Ardgillan Castle

Today we have spent the day at Ardgillan Castle. 
It has been a really sunny day. We arrived there at half past ten in the morning, after a half an hour walk from Balbriggan. Here you can find more information about it. http://www.ardgillancastle.ie/

We have done a lot of things: 

We have learnt about the Ghost of "The Lady's Stairs". The ghost of a woman was believed to haunt the bridge that exists over the Dublin to Belfast railway line. It is said that the lady's husband was a frequent swimmer, and when he didn't return one night, the lady went to the bridge to await his return. However, her husband had died while swimming, and she stayed at the bridge hoppessly awaiting his return until herself died. 

Kids have also participate in "The Amazing Ireland SCJ 2014 Photo Contest" that took place at Ardgillan Castle. Tomorrow we will upload the winning photographs.

We also run a lot from one point to another of the demesne trying to find the clues of "The Treasure Hunt".

Meanwhile some of us rested, played a football match, sunbathed  and played a What do you know about Ireland? game...

Balbriggan's harbour, Skerries & Malahide

Today, it was a sunny day. At half past nine we were ready to start visiting a lot of places.

First, we went to Balbriggan's harbour and there, we found out the use of a little hole to keep cold the corpses of drowned sailors. We also walked to the lighthouse and we tried to spot some grey seals but we weren't lucky this time.

Later we went to Skerris, a little village near Balbriggan beside the sea. We played at the beach, collected shells, and visited somo wind mills. 

After that, we caught the train and we went to Malahide. There, we have lunch and played next to a big castle, and we enjoyed the rest of the day surrounded by nature.

We hope you like the photographs!