The Story of Becky Lynch-McArary
This story was written by school children that attend the after-school programme at Canal Way Educate Together National School as part of the Liberties Festival 2025 and 2026.
Characters
Jonathan, 13 and ½ yrs, like to read books, likes pork, shy, doesn’t have many friends, he’s from Texas.
Arabella, 13 yrs, very loud, a chatterbox, funny, cute, likes grilled cheese, she is from Liverpool.
Jeremy Macaroni, Italian 28 yrs.
Miss Cloe, 38 yrs, from Texas too. Is the Mother of Jonathan and John Pork.
Becky Lynch-McArary, 14 yrs,
Judge Darcy, 61 yrs, strict, angry, Dublin.
Court Clerk, 46
John Pork, 13yrs, loves to eat pork, he loves to play football, he loves to do prank phone calls. He is the child of Mc Cloe.
Coby, a dog is Belgian Malinois, belongs to the court clerk.
Judge George, 55, A very posh British accent.
Scene One
Jonathan’s house. 78 London Avenue, Sligo.
A loud bang.
Jonathan
What was that sound, do you know?
Arabella
I don’t know what it was.
Jonathan
I never heard anything like it before!
Arabella
Maybe someone is at the door?
Jonathan
Maybe it’s the pizza person?
Arabella
Maybe it’s someone creepy?
Jonathan
Let’s play rock, paper, scissors to see who goes to answer the door?
Arabella
No way!
The floorboards upstairs creak.
Arabella
No way, what was that?
Jonathan
It was probably just the wind. I’m going to go to the toilet.
Arabella
I’m coming with you.
Arabella follows Jonathan to the toilet upstairs. Arabella screams.
Arabella
Help!!!!
Jonathan
What happened?
Arabella
I saw a dark black figure.
Jonathan
That was just a prank I played on you.
Just then they hear a knock on the door and they both scream. They go and check the camera and then go to the kitchen and get a baseball bat and then slowly go over and open the door.
Jeremy Macaroni
It’s only me a-Jeremy Macaroni I have your a-pizza from the pizzeria.
Arabella
Here is twenty quid. Was that you who made that loud bang?
Jeremy Macaroni
No, it was a-just a tall black figure.
Jonathan quickly shuts the door and ran upstairs and locked himself and Arabella in a room, but they brought the pizza with them.
Miss Cloe
Jonathan I’m home. Is that a new perfume Jonathan it’s scintillating?
Jonathan runs downstairs and slams the front door.
Jonathan
Be careful there is a tall black figure outside.
Miss Cloe
What tall black figure? That is just a scare-crow.
Jonathan
Thank God I got a bad freight. Can we please go Trick or Treating now?
Miss Cloe
Of course we can my little petachoochoo.
Just then Jonathan blushes in embarrassment.
Arabella
I’m going to put my space girl suit on.
Jonathan
I’m going to put on my vampire costume.
Jeremy knocks back on the door and asks for the pizza back because he was only delivering as part of Halloween. Jonathan and Arabella leave the house and go Trick or Treating.
Scene Two
Pork street, Sligo.
Becky Lynch-McArary (Shouts)
Eeeeeiiiiiiiiiieeeeaaaaaa!!!!!
Jonathan and Arabella faint to the ground and then when they wake-up, they have ice packs on their heads.
Becky Lynch-McArary
Howarya Hun, how are ya doin’, I’m sorry I scared yis!
Arabella
What even happened, what are ya sorry for?
Jonathan
Any sweets?
Becky Lynch-McArary
When you were knocking on my door, I scared you both. Please don’t call the Police!
Arabella
Wait a minute where am I?
Jonathan
Do you hear that ringing sound?
Arabella
I think it’s the Police. Do I recognise you from somewhere?
Just then Becky Lynch-McArary puts her hand over Arabella’s mouth.
Becky Lynch-McArary
OMG that’s the Police for me because I’ve done this before and I also made a heist and managed to escape and I started a riot one time, and I stole money from someone’s house and I brainwashed Jeremy A-Macaroni the pizza dude and I kidnapped someone. OHHHH I’ve said too much.
