STORIES
Fighting Words Stories
The Gold Plated Shirt
BALLYDUFF National School – 4th & 5th Class
Five minutes ago, in a two-story house in Texas, Jeffy and his friend Penelope are sitting on their red couch. When all of a sudden, on the television news breaks that there is a gold-plated shirt, somewhere in the world.
Jeffy turns to Penelope and suggest that they go and search for the gold shirt. Jeffy decides that the best place to start his search is to find his mother.
Jeffy knew his mother had stolen it years previously. She is now out of jail and is staying with screwball the clown.
Jeffy and Penelope take off in his super cool personalised car and as they drive though the desert they see in the distance, in the middle of nowhere a red and white circus tent…………
Jimmy & The Silly Sausage
Dromclough National School – 4th Class
Once upon a time there was a fried potato called Jimmy. He lived in the bottom of a bin in McDonalds with his best friend Sally the Silly Sausage. Every day, Jimmy dreamed of getting a third leg so he would be fast enough to outrun his greatest enemy, The Binman. The only problem is the leg that fits him is in the back of the bin truck ….
The Siege Of Bananio
The Spa National School – 5th Class
One day Maniac the Monkey was walking along the street when he bumped into Straight Banana who was his best friend. Unfortunately, he knocked Straight Banana down the hill and Straight Banana got angry and decided to gather an army of banana friends to destroy the monkey race.
They hold a secret meeting in the middle of the banana tree but they didn’t realise that there was a spy at the meeting who was dressed as a banana.
He overheard the bananas plans so that when the monkeys ate them they would become ill.
The spy goes back to Monkeyland to tell them what the bananas are planning.
When the monkey went back to HQ he did not know that the bananas had fitted a secret tracker to his tail.
REVIEWS
What people are saying about us
Popped in here to escape the rain and get a cup of tea and cake. Very reasonable prices and great service. Then noticed the little hare jumping around on the wall when I used the toilets! Looked very intriguing and prompted us all to buy tickets to the museum. Wow! So worth it as the exhibits and the way it was presented was lovely, really unusual. So informative and so different to other museums. Really good value for money and a real highlight to the town.
Great Service (Trip Advisor Review)
– March, 2023
Most impressive is how ingrained in both The Creative & local communities The Seanchaí is, from the workshops, coffee mornings & plain old drop ins, To Book launches, poetry recitals, projects & engagements with the local schools. The Seanchaí is a much loved and universally treasured cultural icon. By the inhabitants of Listowel, most of Co. Kerry and West Limerick.
Mark Ollerhead (Google Review)
– March, 2023
We had requested the 30-minute tour, but happily lingered for an hour longer than we had planned. As we exited, we looked at each other and laughed out loud at our good fortune. We could have so easily missed this experience that left us feeling moved, intrigued and a bit more educated about the Kerry writers. In our delight, we failed to tip our guide but I will be going to your donations page to make a modest pledge in gratitude for our host whose name we did not record to memory.
Jane Braswell (Google Review)
– March, 2023
Our visit to the Kerry Writers Museum was a very memorable experience from beginning to end. Cara, who was working at the centre that day, was very welcoming and most helpful. The exhibition of the Kerry writers was imaginative and most engaging. The seanchai relating the background stories each writer was magic! A wonderful experience all round.
Cara (Google Review)
– May, 2021
This museum has been developed with great care and meticulous attention to detail. The audio elements are matched perfectly to the installations which are beautifully presented. The option to activate the audio guides in each room without resorting to the use of handheld devices worked very well. This is a must see/hear for anyone with an interest in Irish writing. There is also a little coffee shop and gifts on sale.
Beautifully Curated (Trip Advisor Review)
– July, 2019