Stories

Every morning, brilliant new stories are written by primary schoolchildren.They are all stored in our library (the stories, not the children). To read the stories and see the pictures, just click on the title or read more to view stories.

We also have stories from our other locations: Cork, Conamara, Galway, Kerry, Mayo, NorthWest, Wicklow, and Wexford

The Craziest Day Ever

St.Laurence O Tooles GNS, Sheriff Street. 2nd Class. 3rd December 2009
Once upon a time there was a boyfriend named Travis. Travis was tall and gorgeous. He was go hálainn.

His girlfriend’s name was Jasmin. Jasmin had blonde hair and a side fringe. Her hair was massive. She wore lots of nice clothes.

Mrs. McConkey Smells

Scoil Mobhi, Glasnevin. 1st Class. 2nd December 2009
Jacob Crackers, the penguin DJ, was at home on his iceberg. Some really mean penguins came and started chasing him – so he ran back into his igloo.

Jacob got a job in a club making new music for penguins. Then a space cruiser attacked – and a crocodile attacked at the same time!

What a Day!

Scoil an tSeachtar Laoch, 6th Class. 1st December 2009. Illustrations by Phil Barrett.
Mr.Toastie, the flying toaster, was in the shop one day. He was on the shelf, waiting to be bought.

A really narky family came over and bought him. But Mr.Toastie didn’t want to go with that family. He wasn’t being used, so he flew away.

Mrs. McConkey's First Date

Our Lady Immaculate Senior National School, Darndale - 3rd Class, 30 November 2009
Mrs Mc Conkey was remembering when she was in school and she met a nerd in the hall. The nerd said nothing. It was in the old days, in the 60’s.

“Hey nerd, whatcha doin?” she asked. “Give me your lunch money!”

Dance Chick

St.Josephs GNS, Finglas West, 5th Class. 26 November 2009
One ordinary day, Johnny the dancing chicken was walking down the road when he saw Lucy Locket, his best friend.

He smelt a whiff of KFC and was scared of the smell so he ran away! They ran all the way to Burger King but they got chased out.

The Battle for the Golden Banana

Esker Educate Together National School. 3rd Class. 25th November 2009
Once upon a time there was a dancing monkey called Chimcha. He lived in a golden house in the forest.

His best friend was a spider monkey who looked like a big spider.

Bakery Brawls

Willow Park School, Blackrock. 5th Class
It was a Saturday night when I saw it. I took this delicious chocolate chip muffin out of the oven when legs and arms popped out of it and it ran away!

Princess Claire

St Joseph's GNS, Finglas West, 2nd Class, 23 November 2009
There once was a princess whose name was Claire.

One day she was sitting in the sitting room of her palace with her best friend, a puppy called Snowball.

The mystery driver

Sandymount 4th Class, 19 November 2009
One day, someone was sitting on Lanky Larry, the Haunted Toliet and the person forgot to flush him.

So, Shaba Laba Ding Dong, Lanky Larry’s best friend, came over and flushed him.

Barney the Hippie and His Purple Toenails

Scoil Mobhi, Glasnevin. 4th Class, 18 November 2009.
Barney the Hippie was at home, trying to shave his mustache. He was unsuccessful, and he thought he would grow a beard.

After he tried to shave, he tried to clip his toenails, but he was too scared, because his toenails were purple.

The Alien Invasion

Esker Educate Together National School, 4th 5th & 6th Class, 17 November 2009
Once upon a time in a far, far away galaxy, there was a planet called Zardoh.

There were lots of aliens on the planet. One of its inhabitants was lonely.

A Day in the Dungeons

coil an tSeachtar Laoch, 3rd Class. 16 November 2009
Sir Snort-a-Lot and his wife Lady Snort-a-Lot rule the planet of pigs. They live in a giant castle made of mud and muck.

Cheesy the Cheese tries to get into Sir Snort-a-Lot’s safe where he keeps all his ham.

The Search For Love

Our Lady Immaculate Senior School, Darndale - 5th and 6th Class, 12 November 2009
Once upon a time there were two brothers called Mr China-Chong and Shapa-lapa-ding-dong. They lived in Seattle.

