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16th June 2018
04:11pm BST
Ah, primary school. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
But no matter whether you hated your teacher and could never remember your times-tables, the light at the (sometimes) very dark tunnel was always the school tour.
Every year you wondered where you were going to go, if it was going to better than last year and of course, who you were going to sit beside on the bus.
If you went to primary school in Ireland, there's no doubt you probably went on at least three of these classic school tours.
Admittedly, I never got to go to Clara Lara myself but I was always so jeaous of those who did. The stories I heard made that place legendary.
This was a classic for those in the Galway area, and many a birthday parties were spent here too, you lucky ducks.
Irish schools just could not get enough of petting farms, and Newbridge was frequented by a lot of them. Baby goats are adorable anyway, no matter your age.
Many a shoe were lost in the bog in Causey Experience, but it was worth it.
We were probably too young to appreciate what a beauty this place is, but can you blame us? We were only babas.
You all managed to fit in the small passage and got to see it light up and then went home.
You wore the hats with pride and shouted at the passersby with gusto. Them's the days.
If you were super lucky, you got a cheeky trip to the Gaeltacht as a school tour, so you could experience the stress and awkwardness of céilís long before your adolesence.
Fort Lucan got visitors from near and far to try their magnificent slides. Somehow, they don't seem as impressive when you're three times bigger.
This housed one of the most legendary Coca-Cola slides. Ever. Fact. Unfortunately it is now closed down, so all we have left is the memories.
The excitement when you got to see a Nemo in REAL life. Nothing like it.
