For my holidays I went
to Costa Blanca
in Spain for
a week. The
journey
was two and
a half hours and then
two hours on
bus. We had to
drop
some other people
of at a different apartment. When we got there
I
unpacked
my things and
then we went
to the beach for the
rest of the
day. I got sunburnt on
my first day.
Downstairs there was
a bar called the Philadelphia Bar which we
went to every
night. We went
to a family meal and
a barbecue with people
we meet over
there. It was brilliant
over there. It was
over forty degrees celcius where we were. On
the Wednesday we
went to the
market and I
got bracelets for
two of my
friends and me
and someone else
I meet over there
got lasers but
they did not
last for very
long. The day before
we went home
we were going
to go to the water
park but it
was three hours long
drive and my
sister would cry
all the way.
So that night
we went to the
amusement park and
then went for
our dinner. After we
got back a
big gang of us went to
the Philadelphia bar
for the rest
of the night
and my Mamma got
drunk. When my Mamma
went up stairs I
stayed down stairs
for a few hours
with my friends. When I went up
to my apartment it was
one o'clock. Then I went to
bed . The next
morning we were
rushing because we
had to get the
bus that brings
us to airport at half
ten because it was
a two hour journey. When we were
at the airport we checked
in and had
a look around. We went to
Burger-King and got
something to eat
then we went
to the duty-free. In the
duty free I
bought sweets for
my other friends
and 4 big
huge chocolate monkeys for my friends
as well. I
bought a cap and
my Mam bought
perfume. When we
were getting on
the plane they
gave us sucky
sweets. I hate going
on planes because
when they go
up and down
your ears pop
and it's real
sore that is
why I hate
planes. When we flew
up in the air my
sister started crying.
We got potatoes
and meat for
our dinner on
the plane. When
we got home
my Dad's friend
was collecting us.
His name was
Stephen Byrne . When
we got home we all
went out to
my relatives house
and we stayed
till 10 o'clock
and then I stayed in
my friends. My holiday
was great.
By Carrie (Age 11)
France was where I went . I went on the 22nd of
June . I went to Brittany and had £100 or 800 French francs to spend. The way I
got there was by a car ferry . The cabins were very small . It takes seventeen
hours to get from Ireland to France. We stayed at a campsite . We were in a mobile
home. The swimming pool was really big
and the water slides were huge. To get to the beach we had to walk through a
nature reserve.I went body-boarding on the beach. We met up with our cousins in Carnac and visited
the prehistoric standing stones. I went para-sailing and on a banana boat. It
was great fun!!!!!!!!!!!
Conall (age:12)
It was April the 9th and I was going to bed.
The next day I would be off going to America and I had a feeling I was not
going to get much sleep that night. We had to be up early because our flight
was at nine o clock in the morning. We were going to Texas for a week, then to
California, then back to Texas for another few days. I was going with my Mum,
Dad, Brother and Sister.
The next day when I got on the plane I was very
excited because I had not been on a plane for about nine years. When we got to
Texas we looked for our Aunt, her husband and their two non identical twin children.
They are girls. My Aunt had a lovely house in a little village in Dallas. I also went to California. We went to Disney
Land on the first day, and Sea World on the second. They were both very good
but what caught my eye was how they controlled the animals in Sea World.
The third day we went to see the oldest trees
in the world, the Sequoia trees. They are 3,000 years old. On our fourth day we
went to Yosemite Falls, a waterfall in the Yosemite Park in California. The
last thing we did was see the bridges in San Francisco. There was San Francisco
Bay bridge, another bridge but I don't know the name of it and of course there
was the Golden Gate bridge. We then went back to Dallas for a few more days.
The weather was great . We then said thank you to our Aunt, and said goodbye.
We flew back to Dublin on the 27th of April. It was the best holiday ever and
the best part is that I get to go back again next year.
by:
Connor age: 11
I went to Donegal. I have a house up there. It is right beside the beach. We have a fishing boat up there. We went fishing lots. I caught a 10 pound fish.
I was up there for 2 months but we had to come back twice because we had to go to two weddings.
My dad has a speed boat. It had to be fixed. We never got to go water-skiing but I did get to go kayaking. I went crab fishing and I got bitten by one so I threw him back.
