Trips

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6Y Trip to Glendalough

On Tuesday 22nd September Mrs Counihan interrupted our hard work by announcing that there were profits from the shop last year and would the sixth years be interested in going to Glendalough for a fun hill walk. The Sixth Years were delighted to have our hard work rewarded by a day out of school.

The next Thursday the sixth years got onto the bus excited and some a little bit nervous of what Mrs Counihan had in store for us. The bus departed at 9:10 with twenty-one sixth years and a prepared Mrs Counihan and Mr Healy. The drive was long but full of chat and a small competition to see how many gummy bears can fit in a mouth (a lot). When we eventually arrived at Glendalough we were glad to be off the bus. Mrs Counihan showed us the hill we would be walking - we soon realised in was mountain walking. We set out about 11:00 and there were a few steps to the path which lead us up the side of the mountain. This had already separated the group in half 1)the ones that wanted to reach the top and 2) the ones that wanted to have an Irish test instead of going further. A quiet pit-stop and we were off on the “adventure”. Once more a few thousand steep steps later and we were sitting on the side. There were mixed feelings. Some were feeling a sense of accomplishment (even it was just the side), some admired the view and the lads enjoyed laughing at the small group of girls that was convinced Mrs Counihan and Mr Healy were punishing them.

After a small break and food, some were determined to reach the top, others not so much. The scenery was amazing and the weather was lovely and warm. When the lads and a few girls had reached the top there was a fortyfive minute wait for the small group that had decided to walk at a much slower pace. Everyone was happy to have reached the top alive. The twenty-one Sixth Years trailed down the mountain, some tired and some falling and some (Mrs Counihan) deafening people with a whistle. We had walked up and down the hill - the only problem was that we were one side of Glendalough and the bus was the other side. Tired and warm, we eventually reached the car park and Mr Healy and Ms Counihan brightened our tired spirits with two words : Mc Donalds.

It was a very interesting but tiring day. on t he way home the bus was somewhat quiet with people falling asleep. However, the competition continued. . It took us roughly three and a half hours to walk 8-9 miles. It was an achievement but, as Ms Counihan said, she does hill walking every Sunday and it’s good exercise. But I can safely say that only a small handful will go “hill walking” with Ms. Counihan and Mr Healy as they showed us up with their power walking. Submitted by Amba Beaubien (AJ)

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