Strange one but Iâll take your word for it mate.
Across from the Kinsealy Inn or The Ploughman as it now called.
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Didnât have to do any interviews but conducted all the dealings with them as gaeilge.
Is there some Brendan Gleeson connection to the school or am I getting confused?
Driving for a couple of months doesnât sound too bad but your walk to St Helens is ideal. Would you not have sent her to @RaymondCrottyâs establishment anyway?
Think his kids went there alright. My walk to helens is indeed ideal(dodgy lane way dwellers apart) Killer isnât it?
I believe the school started in a prefab in Scoil Iosa.
Yeah I thought he set it up for some reason.
Forgot about that laneway! Shameful history for me. I think Helens is a good enough school and so nearby that it should trump the Gaeilge thing. I had better Irish leaving that school than I had doing my Leaving.
True, but itâs by no means certain that Iâll be living at my present address beyond March next year.
Not shingles anyway. A âViral rashâ that has spead all over since. Though she didnât wake last night so hopefully it has easedâŚ
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+1
#lifeskills
Go for it @Juhniallio, itâs a relatively short year when you take all the holidays out of it so the logistics arenât that important.
Your child will mix with plenty of local kids as he/she gets older and plays some sport in her/his own area. Youâll have the best of both worlds.
We sent our kids to a school in the next village which was a smaller school and a better class of attendee, and it was a great move. They all play Gaa and soccer with their own village and know the locals via that stuff.
Youâre getting the best of kids attending Gaa and other clubs etc. The scummers kids arenât brought to much stuff like that.
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@Juhniallio, it sounds like youâre going to head down the same route as my folks went with me and my siblings. They had to drive well out of their way to get us into a gaelscoil. It had smaller numbers than the english-speaking schools, which was a factor, but the main thing was my parentsâ âgrĂĄ an ghaeilgeâ. They made it work. Iâm glad they did.
Having an extra language at a young age meant picking up French and German was a doddle when I got to second level. (This came in handy in when my first real job involved international business travel in Europe) The school was also heavily involved in Irish arts and we regularly were involved in plays, storytelling, etc. Looking back, it was some bit of craic.
As for the homework end of things, it sounds like that wonât be an issue for you as you have Irish. But even if you didnât, youâd still be fine. @Ambrose_McNulty, there were kids in my class with parents that didnât have a lick of Irish, but they were fluent by 6th class. Helping your kid with the 2-times tables in Irish and working with them on more difficult maths problems over the years will bring you on too. Trust me - itâs not an issue. I wouldnât be worried about maths. Itâs the âhistoryâ and âreligionâ bullshit theyâll try and ram down your kidâs neck that you need to worry about.
Go for it pal. If itâs not working, do the sensible thing⌠change it.
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We had something similar this past winter. Freaks you out a bit, but it goes as quick as it appeared. Glad there was some sleep. Thatâs half the battle.
Lads, is there a Trabolgan like place anywhere else in Ireland, ideally close enough to Galway?
A shithole? Plenty of them near galway.
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Cousins daughter is 17. She has told him that she wants to start bringing different boys home to try out sex with different people to see how good they are all in bed for real rather than just speculate. He is manager of the minor and under 21 teams in his club. They are on the case and are her potential targets. Fathers issues?
As consolation she has assured him that she wont get pregnant and will always make sure condoms are used but will go on the pill just in case.
They are not on speaking terms since
Iâll try to deflect from that last post but will surely fail.
Weâre heading off to Galway in the next few hours, four kids from 9 down to 2, weâre fairly familiar with the area but does anybody know if any hidden gems for the kids within a 20 mile radius of the city?
Looking forward to some great Japanese food from Kappa ya and the Wa cafe.
At least she told him anyway.
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Thereâs that thingys garden out oughtererard way. Never been there. If you turn left in moycullen on the way out thereâs some sort of activity place on the right up the hill. Never been there either.
Walk the prom is always good. Big ice cream and pancake place near seapoint on the prom you can bribe them with. Out to the diving boards and they love it up there.
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Do I take it youâre referring to non food-related hidden gems? (your last sentence is a bit confusing on that front) If so, Coole Park if the weather is decent would be a good place to let them blow off a bit of steam and the older kids could soak up a bit of culture. If youâre heading back to Limerick, itâs a good stop-off.
It depends on what youâre into. Turoe Pet Farm is worth a look. You could just keep it cheap and do a city bus tour, visit some of the OPW sites or take a day trip to the islands.
If McDonaghâs fish shop is open, thatâs a kid-friendly lunch spot and the fish is top-notch.
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