I went swimming with my friend. He threw me off the rocks into the water. It was cold.
There was a festival on. It was cool.
We climbed a mountain. It was called Slieve Leag which means ‘the black lady’ because the mountain is shaped like a lady.
We went into the town ever night . My mum and dad went to the pub and me and my frinds went to the chipper for fish ‘n’ chips.
Conor (AGE 11)
On my summer holidays I went to France. I got there by boat. We brought our car with us to France. On the boat there were two Restaurants, a bar, a Cinema and there was entertanment at the bar. There was also an arcade and a coffee shop.The bunks very comfortable we had a very good sleep.
We woke up very early in Cherbourg at 11:00, Then we arrived in Zagarella. At the campsite there was a sweet shop, a pizza parlour, a bar, an arcade, two swimming pools, bikes and barbecues for hire. One day we went go-carting. The course for the go-carts was really long and there were lots of sharp turns and long bends. One of the other days we went to a market in a near by town called Le Tranche sur Mer. They had lots of good things to eat. There were lots of ice-cream and sweets. Then it was time to go home and it was the end of my holiday.
by Dara (Age 11)
Hi my name is David and I’m going to tell you about my summer holidays. I was looking foward to a summer of fun with my friends. On the very first weekend of my holidays,I was going on scout trip to LARCH HILL C.S.I.. We set off that Friday evening. I was hoping that I could go on the assault-course but I couldn’t because I had an ingrown toe nail.This is when your toe nail starts to grow into your toe.It was really sore and hard to walk on. The hike the nextday didn’t do it any good either. So, all in all, I didn’t really enjoy my first weekend. Throughout the summer I went with my friends swimming, pitch and putting, Q-asar, bowling and lots of other things.
Then in August I went away to Waterford. I had a great time. I went swimming, to the amusments, tennis courts, I even bought a body board and went swimming with it in the sea. I enjoyed it even more because my three cousins where there as well. I was quite dissapointed when I had to leave. On Monday the third of September most kids went back to school except for me. You see that was the day that I was having my toenail removed. I was asleep during the operation so I didn’t feel pain but the aftermath was quite sore and that’s why I got a day off school. So there you have it all I did on my summer holidays.
David (Age 11)
My Summer Holidays.
For my summer holidays I went to France. We went on the 10th of June and came back on the23th. We went by boat; it takes about fifteen hours. On the way out and on the way back it was very rough,. We arrived at Cherbourg and came home via Roscoff. When we arrived in Cherborg it was ten o’clock Irish time, By the time we got to Port Borgenay (France) it was three o’ clock. We had already been there two years ago so we know where all the good places were. Like the place to put the sunbeds , although we always got a bad place because we weren’t there early enough in the morning. We alway’s sat by the cold pool . That was freezing . If you wanted to go into that pool you had to heat yourself up in the warm pool first . At the pool we made friend’s with Stephaine andEmma. All four of us would go to the pool everyday. There was really only one wet day. There was thunder and rain but we still went to the pool. We went down to the pool and got good seats, then it started to rain. We got out of the pool and put all our clothes under the beds and got back into the pool. Then it started to lash rain so we put all our clothes under the slide. After about 4 o’clock the people came back (they had returned back to their apartements) for the re-opening of the waterslide. That night we went for dinner.We went to a chipper.That was our last night and we went to bed at about 2 o’ clock. We woke up and got packed. Then we got into the car for the drive to the Port. we got on the boat and went to our cabins, got changed and went to the deck to watch the boat leave. We met our friends on the boat and we hung around the boat. 15 hours later, I was in school finishing my exams.
Deirdre Age 12
My Summer Holidays
On my Summer Holiday’s I went to two Summer camps.My first Summer camp was the GAA Summer camp. I went there for one week. We played Gaelic games and mini leagues. My team came in third place and Jason Serlock came and so did Colin Moran and Paddy Christy.
Then my second Summer course was called the Surf Dock It was the best Summer ever. When I got there we had to get into wetsuits and life-jackets.Then they let us jump of cliffs and do Summer salts in mid-air into the freezing water.
We did wind sailing canoeing, surf-biking and wind-surfing. It was really fun. When the Summer camp was over I said to my Mom that I would want to go there again.Then she said to me she would think about it and let me know in a week .
