What do you know about where you live? 🗺 Schoolchildren have been taking part in a project aimed at raising awareness about ancient pieces of land in Northern Ireland Read more 👉
Schoolchildren have been taking part in a project aimed at raising awareness about ancient pieces of land in Northern Ireland.
They explored the heritage of their townlands from Derrymore, An Doire Mór, which translates to the big oakwood, to Aghacommon, Achadh Camán, which translates to the field of the hurl or hurling stick.Eleven-year-old Harry lives only a few miles from St Mary's school. Ms McKavanagh is a primary seven teacher at St Mary's and worked with her pupils on the townland project."They put their own spin on it and really took charge of creating their own podcasts about it."