Scene Three
Cork Street Avenue Court.
Court Clerk
All rise for Judge Darcy. We have case number 10078 and the defendant is Ms Lynch-McArary.
Judge Darcy
Can we have Arabella up to the witness stand to give us an account of what happened?
Arabella walks up to the witness box and takes a big deep breath in through her nose and out through her mouth.
Judge Darcy
Arabella, can you please give the court an account of what happened on Halloween on 27th October 2012?
Arabella
I woke up in the house of Ms Lynch-McArary and I found myself lying on a couch with an icepack on my head. Then we were asking her questions because we didn’t know what happened. Then she confessed to a long list of things that she did including scaring children on Halloween night.
Judge Darcy
What are these things that Ms Lynch-McArary told you?
Arabella
She made a heist and managed to escape and she started a riot one time, and she stole money from someone’s house and she brainwashed Jeremy A-Macaroni the pizza dude and she kidnapped someone.
Ms Lynch-McArary
HOW DARE YOU! I NEVER!!!!
Jonathan
I have a ring camera on my front door and it filmed everything.
Judge Darcy
Oh really? I think we need to see that.
They show the video to Judge Darcy and then Ms Becky Lynch-McArary tries to run out of the court.
Ms Becky Lynch-McArary
You’ll never catch me alive.
Just then a violent twist occurred. The Court Clerk takes out his taser.
Court Clerk
Come back here pronto.
The Court Clerk tases Ms Becky Lynch Mc-Arary and then puts her in hand-cuffs. Judge Darcy bangs her gavel on the desk.
Judge Darcy
You are sentenced to 50 years in prison on Death Row.
Court Clerk
All rise for Judge Darcy.
Scene Four
A pay phone in Dallas Texas, Gas Station.
Jeremy Macaroni
Mama Mia, welcome to the pizzeria, what would like to order?
John Pork
OINK OINK!!!!
Jeremy Macaroni
I this a piga?
John Pork
OINK!!!!
Jeremy Macaroni
Mama Mia, is that a ham you want on the pizza?
John Pork
Actually can I get some onions on my pizza and a little bit of oink too?
Jeremy Macaroni
Yes, what is your address?
John Pork
Can I have some pineapple on it too.
Jeremy Macaroni
Pineapple on a pizza who likes that? Okay, what is your address?
John Pork
My address is 123 Later street!
John Pork hangs up the phone. Just then Ms Cloe comes out the Gas Station and sees John Pork hang up the phone.
Ms Cloe
John Pork, what have you been doing on the phone?
John Pork
Just calculator vibes.
Ms Cloe
What does that mean?
John Pork
I’m just using it as a calculator.
Ms Cloe
Are you sure, that is a pay phone, where you doing prank phone calls again?
John Pork
No Mama, I’m ain’t doin’ no phone calls.
Ms Cloe
Well then, why are you using a pay phone?
John Pork
Hey look outside at that crazy woman?
Just then the phone rings and this time Ms Cloe answers.
Jeremy Macaroni
Can I confirm address?
Ms Cloe
That’s it you’re grounded.
John Pork starts laughing.
Scene Five
50 years later.
Court Clerk
All rise for Judge George!
People are talking and messing in the court.
Judge George
Order! Order! Order in my court!
Coby
Woof Woof 3,000 people in court.
Judge George
Oh My God is that a talking dog?
Court Clerk
Everyone look at my dog he can talk and he will be taking my place for one month.
Judge George
Ms Becky Lynch Mc-Arary you are in court today because you turned a vibrant little boy John Pork into a pig.
Court Clerk
Can the witness Jonathan come up here and tell their story.
Jonathan (crying)
I saw my brother being turned into a pig.
Judge George
Is the person in the room and could you point at the person who did it?
Jonathan points at Ms Becky Lynch Mc-Arary.
Judge George
You are sentenced to Death Row and you will pay for your actions by going to the electric chair.
Ms Becky Lynch Mc-Arary (Screams at the top of her lungs)
I’m innocent! I’m innocent!
YOU ARE GOING TO REGRET THIS!!!!!!!!!!
The End
