Here is selection of 4th class’s review of Dublinina. 🙂

On the 11^th of February 2014 our class went to Dublinia in town. When we got there we had to wait outside a while but eventually we went in. First of all there were two men, one of them introduced them both. Their names were Ross and Ivan. Then we went into the Viking section. Ross asked us a few questions about the Vikings to test our knowledge about them. Then we looked at a few models and went into a replica of a Viking house. Then we went into the Medieval section (Ivan swapped with Ross in telling us stuff). Ivan showed us a few things and this creepy thing called the Black Death. Then after a couple more things it was time to go. We said bye and then we went back to school.

OUR 4^TH CLASS TRIP TO DUBLINIA

On the 11 of February 4^th class went to Dublinia.  We went around the back of Christchurch, and there was a modern glass building. Inside there was a Viking long-boat, beside that was where we met our tour guides, Ross and Ivan.  Ross took us into the Viking period, where we saw kings of the past and learned that it would take 7 days to get from Norway to Ireland rowing 24 hours a day. Two men would have to sit on a chest with all of their belongings.  We also learned about the rules of Dublin and the fairs and barbers.  People didn’t just go to the barbers to get their hair cut they also went for surgery.  We learned about the black-death. We saw a model of Dublin when the Normans moved in and we learned about the period when the English invaded Ireland.  At the end we got to do experience an Archaeologists lab.

By Leo Faulkner 4^th Class