"Pride in Our Land"

(Antrim) From Belfast to Ballycastle,

Lough Neagh to the sea,

Nine glens, Giant's Causeway,

Coast road . . .Come and see! (Ballymacward PS)

Armagh (coming soon)

Carlow is such a fantastic place,

From the peak of Mt. Leinster to the valleys below.

Where the Barrow and Slaney meander with grace,

The views are fantastic where the sugar beet grow.(Leighlinbridge NS)

Cavan is a bottle,

Lakes and fishing galore,

We're proud of our Catherina,

And of 1947 and its lore. (Lisboduff NS)

Clare is famous for hurling,

The banners fly in Clare.

The Burren has lots of rocks

And unusual flowers grow there. (Holy Family School, Ennis)

Cork is known as the rebel land,

With the Blarney Stone and its gift of the gab,

And the tunnel we built under the Lee

And Geraldine O'Grady, the Rose of Tralee. (Farran NS, Ovens)

Derry has golden beaches and forests of oak,

Warm-hearted people who enjoy a good joke.

Lads in red and white who brought home the cup,

And Nobel prize winners who cheered us all up! (Ballykelly Primary School, Limavady)

Donegal is known for its scenery,

It has a lot of places to visit,

There are some famous people in Donegal

So if you're in the north-west don't miss it.(Raphoe Central NS)

Down (coming soon)

Dublin is a popular place

Because it's a capital city.

Vikings came here years ago

And sailed the River Liffey (Dominican Convent NS, Dun Laoghaire)

Fermanagh (coming soon)

Galway is a city that had 14 tribes,

Our colours proud are maroon and white.

Come see Macnas faces and the Galway races

And buy Galway Crystal, a pure delight. (Craughwell NS)

Is í Ciarraí an contae is fearr,

Tá na páirceanna deas glas is na feirmeoirí thar barr.

Fungi an deilf atá lán de spraoi,

Sin é an tarraingt go dtí Contae Chiarraí! (Coláiste Íde, An Daingean )

Kildare is the short grass county famous for the Oak,

Where St. Brigid and her folk laid down her magical cloak,

We may not have won the Sam Maguire,

But we'll come back like a Raging Fire! (Ballymore Eustace NS)

Kilkenny is the land by the Nore,

Where there's marble and coal galore.

Hurling's the game, there's nothing the same,

All her players are steeped in fame. (Firoda NS)

Laois (coming soon)

Leitrim is lovely, a gem of a place,

Or so the famous song goes.

From the beautiful Glencar Waterfalls

To where the River Shannon flows.(Ardvarney NS, Dromahair)

Limerick is a Lady Grand

A treaty city - the walls still stand.

Sporting success we can boast

On every field from coast to coast.(Corpus Christi NS Moyross)

Longford's heroes are remembered

When the story of Ballinamuck is told,

And we fly our flag with dignity

With it's wonderful blue and gold. (Scoil Mhuire, Newtownforbes)

Louth is known as the Wee County,

We are red and white.

Cú Chulainn is our hero

Dundalk is our might. (St. Joseph's NS, Dundalk)

Mayo is magic,

And full of wealth,

So pack your bags,

And come see for yourself. (Inver NS)

Meath is full of history,

With Newgrange it's greatest mystery.

It also has Tara, The Boyne Valley and Slane,

The Book of Kells is another claim to fame. (St. Joseph's Mercy NS, Navan)

Monaghan is known as the Oriel County,

Its colours are white and blue,

Where mushrooms and furniture are plentiful,

And Patrick Kavanagh hails too. (Scoil Naomh Pádraig, Corracrin)

Offaly is wild and full of ditches,

Our only downfall is sitting on pitches.

And we are known throughout the land

for our gaelic players that beat the band.(Ballinamere NS  Tullamore)

Roscommon is a county with treasures to protect,

Strokestown House, Loughs Ree and Key and the memory of Douglas Hyde.

For its first county meeting, the Government chose Roscommon,

Where many schools fly Green Flags and protect the countryside. (Clonown NS)

Sligo is a scenic county,

It surely has it all.

It's got Benbulben, Knocknaree,

And Glencar Waterfall. (Ransboro NS)

Tipperary is the county that is built upon the Suir,

If you come here you can have the Rock of Cashel tour.

We have the colours blue and gold,

So come visit our county and behold. (Cappawhite NS)

Tyrone (coming soon)

Waterford is in the sunny south-east

And is famous for its glass.

It is the Déise county

And it's ladies football is first class.(Whitechurch NS)

Westmeath is the Lakeland of Ireland

We have rivers, lakes and canal,

From Uisneach to Fore, we have folklore go leor

And Joe Dolan, who could ask for anything more? (St. Joseph's NS,  Milltownpass)

Wexford is known as the Model County,

Whose colours are purple and gold,

We're famed from sunshine and strawberries,

To rebels and Vikings of old. (Our Lady of Lourdes NS, Bunclody)

Wicklow is a county

Mountainous and green

It is always always very lively

And lies beside the sea. ( St. Cronan's NS, Bray)

(Congratulations to pupils in 32 counties for composing this unique poem)