The brothers were looking for twins to be their girlfriends.

Galileo and Spikey

Virgin Mary GNS, Ballymun, 4th & 5th Class. 11 November 2009
Chapter One
One day, Galileo the lonely alien, was eating glass, his favorite food. (His second favorite was plastic.)

Shomoneheehee

Virgin Mary BNS, Ballymun, 3rd,4th & 5th Class. 10 November 2009
One day, the Shoe Monster went into the farting department of the shop.

Michael Jackson was doing his shopping in the same shop when Hip Hop Ninja dropkicked him.

Benny the Clumsy Donkey and Spotty the Rapping Giraffe

Virgin Mary GNS, Ballymun, 4th Class. 09 November 2009
Benny the Clumsy Donkey walked through the zoo.

He saw a monkey and he jumped. He got a fright because he thought someone was behind him, but it was only his shadow.

Max the Sad Dog

St Patrick's JNS Corduff, 2nd Class. 5th November 2009

Once upon a time, Max the talking dog went into the woods. He was looking for his owner. Instead he found a girl called Chelsea.

“Do you want to be my friend?” he asked her.

Fridge Factor

Belgrove GNS, Clontarf. 6th Class
Gibby had always loved dancing. It was a hard hobby, especially because Gibby was a piece of blue cheese!

On Gibby’s first day at stage school, he was reeeally nervous because he was the youngest there and didn’t know anyone.

The Twin Terrors

St Brigid's Primary School, Haddington Road, 5th Class, 3 November 2009
A new teacher came to Lily and Lisa’s class. The teacher liked Lily better than Lisa because Lily was really smart and knew all the answers. Lisa was getting jealous of Lily.

One day, Lisa got in trouble for putting a stink bomb in the prinicpal’s desk. Lisa wanted Lily to take her place in detention.

Jar Wars

Glasnevin Educate Together National School, 4th Class, 2nd November 2009
Bob, the pickle with the sombrero, was doing the ironing when a crazy kung-fu goat jumped in through the window.

‘You’ve done a better entry!’ said Bob.

Isabelle the Funky Chicken

Holy Child GNS, Larkhill Road, 3rd class
Once upon a time there was a funky chicken called Isabelle.

She loved to dance all around! She really loved to dance hip-hop, especially with her best friend Marisa the funky bunny.

The Adventures of Hobo Joe and Toeless Joe

Scoil Thomais, Castleknock. 4th Class
Hobo Joe and Toeless Joe are walking down the street when they see a flyer about winning a golden toe.

The poster said that if you want the toe, you have to go all the way to America to be in a wrestling match with Evil Barney.

The Key, the Chicken, the Butcher and the Cookie

St.Brigids Primary School, Ballsbridge, 6th Class
Suddenly a scream came from the kitchen from the little baby.

She had seen the angry chicken talking to Hamish, the mystery key. They were in the middle of a fight about a cookie.

The Love Row

Holy Child GNS, Larkhill. 4th Class
Chapter One
Once upon a time, there was an evil witch called Doris. She lived in an old cave. She was with her black cat, cooking up some children in her big cauldron.

Her best friend, the three-eyed googley monster, came into the cave and said “Raaaaaaaaaa!!!”

Afro Man Strikes Again!

Virgin Mary Boys National School, 4th/5th/6th Class, 15th October 2009
One dark night, SpiderMonkey and Manfish Pig were hanging out in the wheelchair department of their local shop.

“How did you get crippled?” Manfish Pig asked SpiderMonkey.

The Vampire

St Joseph's School for the Visually Impaired
Alex the Vampire is on tour. He is the lead singer in the band Different Smells.

Gordon is Alex’s best friend and he plays the drums really loudly. Sometimes he plays the drums so loudly that he frightens everyone!

The Romantic Dinner with the Skeleton, John and Jessica

St. Patricks JNS, Corduff. 2nd Class. 14 October 2009
Five weeks ago John, the half-ghost, half-vampire, was flying around the park to try and find people’s souls to take.

It was just around half past midnight. He saw three children and their mam walking home through the park. He decided he’d really like to sneak up on them and steal their souls.

