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GEOGRAPHY FIELD TRIP

Friday the 26th September was a bright dry day as we the second over the noise of the machines. We were shocked at the size
years made our way to Florenscourt in Co. Fermanagh. Our first of the factory. As we were leaving they gave us ‘Quinn Glass’
destination was the Marble Arch Caves where we divided into baseball caps as a souvenir. This made the day for some of the
two groups for our guided tour. Luckily the river was slow so we boys. We made it home just in time for the buses.
got to go on the boat trip. It was a bit shaky but thankfully no Finally a big thank you to Mr. Plunkett and Ms. Argue for
one fell overboard. The tour lasted one hour and fifteen minutes organising the whole day for us.
and was very informative. After eating our lunch we looked at all
the displays and visited the souvenir shop.
We were really looking forward to our second stop which was
the former Quinn Glass Factory in Derrylin. First up was a talk
about the history of the company and the products they made.
Next we put on our safety gear, glasses, caps, ear plugs and
coats. Then we went out to the factory floor. Our guide told us
about all the process even though it was difficult to hear him

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