Irish News Croke Park Trip
20th Jun 2016
The pupils pictured with Conor McManus.
The Club Wall shows the crest of every GAA Club in the country.
The pupils found the local Beragh Red Knights Club on the Club Wall.
These lights in the Players' Lounge change colour to the colours of the winning county after each match. They put the Tyrone colours on for us!
The pupils got to go inside Dressing Room 2 at Croke Park.
Conor talked about how he prepares for matches in this changing room.
The pupils got to ask Conor some questions.
We got to see the warm-up area were some of the pupils were able to deliver their pre-match speech.
Even Conor's learning something here!
Team Beragh!!
PS camogie & hurling finals were on the pitch today and we saw some very skilful players.
The games were also being shown on the big screen.
The presentation area - will Tyrone be there this year?
Listening to the tour guide who gave us some very interesting facts about Croke Park.
The view from the upstairs in the Davin Stand!
We all did the Mexican Wave!
The original Sam Maguire cup is kept in the Croke Park Museum.
As is the Liam McCarthy cup.
We found an old Tyrone jersey there too.
The children got the opportunity to test their Gaelic Football skills in the interactive games.
As well as our hurling skills!
Doing lunch at The Croke Park Hotel.
Conor came for lunch too and signed some gear for the children.
Some pupils pictured with John Brolly (Irish News), the Manager of the Croke Park Hotel & Conor McManus (Monaghan captain).
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St Oliver Plunkett School Primary School and Nursery Unit, 9 Laragh Road, Beragh, Omagh BT79 0TH