Burren Beo - Week 1

Burren Beo Visit -Week 1

By Erin Fahy, 6th Class

Gráinne from Burren Beo began her eight-week programme here at Kiltiernan N.S. We learned about all the hidden treasures in our local area.

Gráinne Barron from Burren Beo Trust

Firstly, we were each given a CD and  a map of our local area that included the names of all the monuments there . We used the CD to draw a circle with Kiltiernan school in the middle. We cut that out, and then we used a green pen to highlight the monuments that we knew were there and a red pen to highlight the ones we didn’t know were there. 

I was so surprised with how many there were that I never knew about. Then we were split into pairs to recreate a monument. I was in a group with Orlaith and Killian. Each group were assigned a monument. 

My group got a Fulacht Fía. Our first impressions of it was that it reminded us of a tunnel underground. So, we built a structure with a shoe box but we cut of three sides so that you could see inside easily. Next, we used a toilet roll holder to make a tunnel -like structure. After gluing that own to the inside of the shoe box we then used green card and brown paint to make it look like grass and dirt. 

To make it more realistic we went outside and collected materials such as dirt, moss, grass, and rocks and stuck it to our structure. In my opinion our recreation of a Fulacht Fía was really good and it was very fun to make. If we were to build it again, I wouldn’t change anything about the decorative side of it but I would try and make it more stable. Overall it was really fun and it made me really excited for next week's lesson. I would rate the lesson a definite 10/10.

By Erin Fahy

6th Class