We went on a class trip to the Pearse Museum. We read a class novel about a boy called John Joe who went to St Enda’s School (which is now called The Pearse Museum in memory of Patrick and William Pearse. Our tour guide, Marian led us around the building. She was a great tour guide. It was really fascinating looking at all of the history in the building. We saw Patrick Pearse’s office, the dormitory in which John Joe slept in in our class novel, the main entrance hall, the auditorium-where some of our classmates got to play the piano, the dining room and the art gallery. After all of that, we went down into the basement and saw many historic items belonging to the Pearses. We also watched a short film with no audio about O’Donovan Rossa’s funeral, where you could see the only remaining video footage of Patrick Pearse (who was giving a speech). Shortly after we made our way out of the building and went to the garden, where you see one of Patrick Pearse’s poems, The Wayfarer, etched into the pavement surrounding a fountain. The Wayfarer is thought to be his last ever poem, written before he was executed by the British. You can see in the poem that he knew he would be executed shortly. The class thought that it was a great trip, and everybody enjoyed it.
PJ and Ryan 5th Class, Ms Molloy.