Kiev (Age 11)
My Summer Holidays
ON THE FIRST OF AUGUST 2001, MY FAMILY AND I WENT TO FRANCE. WE LEFT MY HOUSE VERY EARLY AND HEADED TO ROSSLARE PORT IN WEXFORD . THERE WE GOT ON THE IRISH FERRY. THE IRISH
FERRIE IS A CAR FERRY.
WE SLEPT OVER NIGHT ON THE BOAT AND IN THE MORNING WE WERE IN ROSCOFF PORT. IT WAS VERY CLOUDY. WE DROVE FOR SIX HOURS UNTIL WE CAME TO A PLACE CALLED ST. JEAN DE MONTS. WE STAYED IN A CAMPSITE CALLED ZAGERELLA. WE PITCHED OUR TENT AND WENT FOR A SWIM. WE STAYED THERE FOR SIX DAYS AND THE WEATHER WAS TERRIBLE.
WHEN OUR SIX DAYS WERE UP WE HEADED FOR A PLACE CALLED LA ROCHELLE. IT TOOK TWO HOURS TO GET THERE. WE STAYED IN LA ROCHELLE FOR TWO NIGHTS. THE WEATHER ON THE FIRST DAY WAS BAD BUT FROM THEN ON THE WEATHER WAS LOVELY.
THEN WE WENT TO A PLACE CALLED ROYAN. WE STAYED IN A HUGE CAMPSITE WITH THREE ABSOLUTELY MASSIVE WATER SLIDES. IT WAS THE BEST CAMPSITE EVER. IT WAS CALLED LA BONNE ANSE PLAGE. WE STAYED THERE FOR 6 NIGHTS.
LATER WE WENT TO PERIGEUX IN THE DORDOGNE AREA OF FRANCE. WE STAYED IN MY DAD’S COUSINS HOUSE. SHE HAD HER OWN SWIMMING POOL IN HER BACK GARDEN. I HAD A GREAT TIME THERE. WE STAYED THERE FOR FOUR NIGHTS. THEN WE WENT TO LA TRANCE SUR MER. WE STAYED IN A REALLY NICE CAMPSITE CALLED CAMPING BEL BUT IT WAS SMALLER THAN THE OTHER ONES WE HAD STAYED IN. AT NIGHT TIME WE WALKED INTO TOWN AND WENT FOR SOMETHING TO EAT AND THEN WE SHOPPED.
WHEN OUR 24 DAYS WERE UP IT WAS TIME TO GO HOME. WE HEADED FOR ROSCOFF. IT TOOK ABOUT NINE HOURS TO GET TO ROSCOFF PORT. WE GOT ON THE BOAT IT WAS NOW THE 24TH OF AUGUST, MY BIRTHDAY, AND I WAS NOT VERY HAPPY ABOUT SPENDING MY BIRTHDAY ON THE ATLANTIC OCEAN BUT IT WAS A ONCE IN A LIFE TIME EXPERINCE AND I LIKED THE THOUGHT OF THAT.
I HAD A WONDERFUL TIME IN FRANCE AND I WAS NOT HAPPY ABOUT GOING BACK TO SCHOOL BUT AS THE SAYING GOES ‘ALL GOOD THINGS MUST COME TO AN END’.
HANNAH (Age 11)
MY SUMMER HOLIDAYS.
Well, I had an unusual Summer holidays . First my cousins from Holland came over and were at my brothers communion.After a month I moved house and then went to see my cousin’s baby in Wexford for the day.My old friends from Enniskerry came to see my and my new house too.Then one other day my mammy found a stray dog but we couldn’t k eep him because we have six pets already. In June for my school tour I went to Athlone to do water sports and go shopping in a shopping centre with my friends.
Jessica (age 11)
Me
and my friends had a
half day on
the 30th of
June because it was
our last day
in school.When I got home
I put my lunch
box away and
my bag away and got changed.When I went outside,my
friends were out
playing
football.That
is what I
mostly did except
for going down to
the river to
catch frogs. During the
holiday I joined
a football team called
Ballyogan Celtic.
