 Ransboro N.S. - some POEMS & STORIES |
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Climbing Knocknarea Up I climb Higher and higher, Plenty of time, Just passing a wire. Nearly there, Up and up, Wind in my hair, I just can’t stop! At last I’m here, What a great view, Here’s my cheer, WOO HOO!!!! Time to go down, But first I’ll see, Tombs all around, 1, 2, 3!!! Down at the bottom now, The climb was fun, Here comes a cow, So I better run!!!! Aoibhin |
KNOCKNAREA KNOCKNAREA IS A MOUTAIN NEAR THE BEACH OF STRANDHILL ON A FINE DAY CHILDREN RUN UP AND DOWN KIDS PLAY AND DON’T HAVE TO PAY NOT EVERYONE BRINGS A STONE TO LAY A LOT OF PEOPLE COME TO SIT AND STAY REGAL QUEEN OF CONNAUGHT, HER ETERNAL RESTING PLACE AT SLIGO’S BAY. Sean Knocknarea’s Strange Visitors Knocknarea, I see every day Out of the window at school. So it gave me a fright, To see there one night, Aliens there from the moon! Evelyn |
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Our trip to Knocknarea Knocknarea is ten minutes away from our school and is a big hill / small mountain. Once we got to the car park we met a man named Martin and he told us what to do and what not to do. So we started to walk up the stony path and we stopped half way and saw the only tree on the mountain. He told us a story and asked us a few questions and started to walk again. Once we got up to the top of the mountain we saw the tomb and Martin told us about the tomb and brought us to another tomb. He told us that it is a myth that Queen Maeve is burried in the tomb and we then headed back down the mountain. I hope you enjoyed in what I just wrote. Thomas |
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My poem Carrowmore cool sites, So old gives you frights, So many people buried there, Tourists and people everywhere. Knocknarea so big and tall, When I stand near it I feel really small, With Queen Maeve on top, the town down below, There is wild sheep going to and fro. Culleenamore Middens are loads of shells, Culleenamore beach fun as well. With the sand and water altogether Take a trip to the beach whatever the weather!!! Ciára |
Knocknarea The steep grey mountain That reaches up and touches The clouds With Queen Maeve on top In her cairn The views of the sea And the countryside You feel on top Of the world JENNIFER |
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Stone Circles Sunny hues creep over the mountain As the sun retires after yet another day, All that gives it away, A small golden fountain, The moon, Once again comes up, For the sun and moon its one endless game of hide’n’seek, The sun like the persistent pup, Is just ahead never giving its self a rest, The moon like the loving parent, Constantly on the look out, Old, wise, gentle, On and on it, This simple game, On and on…. Eoghan |
The Bull of Cooley Queen Maeve didn’t have a bull but her husband did. Queen Maeve was quite jealous. Maeve heard of another bull that was stronger than the one that her husband had. The brown bull was owned by a guy called Daire and he lived in Ulster. Maeve wanted that bull so she went up to Ulster with her army. Cuchulainn was the only warrior who was awake to fight Maeves army,because Conor Mac Neasa the king of Ulster couldn’t stop Queen Maeve because his army were under a spell. Maeve chose the best warrior to try and fight Cuchulainn. Cuchulainn fought Queen Meave’s army all one by one. The queen wandered off and got a guy called Ferdia. Ferdia was Cuchulainn’a best friend. Ferdia didn’t really want to fight Cuchulainn but queen Maeve made him. The two army’s fought for three days straight. On the fourth day Ferdia hit Cuchulainn with his sword and was bleeding for a long while. Cuchulainn called for the Gae Bulga. The Gae Bulga was Cuchulainns magic sword. Cuchulainn threw the sword at Ferdia and it went right through his body. He fell flat to the ground. The fight was over. Maeve took the brown bull home. The brown bull killed the white bull and ran back to Ulster, it was running back so fast it hit his head off a wall and died. Ciara |