We were studying “Someone like me” from Around The World.  I studied Aisha from Bangladesh.  I wanted to learn how different our lives were.  This is my project on her.

By:  Mollie O’Driscoll

HOUSE  OF  HELL

Up a dark, eerie mountain in the deepest, darkest corner of a creepy forest lay a rundown mansion.  The walls were crumbling under the mighty wind.  A mature tree was bursting through all three floors and through the roof.

Inside, the grand hall was a mess.  The woodlice infested staircase was riddled with holes. The once grand red carpet was now covered in holes from moths.  The floor creaking as mice and rats scuttled across the floor.

The large, double door to the musty kitchen had been broken down.  The contents of the cupboards lay all over the dust covered work top.  The dried, brown blood of what was more than likely one of the householders lay still after staining the cupboard, work top and floor boards.

Up the rotting stairs there were five large bedrooms.  One bedroom  belonged to the master and mistress of the house.  Their bodies lay on the ground.  The once white bedsheets were stained with blood.  Inside their young five year old son’s bedroom there was no movement apart from the red, velvet window curtains swaying in the wind.  The room lay untouched.

Inside their two guest rooms lay an ocean of dead rats.  Apart from the rats the room like the second lay untouched.  They both had purple satin and white carpet.  The beds had red pillows and read duvets.  The fifth and final bedroom had a young boy dead on the blue and purple bed.  The large white dresser was splattered with blood and a small, brown wardrobe lay open with a young child’s legs protruding.

The final room, the grandest room of all was the sitting room.  With its once impressive blue velvet chairs that were now infested with rats that still managed to inhabit it.  The glass chandelier was smashed on the ground.  Birds, mice, rats, etc. all lying dead around it, more than likely after choking on the sharp glass.

But worst of all was the constant cawing of the crows, the mysterious squeaking noises that no one can explain and the shrieking and crying of GHOSTS.  I turned and fled the mansion.  The shrieks and cries getting quieter as I ran.  When I turned around and looked at it for one final time I saw a tall, skinny, pale person looking at me.  It left out one menacing howl and walked away.  That’s a place that no one should ever go near.

By:  Michael O’Riordan

This is a picture of my Six Nations Project.  I liked it because we learnt facts about it.  We learnt about the other five countries.  I loved learning about the Women’s Six Nations as well.  I really enjoyed doing the project.

By:  Nora Kate

This is one part of our History Timeline.  I did the Nine Years War.  We went from 3000BC – 2005.  We also hung our work on strings right above us.  Doing the History Timeline helped us with our quizzes.

 By:  Rachel Kelleher

Mise, mè fèin

Naoise is ainm dom.  Tàim aon bhlain dean d’aois.  Ta beirt pàistì I mo chlann. Tà cònaì orm I gCùlnadàn.   Is maith liom a bheith ag imirt peile.  Tà eagla orm roimh pùca.  Tà madra agam.

Mise, ar scoil

Tàim I Scoil Rùisìn.  Tàim I rang a cùig.  Tòmas, Micheàl agus Liam is ainm do mo chaired.  Ar scoil, is maith liom P.E. ach ni maith liom ealaìne.  Gearòid is ainm do mo mhùinteoir.

Mise, Spòrt

Is fear liom peil.  Imrìm peil le Achadh Eidhneach.  Tà dath gorm agus bàn orthu.  Leanaim Liverpool.  Is fear liom Fabio Manè.  Imrìonn sè le Liverpùl.  Is è Jordan Henderson an captaen agus is è Klopp an bainisteoir.  Is as an Ghearmàin è.  Tà Liverpùl ar fheabhas agus tò Celtic ar fheabhas freisin.

Scrìobh Naoise ÒLaoire an pìosa seo.

THE RUSHEEN HUNGER

  ROCKVILLE

• At the time, Father Kearney was the Parish Priest.
• He wrote many letters to local landlords asking for money to help the sick and poor.
• There are still two mass graves at Derryroe and Kilberrihert.
• Father Kearney eventually died of famine fever from helping the poor and sick.
• We use Pots from the soup kitchen in our school garden for herbs and flowers.
• There is a monument commemorating the famine at Ardoyne Crossroads.
• In 1841 the population around Rusheen was 1159.
• In 1851 the population was at 867, a decrease of about 25%.
• The landlord at Leeds House was Francis Woodley.
• The decrease in Kilberrihert was 56% but in Deelish it was about 8% a difference of 48%.
• The landlord in Deelish at the time was Mr. Hartlet.
• The landlord in Kilberrihert at the time was Mr. Radley
• The soup kitchen was up the road from the school.

This is a page from our project about the famine in Rusheen.  It was researched by Robbie and Finn.

Oh To Have a Mansion Fine

Oh to have a mansion fine,

With all the doors made of pine.

A 50 inch T.V.,

Or maybe a pool just for me.

A Chocolate fountain in my room,

And a Ferrari that can go ZOOM!

My closet will be as big as the school,

Now that’s what I call cool.

A football pitch with 1,000 balls,

And a St. Val’s crest on them all.

If I could have all of that,

I never would give any of it back.

By:  Ailbhe O’Shea

We did a poem in class called “Oh to Have a Little House” about an old Irish woman who had no home but wanted one.  This is a poem I wrote, based on that poem, of a house I would dream to have when I grow up.

This is a poster I did in History.

It is what I imagined to be a poster back in 1916 trying to get the Irish to join the British Army.  The British would have put this up around Towns.

This was made by Moira Leahy.

This is the 3^rd place winning drawing that was made by Ròisìn O’Riordan.  The Credit Union holds an Art Competition every year and each year they theme the type of drawing as well.

This year’s theme was “Dreams” and this drawing had dreams of happiness and fun.  Ròisìn won thirty five euros for third prize and everybody is very proud of her.  She hopes that she might win something again in next year’s competition.

Well done Ròisìn and good luck next year!

By:  Ròisìn O’Riordan  

For World Book Day we were writing books for the Juniors and Seniors.  I wrote a book called “Little Bears First Day of School”.  I liked writing this because it was fun and the Juniors and Seniors will be reading them and I hope they will like the books.

By:  Sarah Cuddihy

 Wind, water and the sun,

Is the energy source for the long run

Saving energy is really cool,

We save lots at Rusheen School,

We try to save it every day,

Turn off the lights when we go to play.

 Wind, water and the sun,

Is the energy source for the long run

 By saving energy all year round,

Money savings will be found,

all the world will benefit,

If we all get involved in it.

 Wind, water and the sun,

Is the energy source for the long run

 We save energy in this place,

If you use too much you’re a disgrace,

We save energy for the next generation,

By doing this we help every nation.

 Wind, water and the sun,

Is the energy source for the long run

This is our Energy Rap which Rusheen N.S. is using to rap for our Energy Flag.

Written By:-  Thomas Morgans and Tom Buckley