When
it came to
the 14th of
July my family
was packed and ready
to go to Pontins Holiday
Village in Wales for our holiday. When we got on the
boat we were
looking everywhere for
A seat. Me and
my sisters went
to the back of the
boat to look out
at the water. When we went
back to my
Mom we got Burger
King. When we were
finished we were
at Holyhead.
When
we got to Pontins we
got our two
chalet keys and we
looked for our
chalet. When we found
our chalet we unpacked
and looked round
the amusements and
the play ground. Mostly what
we did was go swimming
and to the amusements and at
night there was
a night club. On Tuesday we went to
a market and
I got my school bag and
on Friday we
went back and
a man drew all of
my family in a cartoon
way.
On
Saturday we got
on the boat to go
home. We got back at
9:oopm and my
friends were still
out playing so I
put my stuff away and
went out to
play for a few minutes. A week before we
went back to
school I had
two
football
matches.
Sam (Age 11)
For my summer holidays I went to Scotland I got
the boat from Larne ( Northern Ireland ) to Scotland. When we got there we had
to drive three hours until we got to Dunblane ( Scotland ). On our way there we
drove past Stirling Castle.
Dunblane is where my mom’s friend Jill lives.
Jill works in a boarding school and her
appartment is attached to the school. We stayed
Jill in her appartment.
Dunblane is near Edinburgh ( Scotland). We went
to Edinburgh (Scotland ) by train one day to look around the city. We went to
Stirling(Scotland) aswell to look around the shops.We also went swimming in the
boarding school pool. For three days we went to a campsite in Comry (
Scotland).Comry is a much smaller town than Dunblane.
In Scotland the weather is much colder than in
Ireland. I stayed in Sctland for a week and a half.
Lucy (Age 11) .
My summer holidays were pretty bad. The first
two weeks I was at summer camps, and the next week my pet rabbit, Pat Rabbit was
killed. The same week it was my birthday. I was eleven.
On the 12th of
August I was going to Portugal. I had to wake up at four o’clock in the
morning.When I was at the airport we had to look at the screen to see what time
we were boarding. We were boarding at 7.10.
When I was in Portugal a week I left the
apartment blocks at 1.50. We were going to Slide and Splash. When we were there
I went on the tunnel, Weezer, Quick Silver and two small slides. It was
brilliant.
The day I came back from Portugal my Granny had
a stroke and we had to go down to Mayo and the day we went down she died.
Luke
(Aged 11)
For
my summer holidays
I went Tipperary for a
week. I used to
have a donkey there but he
died in May
so it was pretty
boring but my
aunties made it
up to me by
going out to
Driomanioer. We went
for a walk along the
pier
and
we then had
a picnic. The
second day my
friend’s Owen and
Sean came
over.
On my last day we
went to Thurles
to shop.
On my
summer holidays I
also went to
Annamoe trout fishery
My dad hired a
Galaxy. It’s a
car with seven
seats. We caught
one fish in
two hours we came
very close to
catching two but
one got away.
I also
went to Avondale
where Charles Stewart
Parnell was born. He grew up there. We
went on a
two and a
half hour walk
going down a
very steep drop and
then walked by
a river. Afterwards
that we got
something to eat
and drink. After that
we heard that
the Parnell summer
school was opening
and Mary o’ Rourke ( a government minister) was opening
it . She read a
speech and than
we left. When
I got home I
was really tired.
by Lynne
age 11
My Summer Holidays
My
summer holidays really only started on the19th of August as that was the day I
went to Portugal. Before I knew it I was speeding along the runway in an
airplane with its engines roaring full throttle. This was the beginning of my holidays. When I
arrived in Faro airport, a huge bus picked my
family and I, and brought us to the Hotel that we were staying in, called the
Afarmar Beach Resort. As we strolled
into the hotel we were greeted by a friendly porter who took the luggage, to
our room. Filledwith excitement I
quickly unpacked and rushed to the hotel to see what facilities they had to
offer.Among the facilities available were, two large swimming pools, a sports
complex, a games room , a health club,
a kids club and a beach just a few metres away. During my holidays I tried many different activities like banna
boating, jet-sking, pedal boating and water sking. It was a holiday to remember and one I will never forget.
