WHAT I LIKE ABOUT DOUGLAS
2nd
March, 2000
A few weeks ago, we in the Douglas Weekly, came up with an idea which we thought would be good because it would involve our young people in St. Columbas girls and boys school. We rang school principal Michelle Cashman and asked her if her students would write a composition on Why I like living in Douglas. Michelle liked the idea and today we continue to publish another four entries. At the end of the competition we will get a judge to pick three winners, who will receive a prize from Douglas Books. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as we did ...
What I like About
Douglas
By Stephanie O'Sullivan
Douglas is a beautiful suburb! I love this village. It has
everything you want and I feel very lucky to live here.
Even though Douglas is a village, it has something for everyone.
There are shops, playgrounds and a cinema for children of all
ages. There is a wide range of bars, restaurants and hotels for
adults. Children can join the G.A.A. Club which has now got a new
hall for playing indoor activities. There is a variety of sports
clubs such as a tennis club, a pool and a golf club
There are also a number of schools in Douglas. The new school I
go to is St. Columbas G.N.S. When you arrive at my school, you
will notice that we have planted quite a few trees and flowers
around us. We have only just planted 3,000 bulbs which will be
showing around spring time, and no doubt it will look stunning! I
am quite proud of my school, we have a computer room with about
30 computers. The activities we do include football, camoige, and
basketball. Our school football team just recently played in the
final, I was on the team and felt very proud to wear the black
and green Douglas jersey. Our school building is bright and
large. There are two football fields just on our doorstep. We
also have a beautiful bog garden with a pond and during the
summer it looks particularly pretty with all the wild colourful
flowers.
It only takes 5-10 minutes to drive into Cork City. We are very
lucky to have the Link Road too which link us to the Dublin and
West Cork routes. If I was asked where I live I would be very
proud to tell the person I'm from Douglas. I love living here, it
is a great village and everybody is very friendly. When I am
older and have children, I am going to live here with them. I am
going to send them to this school. I love it here.
What I Like About
Douglas
By Grace Hughes
I moved to Douglas when I was nine years old, and I am glad to
say that I have never regretted it. Douglas is one of the best
places I have ever been in, because you're never short of
something to do for One Second! Douglas is exciting, there is
just so much to do here. I mean when you come to Douglas you
don't think, I'm bored "you think" So much to do in
only one lifetime.
Douglas started off a long long time ago as a small village.
Since then it has grown to be the fast moving fun-packed place I
call home. There's Douglas cinema where you can check out all the
latest releases, or bring them home from our Chartbusters or
X-tra Vision. You can even try Hex, Chartbuster's new stand up
tanning facility. You can go for a delicious meal in Bully's or
Eco's or a quiet drink in O'Sullivan's or the South County, our
traditional Irish Bars. Don't forget our two magnificent hotels,
Maryborough Hill and Rochestown Park. You can pop out to the
shops, our conveniently located Tesco, Dunnes or Centra. There
are bookshops, pet stores shops for toys, swimwear and fashion,
jewellery stores newsagents and banks, sweetshops and petrol
stations. There's even a travel agent. We have our own library,
there's St. Columbas Catholic Church, which has just been
beautifully renovated, but we also have a lovely Protestant
Church and St. Columbas and St. Patricks Church Rochestown run a
newsletter named The Fingerpost, which has been going since 1886.
We also have the Gus Healy Pool, a popular social and fitness
area.
St. Columbas girl school, my school has a large population of 652
girls, but it does not feel like it. We have spacious, unpolluted
grounds an extremely efficient and friendly principle Mrs
Michelle Cashman, who ensures that our memories of St. Columbas
are happy ones. Last 3,000 daffodils up on the hill. We also make
full use of our two large hurling and football pitches, and two
G.A.A. halls. The Douglas girls and boys are very into sport and
we the girls are trained and encouraged by our excellent sports
teacher Billy Cotter, or just "Billy" to us. Of course
we aren't just taught our sports- gaelic football, camogie, and
basketball, but also Irish dancing, creative dancing, computers
and swimming. We have a comfortable colourful school with
encouraging, interesting subjects and kind patient teachers.
Douglas is technically a village but we still have easy
transportation to town and we can easily just drive out to the
Jack Lynch tunnel, so we also have easy access to West Cork and
Dublin routes. Whatever anyone else may say, I'm proud to say
that I live in Douglas.
What I like About
Douglas
By Deirdre Murphy (Deeds)
Douglas is a great place to live or even visit. There are so many
things to do and places to go. Although Douglas started out small
it has grown and grown. I have many friends who live in Douglas
and they love it too. Douglas village is one of best things in
Douglas because it is the centre and heart of everything. There
are loads of shops and restaurants to choose from and two great
supermarkets.
They are hundreds of people living in Douglas young and old and
whatever age you are there are activities
and facilities to enjoy. One of the main facilities in Douglas is
the G.A.A. hall which is used often by all ages. Every Monday and
Saturday I play indoor camoige in the hall and sometimes my
St.Columbas, uses it for P.E.
There are many other sports played in Douglas such as tennis,
swimming, golf, gaelic football. For people who don't enjoy
sports as much, there is the library or cinema or park.
St.Columbas is a great school for both boys and girls. The
buildings are bright and modern and nicely spaced. We planted
3,000 bulbs just before the Christmas break to celebrate the
millennium so our grounds will look even more stunning. One of
the best advantages about it is that we are right next door to
the G.A.A. pitches and we use them a lot. It's a brilliant school
and I'm looking forward to leaving it for secondary school.
Douglas is situated in a perfect location, not only is it close
to the Link Road but it is really close to the City too. Even
though all you need is already in Douglas like the cinema, shops
and churches, bars and hotels, going into town is easy also.
I am really proud of Douglas and everything in it. It is an
excellent place and I couldn't imagine it being any better.
What I Like About
Douglas
By Aisling Maloney
Originally I am from Romania but when I was adopted at the age of
three I was brought to Douglas and I have to admit that I would
hate to live anywhere else.
I love Douglas so much because even though it is a village it
still has lots of amenities and facilities for everyone.
From where I live it only takes 10-15 minutes to walk around to
Tesco and Dunnes. The cinema isn't that far away either and there
are always good films to see there. St.Columbas church has just
been done up and its always nice to go in and say a prayer. I
also think it is important to have a library near you, if you go
down to Tesco you'll find one.
Sport is very important in Douglas I think. With the new G.A.A.
hall for camoige gaelic football and many other sports. At
Douglas Golf Club you can not only playgolf, but there is also a
bar and a lovely restaurant. We also have a pool close by, if you
ever wanted to go for a swim. If that's not enough there is also
a leisure centre near-by.
Now I must talk about my school . StColumbas school is about the
best school in Douglas, it's quiet and peaceful. The grounds are
very good and all you have to do is look around and you'll find a
tree. This year we planted some oak trees and about 3,000
daffodils and hope that they'll come up in the spring.
Douglas is a really beautiful place and it has grown so much in
the last few years. It is so easy to get in and out of the city
because Douglas is so near to it. To say that I live in Douglas
makea me proud.