On Tuesday 5th February Ms. Griffin-Jones' 5th Class visited Selskar Abbey as part of the Wexford Lions Club initiative that saw them work with the Wexford Tidy Towns Committee to ensure safe access to this historic site on a daily basis.
People can now avail of walking tours at 3pm each day. As part of the project, every tombstone in the Abbey grounds has been logged and these details can be accessed from the Wexford Lions Club website.
Our 'tour guide' on the day was none other than Monica Crofton. Monica was for many years Deputy Principal in the Faythe School and had the unique distinction of attending the Faythe for all of her schooling from Junior Infants to Leaving Certificate before returning to work all her teaching career there !!
Not content with this, Monica also penned the history of the school - 'Memories of the Faythe School' - a specially bound copy of which was presented to President Michael D.Higgins, on the occasion of his visit to the school last year.
Despite the poor weather the class were treated to a thoroughly enjoyable tour delivered in Monica's inimitable style. When the girls returned to school, and thawed out, they wrote an account of their trip and several weeks later Caitlin Clowery was thrilled to be picked as the Faythe School's best essayist and even more thrilled with her 'cash' prize.
Well done Caitlin!