Mark (11)
My Summer Holidays
For my summer holidays i went to 3 different
places.The day after I left school I went
to Connemara with my Granny,Grandad and my
Sister.We went to a three star hotel
with a swimming pool which was outside and the
sea was right beside us and a big
lake was right in front of the hotel. It had a
golf course as well.We had a good time
there. We stayed for a week and then we went to
Dungarvan in Waterford.
We didn’t stay in hotel down in Dungarvan,We
all stayed in a cottage.There was 3
cottages in the whole place.The cottage had a name called Coole for some reason.
There was an outdoor swimming pool there as
well and there was a river beside it
too.When I went fishing in the river I caught
two trout and a pike.I had a good time in
both places.
The last place I went to was Cuba. It was a
nice place but there wasn’t a lot to do
there. The hotel was nice.It was a 5 star hotel
with a big outdoor swimmig. I had a
good time..
Mel (age 12)
My Summer Holiday
Hi, my name is Colm I started my summer hoilday
on the first of August. We, my family and I, packed our cases in the car and
headed for our holiday home in Co. Wexford right beside the sea. I met up with
some of my old friends from last year. I had a good time at the sea. We were
very far from the town so it was very quiet. My family and I stayed there for
two weeks.
Then went to Ibiza in Spain where it was really
better thanWexford The people were very nice and the sweets were full of nuts.
My brother hates nuts so he couldn’t eat any sweets.
Colm (12)
My
Summer Holiday
During my summer holidays my family and I did a
lot of nice trips.The first two
weeks were quite sad because my Grandad died.
My parents had a short holiday because it was my dad’s birthday and as a
surprise my mum booked a holiday to Prague. My Granny came from England to look
after us for the weekend, while my parents were abroad. My brother and I had a
great time, and were sad to see our grandma go . A couple of days later we went
to Leitrim because we have a holiday home there.We stayed there for two weeks
and a half. In the middle of that holiday we decided we would stay in a hotel
in Mayo called the ‘Ridgepool Hotel’. We went on the Wednesday and returned to
Leitrim on the Friday where we stayed
another week. Then we went to Donegal for a funeral . Then we came back to Dublin.
We still had two weeks left of the summer holidays . In that two weeks we did nothing much except
for buying things for school I had a
lovely holiday.
Anna (11)
My summer holidays were realy weird. It started off in France.We got there by ferry. It was so boring.There was nothing to do and to make things worse my sister was sick. The next day when we got off the ferry we drove for seven hours. When we finally got to the camp site it was rubbish. I made no friends and the town was very small. But we staied there for a week and then it was time to leave. We were going to a different camp site. The next camp site was in Brittany. It was brilliant. I made loads of friends .One was called Dominic.He was my favourite. We went to the pool every day. It was great fun.The resturants were lovely.I would play at the pool all day and then in the evening we would go eat out. The weird thing is that, two days after I got home from France, Domanic rang and we made arrangments for Dominic to come over. We had a great time.We went to the cinema and the Zoo and places like that. When he left the next day was school.
Name:Niamh Age:11
For my summer holidays I went camping with my
dad. I went to Enniscorthy by car. The campsite there is big.Well when we got
there we had to look for a spot to sleep.We found a good place near the
trees.We got out of the car and set up the tent. When we set up the tent, we
got all our stuff and put in the tent.We were hungry so we got out our portable
gas cooker and cooked some rashers and ate them.Then we went for a walk to the
river. We played football. I fell and cut my knee and went back to the tent and
cleaned it up. It was late so we went to sleep. It was really cold
so I put on a jumper. Next day
we got up early and went fishing.We had bought new gear
the other day, so it was easier to catch fish.
We used corn and maggots and ground bait. We caught 2 big fish and 3 small fish
we had great fun. The next day we went for a hike.Then we packed up our stuff,
put it away and headed home. My dad brought me sea fishing . We caught 3 fish
and then we went home. THE END.
BY ROBERTO
(AGE 11)
We were
all tense, my whole class bubbling with
excitment and then the clock struck half two. The bell rang.We all screamed
with joy. I picked up my bag and ran out of the classroom grabbed my coat and
ran home. I came in my front door and shouted “Schools over” when I walked in through kitchen door. My Dad said ‘WE’RE GOING TO AFRICA’ I
couldn’t believe it. I’m on my way to
AFRICA. So me and my brother started to pack our clothes.We were at the airport
waiting and waiting. We were all nearly falling asleep because it was so late.
