

Aglomerado · 02-09-2015 04:05PM

Knock.

...And one of the boys in my class on said tour getting into trouble for asking the bus driver to put on a tape ... it was of some really sweary metal band, 3 songs in, one of the teachers (a nun) stopped it!

Trabolgan / Fota was another one. And Athlone.

None of these forrin' trips in our school...

Hollister11 · 02-09-2015 04:14PM

Carlingford, Clara lara, Dublin Zoo, Aquatic Center. They were all good throughout school

aperocot · 02-09-2015 04:18PM

our class never got to go on the Coca Cola tour. It was usually fourth class, and they skipped our year. Can't imagine kids get anything half as educational these days.

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