Sloppy Joe V The Farting Dinosaur

Plas Mhuire 3rd & 4th Class ,13th October 2009
Sloppy Joe the wrestler got his name because he loved to eat burgers called Sloppy Joes. They went all over his face while he was eating!

The day of his first wrestling match, he ate his burger and went to fight. His opponent was Hot Dog the Wrestler.

The Under Sea Trouble

Scoil Thomais, Castleknock. 4th Class
Once upon a time, under the deep blue sea, in the Great Barrier Reef, two friends Ollie the Octopus and Ellie the Starfish were swimming around.

They spotted the King of the Reef, who was a great white shark, approaching a seal.

The Banana Chronicles: Book 1

Ranelagh Multidenominational School, 4th Class
Bob the Monkey lived in a tree-house in the jungle. One day his banana phone started ringing: “Ring ring ring ring Banana phone!”

It was his best friend Gergonglers, who was a big purple jelly with orange spots, jagged teeth and one eye sticking out of his head.

The Crazy Adventures of Madame Gobstopper

Rathdown Junior School, 3rd Class, 7 October 2009
Once upon a time there was a 92-year-old French lady who was very rude. Her name was Madame Gobstopper.

One day, she was ironing her clothes and singing “Mama Mia!” Her singing was so awful that she broke her own pair of glasses. “Mama Mia!” she shouted.

The Danger Brothers

Plas Mhuire, Dorset Street, 5th/6th Class. 6th October 2009
One stormy night Mr.Danger was in his Ma’s house thinking about all the robberies that had been on the news.

He was jealous of the robbers and decided to rob a bank.

Croco's Wish

St Fiachra's GNS, 2nd class
Croco the crocodile was at home in the swamp. He was lying down watching TV with Rocky, the talking sock. They had been friends for a long time. After a while, they decided to go for a swim in the river.

“You know I’m a magic sock Croco?” said Rocky.

The Unstoppable Bladder

Castle Park School, Dalkey. 6th Class
Fred the fire extinguisher and Frederick the fire truck were in a cave, fighting a fire-breathing dragon. They had been running away from the evil police car and found the dragon when they tried to hide.

They had almost put out the fire when Frederick leaked some oil and made the fire worse.

The Passage to the Party

4th Class. Rathdown Junior School, Dun Laoghaire
Lucy and Caitlin are in the middle of gym class, talking to each other. Caitlin says to Lucy ”Are you going to the party tonight?”

“I’m not sure…there might be those mean girls at the party, plus I have to go out with my family. Would you like to come? We are going bowling” replies Lucy.

Potato Incognito

St Brigid's GNS, Cabinteely, 6th Class
Alexander III, a potato, was having a luxurious gravy bath on his plate.

He was exfoliating himself with bits of butter and salt. His best friend, The Butternator, was disgusted.

Andy the Alien and His Missing Parents

St Fiachras Junior National School, 2nd class, Beaumont. 28th September 2009
Andy the Alien was walking along the planet Jupiter where he lived.

His best friend, Crazy Dancing Monkey, was dancing wildly and didn’t notice Andy until they collided.

Blaze and Rose's Greatest Adventure

Scoil Chaoimhin, Marlborough Street, Dublin 1, 24 September 2009
One stormy day, Blaze the wild stallion was running through the fields.

He saw a hunter, the same hunter who had killed all his family, and he felt mad. The hunter tried to shoot Blaze.

Pole Pole Pole

Culture 2
Bob the triangle lives in the forest in a house made of fruit, oranges. His friend, Arthur the angry angle lives two trees away.

He has eyebrows that are sharp and point downwards and a yellow tongue from eating too much chicken curry.

Get Me Some Vanish!

St.Paul's NS Ayrfield, 6th Class
Jimmy was an average twenty-year-old guy. His best friend was Cheryl Cold-d-d, who once accidentally fell into a freezer when she was reaching for an ice cream (that’s why they called her Cold-d-d!).

They lived in Hawaii, and one summer, Jimmy was picked for Crane Driver of the Year. Photographers came from all over and started taking pictures of him in his yellow builder’s hat. He really liked being in front of the camera.

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