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By *og-Man OP Man
over a year ago

somewhere

Its that time of year again....the school tours

Where did ye go on yours that you remember

We visited a monastery somewhere in Wicklow and Turlough Hill power station which was amazing

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By *amsevenMan
over a year ago

cork

In primary I remember karting and ice skating in Dublin fota wildlife park in cork,and France in secondary which was a great trip

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By *llthewaysMan
over a year ago

City centre/Naas

I remember, vaguely, going to that power station. Then places like Glendalough and Newgrange.

I remember burning hot busses and seemingly endless journeys.

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By *ealitybitesMan
over a year ago

Belfast

Never did day tours at school but had a few weekends away.

A caravan site near Moville in P7, a hostel in Wicklow in 3rd year at secondary and a weekend in London in 5th year as a responsible adult to help 2 teachers look after 30 first years

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By *ichael McCarthyMan
over a year ago

Lucan

So many interesting places we could have gone, but no, a fucking beach in Donegal, in early April!

#toofuckingcoldevenforpenguins

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By *ublinjonnMan
over a year ago

dublin

Butlins in money....was our version of Disney world!!! Lol

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By *ublinjonnMan
over a year ago

dublin

"Butlins in money....was our version of Disney world!!! Lol"

In mosney even ...

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By *ady ChatterleyWoman
over a year ago

Athlone

Knock for our sins

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Anyone remember I think it was rainbow rapids water slides in Dublin for school tours r Clara Lara

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By *affa31Woman
over a year ago

Galway

The lads in the class were acting the maggot so our school tour that year was a walk around the village…best part of it was stopping in at our house for cool pops

We did bundoran, Louisburg and the crannogs in Clare other years though when they weren’t acting the maggot

I don’t remember any secondary school tours tbh

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By *ichael McCarthyMan
over a year ago

Lucan

"The lads in the class were acting the maggot so our school tour that year was a walk around the village…best part of it was stopping in at our house for cool pops

We did bundoran, Louisburg and the crannogs in Clare other years though when they weren’t acting the maggot

I don’t remember any secondary school tours tbh"

At least Bundoran has a town. Rossnowlagh in 1983 had nothing but rain.

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By *og-Man OP Man
over a year ago

somewhere

I remember everyone hoping to visit Cadbury or Jacobs to get free samples

We never got there .....did anyone visit food factories

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By *ohn400Man
over a year ago

Dublin or anywhere

we were brought up from the west of irl to the spring show in the RDS.some of us got lost,others got d*unk and that finished the school tours /

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By *ildarekinkstersCouple
over a year ago

kinkytown

Went to farms, caves, the old wax museum, bunratty castle and Clara lara. Was really just an excuse to eat shite all day and mess with your mates in new places.

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By *hatCoupleNextDoorCouple
over a year ago

nearby

In primary school it was a trip to the wax museum and kilmainham Gaol and in secondary we went to Dachau Concentration camp and the Salt mines in Austria...

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By *ady ChatterleyWoman
over a year ago

Athlone

"I remember everyone hoping to visit Cadbury or Jacobs to get free samples

We never got there .....did anyone visit food factories "

In 6th clasd we went to the coca cola factory. Best tour ever

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By *thloneros38Man
over a year ago

athlone/roscommon

We went to knock with our religion teacher next day got letters sent home to our parents and put on report for 6 weeks after

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By *llthewaysMan
over a year ago

City centre/Naas

"Anyone remember I think it was rainbow rapids water slides in Dublin for school tours r Clara Lara "

Rainbow rapids is a name I've not heard in a long time!

