Tinahely National School

Tymon Park,24th November

Our school has been Oreinteering since 2007 and on the 24th of November, 2010 5th and 6th went to Tymon Park.

6th class boy's ran 2.6 km and the scale on the map was 1:5000 me and Kyle got a time of 36 minutes and 25 second's. When we got there, there was lot's of swan's and we fed them bread. We waited for about 5 more minutes until the names were called out. There wasn't much scenery on the track because there was a path trough most of the course. Me and Kyle saw two squirrel's. After we all finished we went back home but I was in Krystian car so we were in for a treat we all got brownie's and a bag of chip's out of the chipper. What a day it was.


By Curtis Keating

Tinahely .N.S had a fun day out Orienteering

Fifth and sixth of Tinahely N.S competed in the South-Leinster Orienteering league. It was the first of three trips out on orienteering. We went to Bushy park in South-Dublin. On 13-10-2010 the sixth class boys had a 2.5km course with 21 controls.
Our best in that sectionwas Kyle Nolan and Curtis Keating at 36:03 mins our second best was Adam Cullen and Krystian Jakobizak ran in 41:33 mins. In the sixth class girls it was a 1.7km course with 13 controls. Our best was the reigning Leinster champion Natasha Byrne, she was on her own she ran in 21:00 mins. Aisling Quinn and Sandra Habarta ran in at 27:37 mins. Niamh Ryan and Roksana Habarta ran in at 36:15 mins. Marlena Zawadzka and Justyne Lawless ran in at 40:59.In fifth class girls it was the same of six class girls there was one pair it was Aoife Gorman and Chelsie Pay ran in at 45:17 mins. The fifth class boys it was 2.2 km with 18 controls
Cormac Kenny and Damon Tighe ran in at 39:57 and then Martin Quinn and James Tyrrell ran in at 40:14 Eoin Donlon and Richard Kuncis got a DNF (did not finish).
But it is a new sport and a fun sport and it was a fun day too.


By James Tyrrell