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Newcastlewest through the ages

Mary Lynch and Shannon Copse created a fascinating project  about Newcastlewest, through the ages. Newcastle West, the county town of Limerick, lying at the heart of Munster’s great Golden Vale. It is a town with a history, a Desmond stronghold which has seen wars and conquest, harmony and development, a town which has adapted and changed to become a thriving centre with a wide range of facilities and services, underpinned by industry and enterprise. Located on the banks of the Arra River, Newcastle West is an expansive town, with lots of green and leafy spaces that make for relaxed and healthy life-styles, and which has drawn new people to live here over the past 25 years.

Click this link to view Mary and Shannon’s project:

Mary Lynch and Shannon Copse- Newcastlewest through the Ages

Mary shows Shannon some old photographs of Newcastlewest from years ago as they begin their project
Mary uses the internet to research the history of Newcastlewest

 

Mary and Shannon receive their certificates of appreciation at Limerick’s final workshop

Click this link if you would like to find out more about Newcatlewest in Limerick:

https://www.limerick.ie/discover/explore/areas-limerick/newcastle-west/about-newcastle-west

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Geneology of an Irish family

This insightful project was completed by Mary Hallinan,Victoria Brouder and Chloe Aherne. It  focuses on Mary’s family history.

Click this link to view Mary, Kalya and Victoria’s project:

Mary Hallinan and Victoria Brouder- Geneology

This short video shows Mary describing her family history:

Mary Hallinan shares stories about her family history
Mary, Kayla and Chloe receiving their certificates of appreciation at Limericks final workshop

 

 

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The History of Old Irish Currency

The history of Irish currency reflects Ireland’s political development over the last 1000 years. It began with the Vikings, who hammered out the very first Irish coins in Dublin in the 10th century. This interesting project was created by Mary Guiry and Kayla Mc Mahon.

Click this link yo view their project:

Mary Guiry and Kayla Mc Mahon- The History of Irish Currency

Mary and Kayla discussing Ireland’s old currency
Mary and Kayla receiving their Place EE certificates of achievement at Limerick’s final workshop
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‘Limerick Your My Lady’- A Local Irish Song

Kayla and Mary perform a traditional Irish song called ‘Limerick Your My Lady’. Kayla plays the guitar while Mary plays the tin whistle (a traditional Irish instrument). Denis Allen was asked to write a song for the Limerick Lady Festival. The result was ‘Limerick You’re A Lady’. The song went to number one in Ireland for several weeks and has since been recorded by over forty different artists including Joe Dolan and Daniel O’Donnell.

Click this link to view the performance:

Lyrics:

Limerick You’re My Lady
your Shannon waters tears of joy that flows
the beauty that surrounds you
I think about you love where e’re I go
While waking in the arms of distant waters
a new day finds me far away from home
and Limerick You’re My Lady
the one true love that I have ever known

The days when you and I spent endless days of fun
in winter snows and summer’s golden sun
we fished in silver streams, the fabric of my dreams
was fashioned by your loveliness
so now I have to say CHORUS

A gift that time has made to travelers on their way
seeking out the beauty of our land
a shrine where children play
the bells ring out to say
that’s God that we’re alive to see the freedom of each day CHORUS

 

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Limerick’s Teenage Participants Showcasing Their Dancing Skills

The younger participants from Limerick who took part in the Place EE workshops were from Desmond College in Newcastlewest. They were a wonderful group of young people who were enthusiastic and energetic.

Click on this link to see the students showing of their dance moves as they performed a dance called the ‘Charlie Brown’ during Limerick’s final intergenerational workshop:

 

The group at workshop 2- discussing the perception young people have about older people
Discussion related to the barriers older people face in the local community
Discussion on the assets that older people bring to society
Perceptions on how young people view older people when it comes to utilising IT

Click this link to view the transnational reports from the workshops undertaken for Place EE:

Link to Reports on the Place EE website

 

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Limerick Gaelic Athletics Association (GAA) History

Kieran Mc Carty and Nathan Wright completed a very interesting project on the history of Limerick GAA. Competition and rivalry is fierce between teams in this sport, fans are passionate and county pride can be at stake!

Kieran brings along his old photographs and artifacts about his families history with the GAA to share with Nathan

Please click on this link to view Kieran and Nathans project:

Limerick GAA history by Kieran McCarty and Nathan Wright

Kieran and Nathan receive their certificates for taking part in Limerick’s Place EE intergenerational workshops.

In this video Kieran explains how the sport of GAA is an integral part of his family history which he would like to be remembered.

To find out more information about Limerick GAA please follow this link:  https://limerickgaa.ie/#