When we reached the folkpark we had a tour. The tour guides showed some some of the cottages and the school. Many of the buildings in the folkpark where located elsewhere in Ireland and were brought to the folkpark and rebuilt brick by brick. The folkpark also contains a replica ship to show how people travelled when emigrating to America. There are also American styled houses where some of the activities took place.
We then got into our groups and started our various activities.Every group had a brilliant guide to help them with their activities.
All the hard work we did during the fun day last month paid off, as the trip was completely funded by the money raised on that day.
On Friday we were then able to link in with our English writing focus for the month of November. All the children wrote a piece of procedural writing based on the activity they did in Omagh.
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| The Mellon House |
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| One roomed cabin |
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| The School |
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| Inside the school |
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| The Blacksmith Craft |
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| Ulster Farmhouse Cooking in the Mellon House |
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| Printers Devil |
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| Post-boy Workshop |
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| Chemist Assistant |
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| Chemist Assistant: making tooth powder |
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| Pioneer Cooking |
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| American Woodcraft |
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| American Tinsmithing |
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| Early American Textiles |
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| American New World House |
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| Going Wild outside the one roomed cottage |
Procedural Writing based on the activities in Omagh.