Then I heard that voice saying ‘All passengers please come to gate 23 B as the
flight is now boarding’. So we boarded the plane.The journey took us four
hours. I didn’t do much on the plane except eat and sleep and before I knew it,
we were coming in for landing. We got to the airport so tired because it was
five o’clock in the morning.Then we got the coach to the hotel. We were so
tired we fell asleepquickly. We were in Morrocco in a place called Algadir wich
is right beside Marrakesh. Nearly every day was 40 degrees. Every night we went
out for somthing to eat. It went really
quickly and before we knew we knew it we were on the plane back to cold
Ireland.
Sam
(11)
For my summer holidays this year, I went to
Tunisia with my mam and dad. Tunisia is on the coast of North Africa. We took a
three hour flight from Dublin to Monastir airport. We stayed in a hotel in Port
El Kantoui which is one hours bus journey from Monastir airport.
Our hotel was called Hannibal Palace and the
queen of England actually stayed there many years ago.The hotel has two swimming
pools, a tennis court and it was beside a beach and a marina. The marina loads
of different types of boats. During our holidays we went on a big catamaran.
The marina also had lots of little shops. The shops sold
everything from gold,silver and wooden elephants
to football jerseys and baseball caps.If you wanted to buy something you had to
be prepared to bargain. I had lots of
fun on my holiday but the best thing I did by
far was when I went para-gliding.
Shane(11)
My Summer Holidays
This year I really enjoyed my summer holidays
as I went to see a lot of interesting places. One of the places I went to see
was Airfield with my family and I was able to show them around as I had been
earlier in the year on my school I
showed them the Redwood tree with its soft bark that boxers used to use as a
punchbag . On another occasion we went to see The Greenan Museums and Maze .The
maze was amazing and the museums were very interesting especially the bottle
museum which holds a very large collection of antique bottles. After our great
day at the maze we had a lovely dinner at The Brook Lodge Hotel . Another
interesting place we went to see was Kilmuckridge in Co. Wexford .Every summer
I look forward to the long bright nights and staying out longer with my friends
.And of course staying in bed longer in the mornings. Another thing I like
about summer is that there is no homework or school.
By Shauna(11)
When we arrived in Salou.I ran up ran up to my apartment and got on my swimming shorts and jumped into the swimming pool. That night we had entertainment and played snooker.
The next day we went to Portaventura. It was
great. I went on a rollercoaster called the ‘Dragon Kahn’. It had eight loop
the loops . I also went on a ride called the Big Splash before we went home.
A few days later we went to Aquapolis. When we
were there I went on something called the Black Hole and we enjoyed the
wavemachine.
The next day we went the Nou Camp stadium, the
home of Barcelona’s Soccer Team. We went to the museum and we saw all the
cups they won and went out to see the pitch and got Barcelona football jerseys.
After a short soccer match we went home to our apartments to have dinner. We
had a great time.
The next day we were going home. We packed,
said good bye to our friends, and got the bus to the airport.
By David (Aged 11)
On May 14th I woke up . I was excited to know I was going to
London (England) in 2 hours. My dad brought my mum and I to the airport .We got
on to the plane and off we went .We went shopping for 4 days. My friend from
Istanbul (Turkey) came with us.
The
next day we went to the art gallery and saw some of Van Gogh’s paintings. I saw ‘The Sunflowers’ which was beautiful.
Then we went to Buckingham Palace. It was nice .That night we got on the plane
said good bye to our friend and off we went.
Finally we got our school holidays. On July 31st me and my
friend Sinead went down to Wexford (Ireland) to stay in my mums friend Paula’s
house. The beach was within walking distance and the house was big. The house
was very nice. On our way back up in the car we played games. That was good fun
before finally we got home.
The next day my cousin from Cork (Ireland) broke his leg .We went down
to see him. We went to the beach every
day. We went to Dingle to see a dolphin called Fungi but sadly he was not
there. A week later I went to Clara Lara Fun Park with my friend. We went on
the canoes and the rafts. It was fun.
Now I am excited about Christmas but that can wait.
