This was sent to Miss Joyce by a number of teachers and parents so we thought we would share.
Miss Joyce's cousin was a light house keeper on Inis Oírr in Galway for over 30 years! He had lots of great stories to tell. ( see photo of light house on Inis Oírr)
https://www.fightingwords.ie/storykeeper
Dear all,
Fighting Words is pleased to offer an online creative writing opportunity for your pupils, Become a Young Storykeeper, in partnership with Great Lighthouses of Ireland.
Starting today and running until May 19th, children aged between 7 - 12 years are asked to send us stories, poems, songs and comics on the theme of lighthouses.
Lighthouses are hugely inspirational and symbolise safety, guidance, help and hope - very important in these times.
Now that lighthouses are automated, the people who work there and provide tours are called storykeepers. We are inviting children to become Young Storykeepers.
Writers can create a story, a poem, a song, a play or a comic.
The story must involve a lighthouse, a buoy - or even a helper ship.
Your pupils might invent stories about the birds and animals that might live beside or even inhabit a lighthouse, or create a sea story rescue.
The lighthouse might be beside the sea - or on another planet!
Maybe the story is about the light itself – what kind of light is it? Who does it help? The possibilities are really endless.
All stories will be included in a digital magazine to be launched as part of Cruinniú na nÓg on June 13th and featured on the websites of Great Lighthouses of Ireland and Fighting Words.
A number of stories will be selected to be animated by the Fighting Words volunteer team of illustrators and animators.
For more information -https://fightingwords.ie/storykeeper
Visit a lighthouse!
All children who submit a story will receive a family ticket to visit any one of the Great Lighthouses of Ireland Visitor Attractions, to be used when they re-open in accordance with Government guidelines.
