Roisin and I had a wonderful trip to Cork on Thursday and Friday.

First up was Mayfield library where we met the charming girls from Gardiner’s Hill.

Next, I went to Ballincollig, where a huge crowd of girls from the local National School listened intently, and then blew me away with the intelligence of their questions. I hear there were pictures of this event in Saturday’s Evening Echo, but haven’t seen them yet – unfortunately I don’t live in Echoland.

On Friday, first stop was the City Library in Grand Parade and the girls from Christ the King secondary –  a lovely group.

Moving quickly along, we went to the secondary school in Ballyphehane. We were tiring now, but our interested audience inspired us, and kept us going.

Last stop was Douglas library and the girls from Regina Mundi. They made me proud to say that it was my old school. Special mention has to go to the girls from Our Lady of Lourdes in Ballinlough, and St Columba’s in Douglas, who came along on their day off!

Roisin and I got a great welcome everywhere we went. The library staff, the teachers, and of course  the pupils made our trip to Cork a huge success. Thank you all so much!

This is Patricia, Roisin, Catherine and me in the City Library in Grand Parade, Cork.