Friends, TY Friends!   

Ty has defiantly been one of the best years for so many reasons, the main one is that I've made so many new friends that I would have never spoken to before and our year has become ridiculously close. We've all had so many oppurtunities this year which we would have never had if we havent have taken part in transition year. With outings from Carlingford,Braveforce, Swim a mile, musics workshops, Lollipop day, our retreat to Glendalough but my favorites had to be Work experience and our Gaisce hike.Some people say transition year is a complete doss and waste of time, but I completly disagree. Yes,TY is a year away from exams but you are always kept busy, with so many projects piling up each week. Throughout ty I also feel you become alot closer with the teachers as well as the girls in your class as classes aren't as structured. We also get to take part in classes that you wouldnt be able to have in exam years such as IT and creative writing and our much loved thursdays with Zumba, Photography, Pilates, Make up and Charleston dancing.Transition has definatly made everyone more comfortable and has brought so many out of their shells and we have all bonded so much. With only two weeks left *tear*, we are all beginning to get ready for ty night which is a night where we display everything we have done throughout the year for our parents and perform 'Seasons of Love' from Rent, well try as most of us are musically challenged and also our Zumba and 1920 dancing routines and get our ty hoodies,halla to Martha and Caitriona, theenks guuys. Overall transition year has been so brilliant and I'm so glad I did it.

SCIFEST IS COOL.

According to Caitriona

                                                                           


On the 9th of May all Tys headed off to ITT to take part in a science competition much like the Young Scientist, rejects for life! Vicky and I teamed up to create 'Carpool to School' which aimed to design a carpool lane within our school car park to help reduce traffic congestion within our school community and to cut down on the Co2 emissions being released in the atmosphere. And because we're so dedicated and all we even joined greenschools to help the school receive the transport flag. After our projects had been judged we headed down to a talk where a lady exploded vegetables and set dragons on fire for the craic,what a fun time. Overall the day was great and Vicky and I even left with a prize for our communication, GO TEAM
                

 Artists from different regions and their affect on tourism

Leonardo da Vinci 

Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15th  in 1452.At the young age of 14 he became an apprentice and overtime, became one of the greatest artists,along with being an inventor, sculptor,engineer,scientist and mathematician. Da Vinci developed many new art techniques and was the first person to dissect the human body. Due to his frequent travelling around Europe to places such as Milan, Rome and France, this allowed Leonardo to observe nature closely, contributing greatly to his artwork.Leonardo da Vinci created some of the most famous images in European art. Though many of his works were never finished, and even fewer have survived, he influenced generations of artists.Some of Leonardo's well known work includes 'The Mona Lisa' and 'The Last Supper'. Leonardo also created geographical paintings such as his printing of Tuscany and its neighboring regions.

Leonardo da Vinci left his mark all over Italy in frescoes, buildings, and drawings. Some of  Leonardo's masterpieces are held in museums outside of Italy, but most remain in his native land. One of Italy's most important art museums, the Uffizi Gallery holds a number of Leonardo's work,such as the 'Annunciation','Adoration of the Magi',and a self-portrait. Due to these masterpieces , over 1.5 million tourists visit the Uffizi,in Florence annually to get a glimpse of his work. Due to the large amount of tourism, this also contributes to Florence.

    


Another huge tourist attraction is Leonardo's hometown, Vinci,which is a small village located outside of Florence.The Casa di Leonardo, the farmhouse,and the Museo Leonardino, a museum dedicated to models based on his prolific drawings,attract millions of tourists per year.Also,one of his most famous paintings, 'The Mona Lisa', is held in The Louvre,Paris. The Louvre is the most visited art museum in the world, with 6,004,254 visitors in 2011.


 

As Leonardo completed so few works in his lifetime,the art industry sprang up and created a huge hype around the search for 'real Leonardo's' over the years ,encouraging tourism.Leonardo has contributed greatly to the world and his artwork still attracts millions of tourists to museums all over the world to view his masterpieces to this day.


Michelangelo Buonarotti


Michelangelo Buonarotti was born on the 6th of March 1475 in Caprese, near Tuscany. Michelangelo, an artist, sculptor,architect, poet and engineer, has been believed to be one of the greatest artists of all time and many of his masterpieces rank among the most famous in existence.Overtime, Michelangelo's work has impacted tourism greatly as millions travel to view artwork such as 'Pieta', 'David', and 'The battle of Cascina'. Along with his great art, Michelangelo, much like Da Vinci created geographical prints of Frankfort, Germany.


