NEWSLETTER

Our Youthreach Experience In Tramore 2013 - 2015
Over the past two years in our time in Tramore Youthreach we
have learnt a lot, from inside the classrooms to things we’ve
picked up ourselves along the way. Our class has really enjoyed
our time here; it was a big change for all of us coming from
other schools. It was much easier to get along with people. In
Youthreach, we were given the freedom of free speech to say
how we think and feel about things, we learnt a lot, about what is
going on in the world. As part of one of our key assignments, we
even registered to vote! Our teacher Ciara is pretty great. She told
us to write that.
We have went on many trip’s such as Dunmore East Adventure
Centre, Sheilbaggin, Kilkenny Adventure Centre, Dunbrody Ship,
Paintballing in Bray, Reginald’s Tower and the Viking triangle
in Waterford, and the Cinema. We also did some activities like
Kayaking, Horse Riding, Tag Rugby and Laser Blast, Rounder’s,
Football, Gym, Gaelic Football, Basketball and Hurling.
We will really miss coming into Youthreach to see Gerry with
a smile on his face. We have learnt a lot from Youthreach and
we’re sure our tutors have learnt a lot from us!!
Peace out
horribly. They were all squashed together on bunks, each family
had one bunk. There was a lot of sickness and death on the ship.
The ship was actually a cargo ship designed for storing and transporting
materials such as wood, gravel and stone. However they
transformed the lower deck into bunks on the voyage to America
and dismantled the bunks for the return voyage. This is the only
chance the Irish people had at the time so they changed it.
This Trip was a great experience and bonding trip as a group.
Especially as year two were leaving Youthreach and starting their
Leaving Certificate shortly after this.
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Thousands die…
Dunbrody Ship!
As a class we visited the historic Dunbrody Famine Ship. During
this visit we had a tour of the ship and discovered many interesting
facts about the tragic times.
We found out why people emigrated and how much it was for
the trip to America. It was £3:10 for one person to travel and for
8 people it was £20. We also learned about how the different
classes were treated. The rich people would be in the upper
class section. They had their own cabins and were treated a lot
better than the other passengers. The working class were treated