As part of their Year 9 ‘History of Ireland’ course pupils in Mr Bartlett’s classes made models of Irish and English style houses like those that would have been lived in during the Plantation Period in towns and villages such as Limavady, Coleraine, Ballykelly and Dungiven. This was a project that the pupils really enjoyed…
FEW places in Northern Ireland can match the wealth of history that exists in the Limavady Borough. That’s one of the many interesting details to emerge from Douglas Bartlett’s ‘Illustrated History of Limavady’. Most people will be familiar with the highly important Broighter Gold and the Drumceatt Convention, even Canice and Colmcille. Indeed the stories…
A step back in time where we see a younger Mr. Dunlop and his 11L Media class make a break for TV documentary stardom. In this he explains the history behind one of his plays, The Fairy Thorn. Unfortunately he never did get a job in the BBC…
Archive footage from 1996 when HRH Prince of Wales (Prince Charles) opened the new section of our school building.
Today is Remembrance Day - sometimes also known as Poppy Day or Armistice Day. This is the day we commemorate the sacrifices of members of the armed forces and of civilians in times of war, specifically since the First World War. It’s observed on this date to recall the end of World War 1 (which ended 11/11/1918) when the Germans signed…
On Remembrance Day, Mr. Dallas gave a talk to our pupils alongside this little video…