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By *thloneros38Man
over a year ago

athlone/roscommon

Kilkee is a nice spot and the w.b yeats tower in clare i think it is its been years since iv been there but what i remember of it its a nice place

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By *ublinjonnMan
over a year ago

dublin

"Anyone remember I think it was rainbow rapids water slides in Dublin for school tours r Clara Lara "

Clara Lara is still going strong

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Day trip to the Ulster Folk Museum and we had 5 days in Edinburgh at the end of P7

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By *og-Man OP Man
over a year ago

somewhere

Ulster folk park is amazing ...loved bringing my kids there

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By *OCONO5Couple
over a year ago

Sensual Center

Turlough Hill Power Station

Lough key forest Park

Bunratty Castle

Dublin zoo

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By *ot so needyMan
over a year ago

Galway

"Knock for our sins "

You could do with going back again I'd say

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By *onderingpurposeMan
over a year ago

Belfast

Belfast Zoo.

The most depressing place on the planet. Imagine one day strolling through the Serengeti then waking up on the side of mountain in a Belfast with native children banging sweets off your head.

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By *og-Man OP Man
over a year ago

somewhere

"Belfast Zoo.

The most depressing place on the planet. Imagine one day strolling through the Serengeti then waking up on the side of mountain in a Belfast with native children banging sweets off your head. "

Why were you throwing sweets WP

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By *onderingpurposeMan
over a year ago

Belfast

"Belfast Zoo.

The most depressing place on the planet. Imagine one day strolling through the Serengeti then waking up on the side of mountain in a Belfast with native children banging sweets off your head.

Why were you throwing sweets WP "

Protecting my dentures

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By *thloneros38Man
over a year ago

athlone/roscommon

My tours tend to be heading to the bog most years now not enough time with work and everything else going on not easy

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By *ichael McCarthyMan
over a year ago

Lucan

"My tours tend to be heading to the bog most years now not enough time with work and everything else going on not easy "

Jaysus, are you still in school?

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By *ildGroverMan
over a year ago

rathfarnham

4th year to London

Discovered Carlsberg special brew

Oh god

It has elephants on it for a reason

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By *otownkid1967Man
over a year ago

Portlaoise

First time eas the Burren. Next was London with a daytrip to Calais.

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By *thloneros38Man
over a year ago

athlone/roscommon

I wish i was still in school lol carefree times

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By *oxic1998Woman
over a year ago

Belfast

I remember day trips to Arundel Castle and Marwell Zoo. A week in Amsterdam too on a barge

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By *etmebeurfantasyWoman
over a year ago

My town

Went to Thorpe Park and Chessington world of adventures

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Kilmainham jail

Armagh planatarium

Newgrange

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By *astelloWoman
over a year ago

Far far away

Garnish island W Cork

Cliffs of Moher

Craganaun

Tbh think they were more educational back then.

Now days is aqua parks, sports camps and fun activities..

I think the educational ones were better. Parents probably unlikely to take them to those.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We went to Mosney , Knock , I can't rember the rest they must have been boring

i only remb knock because my nana asked me to bring back Holy water for her.

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By *ogladyWoman
over a year ago

The bog

I went to bunratty castle last week on me school tour..

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By *ichael McCarthyMan
over a year ago

Lucan

"We went to Mosney , Knock , I can't rember the rest they must have been boring

i only remb knock because my nana asked me to bring back Holy water for her. "

I didn't even know they had holy water in Mosney

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By *og-Man OP Man
over a year ago

somewhere

So......who got to sit at the back of the bus

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By *thloneros38Man
over a year ago

athlone/roscommon

Probably have the ones that attends scocial events on here started off at the back of the bus

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By *ichael McCarthyMan
over a year ago

Lucan

"So......who got to sit at the back of the bus "

We were so numb with the cold after being forced to spend a wet half day on a deserted beach in Donegal in early April that were were like icicles anyway so where we say mattered little to us.

A beach ffs!

I'm Donegal...

IN FUCKING EARLY APRIL FFS!

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By *og-Man OP Man
over a year ago

somewhere

"So......who got to sit at the back of the bus

We were so numb with the cold after being forced to spend a wet half day on a deserted beach in Donegal in early April that were were like icicles anyway so where we say mattered little to us.

A beach ffs!

I'm Donegal...

