Glasnevin

On the 15th of March, all of the TY's went to Glasnevein to perform our English plays for the Holy Faith drama competition. We left school at about 10:30 on a tour bus. :L Everyone got so excited because usually we go on a coach. Ms B and Ms G went with us to Glasnevin and would be staying with us for the whole day because we weren't due to come back till 11 pm! Some people didn't want to go because of the time we were coming back at but I didnt' think that was fair on the rest of the group. But we didn't let that get us down. It took us about 30 minutes to get to Glasnevin and when we got there we were greeted by Sister Susan, who used to be the chaplin at our school. When we got into the place it was the hall of another school and we sort of interupted another group while they were doing their performance. We had hours to practise so we were all brought into like a glass corridor where we were told that we could leave our bags and stuff for a while. At about 12 or something, we were all allowed to walk down to the shops to get food, it was a very long walk and downhill so we all knew that once you walk down a hill you have to walk back up the hill. When we got to the shops we all just sort of got food that would keep us going for a few hours and after walking back up the hill we got back and most people were sitting outside, so we joined them and ate our food there. We all heard banging and knocking from windows about us in the school and when we looked we saw in nearly every window students looking out at us. They even wrote on a sign "Why are you's here?", we all just laughed sitting on the ground staring up. While we were practising our plays, we were told that we need to cut them because they were too long and in my play every scene is sort of vital to explain the story. All of the people who were doing But You Didn't went behind the stage and even though there was like 7 of us we couldn't move a muscle because it was so small and you were cramped to the wall behind these big board things. So much was involved backstage because Ian was there as well and he said he was a stagehand, so he was in charge of getting tables and chairs on and off stage along with like 2 other people from St. Wolstans. After all of the St. Wolstans plays were over we planned on getting everyone on stage and lighting candles in memory of Margaret Aylward seeing as it was her 200th birthday. When all of the schools had performed a speaker from the Holy Faith awarded each school with an award. There was 4 schools there: St. Wolstans, a school from Clontarff, one from Finglas and one from Glasnevin. So one award was given to each of the schools. I think Siobhan accepted our award because most of us were dressed as men so it would look odd. :) We were also given a book about Margaret Aylward's life or something, I haven't actually read it but I do plan on reading it because it seems so interesting. People slowly began to leave and a lot of people approached us and told us how good our plays were, so we were pleased to get a good review and even some of the nuns came over to us. Before we went I personally thought that these nuns would be in the whole black and white wigout but Mr K told me that they don't wear them anymore. (scarlet) I guess that's what I get for watching too much Sister Act :) Mr K and Ms B cam along to see our plays and stayed at the end untill we were all like heading off to our tour bus. A lot of us stayed behind and helped stacking chairs at the back of the room. We then headed off back home to Celbridge and it only took 30 minutes but it felt like longer because we were all so tired, I think I was like half asleep when we arrived at Esso. My dad was there waiting for me so I didn't have to walk home :) Maybe next time if people organise a trip, try not make it 11 hours long.