  


Vatican Museums- Vatican City
The Musei Vaticanti holds one of Michelangelo's most famous and well known pieces. This incredible frescoes is painted on the ceiling and walls of the Sistine Chapel which is the highlight of the Vatican museums.The ceiling is divided into 9 central panels, which depict The Creation of the World, The Expulsion of Adam and Eve, and The Story of Noah. Over 2.9 million visit the Sistine Chapel to get a glimpse of the ceiling each year.


  


DavidThis 5.17 metre marble statue stands in the museum 'Galleria dell' Accademia' in Florence but they're are many replicas situated in Italy such as in the public square, located outside the ' Palazzo della Cathedral'. Over10,000 visit this sculpture daily and over 4.5 million each year.Michelangelo has not only impacted art greatly but his artwork creates an interest for tourists which contributes to Italy as tourists are spending money and the museums are creating jobs

Gaisce

Hey Nomad
Last weekend 33 transition years set out to Kippure Lodge to complete our 25km hike.Our preparation started on Thursday when we went to Tesco to buy our feast fit for kings, safe to say we were in our element.Birdseye chicken dippers and chilli heatwave Doritos in hand we set out on Friday for Wicklow. We arrived at around half 4, geared up and set out for the first half of what seemed our never ending hike.Hiking through bogs and all sorts of mountainous terrain, wise words of skelly, respect. Until we reached a historical tomb, which being typical tys, turned into an opportunity for a photo shoot.Feeling proud we had finally reached the top, we soon realised we had to slide down, falling numerous times. That night was one of the best nights so far this year.Sharing a house with 10 girls with no teachers, rebels whaa?, we headed straight to the fridge and never left all night. Then it was time for the all time best, hsm 2! The next day we were woken at 7:30 and headed out on the second half of our hike. With only 2 hours of sleep had, we quickly got ready but of course left time to eat. The second day of hiking was alot easier than the first as the route wasn't as steep. Being the classy women we are, we took advantage of the muck and streams and ended up bog hopping and spreading muck all over our faces while eating our much loved Dorito sandwiches. As our hike ended, we were all so proud that we had completed our task and that we did it as a group. Next on the list to do was high ropes.This was by far one of the best things I've done so far as i have no fear of heights at all. Altogether we did rock climbing, beam balancing, abseiling but my fav ever was the leap of faith. Basically we had to climb a narrow pole the size of a two story house and stand on top and get your balance with the wind blowing you all directions. Then on the count of three you leap off and try to catch a metal bar leaving you swinging in mid air, boo yeaah. Overall the weekend was tiring but so worth it as I felt it was one of the best experiences of Ty
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Glendalough

 

This year all tys went to Glendalough for our retreat.Over the years are retreats were very practical and involved praying and talking with everyone, but this year was different. Hiking through forests and hills we walked in silence reflecting on our lives and experiences through a spiritual means.Father Michael brought us through Glendalough and stopped a number of times at crosses and the lake to reflect. He was a very inspirational man who really knew what he was talking about. Throughout the day we visited a wishing cross where we all circled the cross, placing our hands on it and wished, we also visited the monastries and finally the lake. Here each of us took water from the lake and let it drain through our fingers. Michael soon symbolised this as letting the pain in our lives drain away.Throughout the day Michael gave advice on life such as "have no regrets"." Old age- its not what you did and didnt do you that you regret, its what you wanted to do but never did.".One I found most interesting was, "God is something more than a man, he is something more than human". I feel this was good as many people stay with the image from when they were younger of god being a man in a big white robe sitting on clouds, but being in Gendalough, you feel God has to be more than human to create what is around us.I felt the retreat was a great part of transition year as instead of being in a room all day, we got to go out walking through Glendalough.



 

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Swim a mile with a smile

Hey Nomad,
Every year the Ian Daly Swim a mile with a smile fundraiser is held in aid of Child Cancer Care, Our lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin and Barretstown camp for seriously ill children. The inspiration for this swim is Ian Daly who was diagnosed with a brain tumor at the young age of 9.Since then his family have been raising money for the hospitals and have given up to 347,200 euro since 2005. Tomorrow, all Tys are gearing up and swimming the mile alone or in teams and are collecting money to raise funds.Goodluck lads!
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Fat camp in Puddenhill

Hey Nomad,
Yesterday all tys took the challenge of attempting the braveforce challenge which is an army assalt course. With muck up to our knees, we roamed the course trudging through rivers up to our necks, rope climbing, crawling through extremely narrow tunnels and running straight into hay bails, go team! When we arrived to the course, there were 3 other schools there that were not only competing with us but had been training for months and were chosen by their schools because of their fitness, while Wolstans brought 70 girls not knowing what we were getting ourselves in for, losers for life.Overall the day was very tough but brilliant.