During term 2, the Senior Room students have been learning about the history of An Gorta Mór and linking their learning with Geography and the causes and effects of hunger and famine in Ireland and in today's world. Their case study focused on The Great Irish Hunger of 1845-1849. A trip to The Ulster American Folk Park in January really brought their learning to life. The classic novel, 'Under the Hawthorn Tree', was a great hit with the students, where they used the text to produce some beautiful emotive pieces of writing.  The children focused on Famine Art where they created Famine houses using clay and beautiful silhouette pictures of the Dunbrody Famine Ships. They studied songs that were written about the famine and how this was such a great tragedy for Ireland in the 1800s. The children finished their project with presentations to the class on their learning using our new computers in the ICT suite to learn about creating PowerPoint slide shows to present their learning to their peers. 

Thank you to the TY students from St Mogues College in Bawnboy who visited the school as part of the Irish initiative to teach the Senior Room Students some Irish Dancing. The students really enjoyed the session.