See below a collection of artifacts which were brought to school on Thursday the 7th of November. The students have kindly provided some information on their historical treasures.
this is a shell on the right of the picture. it was shot in 1912 in the war. on the left is my great great great grandad. his job during the war was to train the horses for the soldiers that went to war. he had a horse of his own called joey . he was poisoned 5 days before the war ended.
Another student brought in another shell which was dated 1917 and was used during the First World War.
These are German glasses from the Second World War. They are meant to be worn under a gas mask.
These are jail keys from Kilkenny Castle in the 1850s. All the keys are different shapes and the top and bottom.
an old world war 1 shoe last
This was my great grandads shoe last during World War 1 the piece of it facing north was for kids shoes the bit facing east was for adults shoes and the bit facing east is for adults shoes and the bit facing up is for the heel.
Queen EliZabeth’s 25th commemoration coin
This coin was placed in my house in 1978 years ago. About 41 years ago the people that lived in our house got the living room done up. When they did they found the coin in the supporting structure and put it back. Then when I was in first class we were getting the house done up one of the builders found it in the support beams and we put back a 2 euro coin.
From Left to Right: A medal from the coronation of King Edward VIII, 1937.