IN FUCKING EARLY APRIL FFS!

toofuckingcoldevenforpenguins

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By *thloneros38Man
over a year ago

athlone/roscommon

Are you sure ye were'nt been punished for misbehaving all year

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By *ichael McCarthyMan
over a year ago

Lucan

"Are you sure ye were'nt been punished for misbehaving all year

It kinda felt like it... A beach ffs..

In April... Did I mention that?

In Donegal..

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By *thloneros38Man
over a year ago

athlone/roscommon

Could be worse it could have been december when they sent ye there

we went to kilkee leasure centre overlooking the beach and a storm blowing outside we never step foot onto the beach

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"We went to Mosney , Knock , I can't rember the rest they must have been boring

i only remb knock because my nana asked me to bring back Holy water for her.

I didn't even know they had holy water in Mosney

Knock ya twat lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We did PGL's in the UK , adventure type thingies. Sailing , cannoe's pony trekking etc.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"We did PGL's in the UK , adventure type thingies. Sailing , cannoe's pony trekking etc."

You must have went to a posh school

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By *ot so needyMan
over a year ago

Galway

The burren and alwee caves. On a bus from Cork.we did the knock tour as well it was some spin from Cork. The local priest came and we had to do a rosary on the way up and down. He was one creepy fecker.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"We did PGL's in the UK , adventure type thingies. Sailing , cannoe's pony trekking etc.

You must have went to a posh school

Not at all, think it was pretty standard for all last year primary school kids in the early 80's.

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By *ichael McCarthyMan
over a year ago

Lucan

"We went to Mosney , Knock , I can't rember the rest they must have been boring

i only remb knock because my nana asked me to bring back Holy water for her.

I didn't even know they had holy water in Mosney

Knock ya twat lol"

Meeee fucking owww!

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By *ichael McCarthyMan
over a year ago

Lucan

"The burren and alwee caves. On a bus from Cork.we did the knock tour as well it was some spin from Cork. The local priest came and we had to do a rosary on the way up and down. He was one creepy fecker."

Saying "on the way down" leaves it open to speculation!

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By *ot so needyMan
over a year ago

Galway

Saying "on the way down" leaves it open to speculation!

Really something on here open to speculation I don't think so.

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By *electableicecreamMan
over a year ago

The West

Went from Limerick to Salthill in Galway. Lost all my £2 spending money in the coin fall in seapoint and took a drag off a super king.

Tried to get with Julie but it didn't work out.

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By *og-Man OP Man
over a year ago

somewhere

"Went from Limerick to Salthill in Galway. Lost all my £2 spending money in the coin fall in seapoint and took a drag off a super king.

Tried to get with Julie but it didn't work out."

Feel that should be another verse of the Galway Girl Song

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Went from Limerick to Salthill in Galway. Lost all my £2 spending money in the coin fall in seapoint and took a drag off a super king.

Tried to get with Julie but it didn't work out."

Try give a kid 2euro now going on school trip they'd bate the shit outta ya

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By *thloneros38Man
over a year ago

athlone/roscommon

Haha €100 is the new €2 now they would make a show of you if you gave any less

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By *ildGroverMan
over a year ago

rathfarnham

Went to Arklow (Dafuq?) once and I’ve photos of us puffing away on those pretend cigarettes…. Actual toys then.

Mad to remember

I wonder who made those and the candy ones??

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By *og-Man OP Man
over a year ago

somewhere

"Went to Arklow (Dafuq?) once and I’ve photos of us puffing away on those pretend cigarettes…. Actual toys then.

Mad to remember

I wonder who made those and the candy ones??

