Fighting Words
Young Irish Writing
Classmates laughed on my first day but now I help tutor younger pupils
A story by Umayma Yasin, age 11, Grade 4, Yibaayil School, Yibaayil village, Nugal region, Somalia
The Cat that Played for Offaly
An extract from a story by fourth class, St Mary’s National School, Edenderry, Co Offaly
Poachy and the Gorilla
An extract from a story by P4, St Paul's Primary School, Irvinestown, Co Fermanagh
The Snapped Pencil
An extract from a story by fourth class, St Mary's Senior National School, Blessington, Co Wicklow
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An Muc Eitilte: Fealladh Taylor
An extract from a story by rang a sé at St Louis Senior Primary, Ráth Maonais, Baile Átha Cliath
Timmy, Billy Billy Bob agus an Teach Nua
An extract from a story by ranganna a trí agus a ceathair, Scoil Mhuire, An Tuairín, Béal an Daingin, Co na Gaillimhe
Lost and found: ‘Who else would you expect him to look like?’
Fighting Words: A radio play written by students of the VT and RT classes at National Learning Network, Community Development Project, Letterkenny
Cross Border Story Seeds Project: Teleportation
An extract from stories by three primary schools in Ulster
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