Primary 5/6 along with Primary 6 were very priviledged to have Breige from the Seamus Heaney Homeplace visit us in school in February. We learned about Seamus' connections with Ardboe and discussed the poem 'Arion' which he translated from the Russian Alexander Pushkin.
We then began our project on Lough Neagh 🚤 where we researched information on the lough and our locality for inspiration to create our very own poems. Our children enjoyed learning facts from their grandparents and singing sea shantys 🎶⛵️🌊 together in class.
On World Poetry Day we visited the Seamus Heaney Homeplace and discovered lots of information on Seamus' life and poetry. Some of the children had the chance to recite their very own poems. They were very excited to have this great opportunity. Thank you to Breige and all the staff at the Seamus Heaney Homeplace for a wonderful school trip!