I went there too....a big outdoor swimming pool is in my head from that trip.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Haha €100 is the new €2 now they would make a show of you if you gave any less"

100euro they can fuck them selves .. 4 ham sandwiches and bottle of pop lol

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By *og-Man OP Man
over a year ago

somewhere

"Haha €100 is the new €2 now they would make a show of you if you gave any less

100euro they can fuck them selves .. 4 ham sandwiches and bottle of pop lol "

It was called cadet in my day

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Haha €100 is the new €2 now they would make a show of you if you gave any less

100euro they can fuck them selves .. 4 ham sandwiches and bottle of pop lol

It was called cadet in my day

We used to get 10p when we brought bk a empty bottle of cadet to our local shop ... fuck I'm showing my age

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By *thloneros38Man
over a year ago

athlone/roscommon

Lol it wouldnt be to often id give them €100 its only on occasions

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By *electableicecreamMan
over a year ago

The West

"Haha €100 is the new €2 now they would make a show of you if you gave any less

100euro they can fuck them selves .. 4 ham sandwiches and bottle of pop lol

It was called cadet in my day

We used to get 10p when we brought bk a empty bottle of cadet to our local shop ... fuck I'm showing my age

Lucozade bottles were still good for a few Bob in 1986

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Haha €100 is the new €2 now they would make a show of you if you gave any less

100euro they can fuck them selves .. 4 ham sandwiches and bottle of pop lol

It was called cadet in my day

We used to get 10p when we brought bk a empty bottle of cadet to our local shop ... fuck I'm showing my age

Lucozade bottles were still good for a few Bob in 1986"

Oh no I can't do lucozade I had to drink a bottle of it while I was pregnant before 8am glucose test .. I puked it all up in the hosp waiting room

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By *thloneros38Man
over a year ago

athlone/roscommon

I wouldnt blame you the smell of it and redbull would make me want to throw up to and im not even pregnant

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I wouldnt blame you the smell of it and redbull would make me want to throw up to and im not even pregnant

Lol love it .. I don't do red bull either 2 sweet

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By *thloneros38Man
over a year ago

athlone/roscommon

Lol a lad at work lives on it even thinking of it now is enough

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By *ustBoWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in Co. Down

I remember going to the crannogs in Claire, and to Bunratty castle another time.Oh and Mitchlestown's caves as well. All in primary school I never went on any in secondary school though.

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By *thloneros38Man
over a year ago

athlone/roscommon

"I remember going to the crannogs in Claire, and to Bunratty castle another time.Oh and Mitchlestown's caves as well. All in primary school I never went on any in secondary school though."

How way it for you did you enjoy it

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By *ustBoWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in Co. Down

"I remember going to the crannogs in Claire, and to Bunratty castle another time.Oh and Mitchlestown's caves as well. All in primary school I never went on any in secondary school though.

How way it for you did you enjoy it

It was a long time ago but ye it was good fun as far as I can remember.

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By *thloneros38Man
over a year ago

athlone/roscommon

"I remember going to the crannogs in Claire, and to Bunratty castle another time.Oh and Mitchlestown's caves as well. All in primary school I never went on any in secondary school though.

How way it for you did you enjoy it

It was a long time ago but ye it was good fun as far as I can remember.

Haha thats the main thing it would be a shame not to after travelling so far

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By *astelloWoman
over a year ago

Far far away

Remember getting my first shift in the school tour bus. Pádraig was his name... By God... I can still taste the saliva mixed with bubalicious chewing gum... French kissing..... Omg.. That was 6th class.

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By *og-Man OP Man
over a year ago

somewhere

"Remember getting my first shift in the school tour bus. Pádraig was his name... By God... I can still taste the saliva mixed with bubalicious chewing gum... French kissing..... Omg.. That was 6th class. "

Pádraig if you're on here....you're owed a veri

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By *astelloWoman
over a year ago

Far far away

Might be a block not a veri

Pádraig if you're on here....you're owed a veri "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

In primary school we always used to head to Salthill from Mayo for the day to leisure land, the weather was class every year we went and the carnival/fun fair was always there too, some of my best childhood memories are from those trips

Only across the border from us in Mayo so we're going to start taking our kids.

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By *ornyandwellhungMan
over a year ago

belfast

"Knock for our sins "

I think I might need to go there.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Clara Laragh is the only 1 I remember

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Remember Claragh Lara also remember going to Germany and staying in a “hostel” which turned out to be an old prisoner of war camp it stank

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By *obshortMan
over a year ago

Cork

Does a tour of my ex female teachers bedsit count

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