By Kate
Age:11
On my summer
holidays I got a dog called skipper. But before that I went down to Kerry. I got a fishing rod and hooks.
When in Kerry I made friends with a boy called Shawn in my Caravan Park . He liked fishing as well as me. So that night we went fishing for three hours . I got a knot , fixed it, and then threw it into the water. When I reeled it I had caught a fish.
The name of the Caravan park is called O Connor’s. At he park there is a games room. In there they have a shop, ten computer games and three pool tables. The place where I went fishing is called The Mouth.
Denis (11)
For my summer holidays I went to Cavan. I went with my nana, grandad my brother and my nana’s friend Joan. We went in my granddad car. It was a two and a half-hour drive. It wasn’t that boring, but we would have been there quicker if there wasn’t so much traffic.
We arrived in Cavantown at half seven .We stayed in Kilcorby in Belturbet.We stayed in a lovely log cabin. It was together with nine other cabins. It was lovely because there was a games room where you could play ping-pong and pool.
The next day we went to Donegal.We were so hungry because it took two and a half-hours to get there. I went into a little newsagent to get my postcards. I bought two cards and two rock candies.
After that we went into a hotel and had a lovely dinner and about five desserts!!! We went back to the log cabin I went fishing with my brother and granddad. We caught nothing but got about fifty bites! My granddad kept saying ‘when the fish takes a mouth full-we’ve got him!’
Over the week we had a great time. I played tennis with my brother Marc. We went to around seven counties. We went to Dublin, Meath, Leitrim, Sligo, Cavan, Fermanagh and Monaghan.
On Thursday morning my granddad
brought Joan (my nannie’s friend) back to Dublin so she could pack to go back
to Italy. My brother went back to Dublin with Joan because he missed my mum. I
stayed in Cavan with my nannie. My granddad brought my cousin Alison down to
Cavan with him. Alison and I went shopping in the town, played pool ten times a
day, and played loads and loads of Tennis.I was sad the day I had to leave
because I had made a really nice friend her name is Emily. She has long brown
and green-blue eyes. She has a little sister called Sophie she was really cute
she was only three years old. I was also sad because I had to go back in two days.
I had a great time in Cavan and I would absolutely love to go back to the
cabins in Kilcorby.
Well the summers over again I can not wait for next summer.
By Laura, age 11.
My Summer Holidays
At the end of summer holidays I went to Ibiza in Spain for two weeks . I had a very good time . It rained for 2 days in the first week and in the second week it rained for 3 days . I went with my family and my dad’s family There were 13 of us . There was a fun park acroos the road from us .The hippy market came every week at 7.00p.m. I loved buying things there . I loved the pool . I was in the pool everyday. My mam and dad were alway down at the beach . The beach was just down the road . Me and my friends went on the paddleboat for a hour There were 5 of us . We all went to Ibiza town to see the old town of Ibiza . We got lost in Ibiza the first day. We where looking for a bus . It took us a half - hour to find the bus stop. The second week we went to Waterworld. The best ride was the Black Hole . We went on a boat trip to see the Ibiza sunset . It was my sister’s brithday and we had a cake for her on the boat . We made friends over there. They were
from England and Donegal .
Sinead (11)
My Summer Holidays
I got my Summer holidays on the 28th June 2001. To start my holidays I went to Ballina to leave my dog off in my uncle’s farm. My dog Max is very friendly with my uncle’s three dogs and always has a great time there. We left him there because we were going to a holiday house in Gooleen in County Cork but which didn’t allow dogs.
We had beautiful weather in Gooleen. We went to Barley Cove which is the best beach I was ever at. We fished, swam and built sand castles. I stayed for one week and then I came home for two Summer camps.
One was Samba Soccer Camp which improved my soccer . The other was Maths and Science in DCU which I enjoyed . After that I went to my friend Warren’s mobile home and had lots of fun .
Then I went to Limerick and played with my cousins. My cousin Conor, my uncle Dick, Conor’s friend Cillian and I went fishing in Clare Glens. We caught two trout in the rapids.
A week later I went home to Dublin. My cousin Conor came with me. We went to the Zoo and to Dun Laoghaire.
In the last week of my holidays I got my books for sixth class.
I still have to collect my dog Max .
Stephen (11)
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