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Colaiste Chill MhantainCreativity Ebook
2023


“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have”.
― Maya Angelou
― Maya Angelou
Coláiste Chill Mhantáin
2022/2023
2022/2023
Cover image by Jack Alcorn, 1 Slaney, is the Overall CCM Art Award Winner, 2023
All the images created by CCM students
Copyright, Coláiste Chill Mhantáin, 2023
All the images created by CCM students
Copyright, Coláiste Chill Mhantáin, 2023
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Our World
Selection of Student Creative Writing and Art
Selection of Student Creative Writing and Art
Coláiste Chill Mhantáin
2022/2023
2022/2023

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Table of Contents
Introduction
Thoughts from our Principal, Padraig Donoghue, 8
Defining Experience, Paul Martin & Ruth Kelly, 10
CCM Creativity Awards 2023, 12
Defining Experience, Paul Martin & Ruth Kelly, 10
CCM Creativity Awards 2023, 12
Poetry
Dancing, Freya Roche, 2nd Yr, 17
Art Poem, Jamie Kavanagh, 1st Yr, 18
Slowly, Very Slowly, Ethan Doyle, 1st Yr, 19
My Lost Shoe, Conor Davis, 1st Yr, 20
Make Up Poem, Kelly Kavanagh, 2nd Yr, 22
Make Up Poem, Kayla Connolly Doyle, 2nd Yr, 23
Happy Signs, Sean O'Brien, 1st Yr, 25
Feathers, Cian Goulding, 2nd Yr, 26
Ann Coffey - My Nanny, Sean Byrne, 1st Yr, 27
Art Poem, Jamie Kavanagh, 1st Yr, 18
Slowly, Very Slowly, Ethan Doyle, 1st Yr, 19
My Lost Shoe, Conor Davis, 1st Yr, 20
Make Up Poem, Kelly Kavanagh, 2nd Yr, 22
Make Up Poem, Kayla Connolly Doyle, 2nd Yr, 23
Happy Signs, Sean O'Brien, 1st Yr, 25
Feathers, Cian Goulding, 2nd Yr, 26
Ann Coffey - My Nanny, Sean Byrne, 1st Yr, 27
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Poetry
Snowy Woods, TJ Cromie, 29
Floating Through Woods, Daniel Rowan, 30
Forgotten, Abbie Mai Delaney, 31
Swing, Leah Crabb, 33
Floating Through Woods, Daniel Rowan, 30
Forgotten, Abbie Mai Delaney, 31
Swing, Leah Crabb, 33
Stories and Prose
Star Gazing (Novel Extract),
Margaux Lenoir, 1st Yr, 37
Suspect No. 1, Matthew Dowling, TY, 41
Soulless (Novel Extract),
Saoirse McInerney, 5th Yr, 44
I am a Piece of Pizza, Emily, 1st Yr, 47
For Sale. Baby Shoes. Never Worn, Louise Farrell, TY, 49
Letter to Sabina, Aoibhe Mitchell, TY, 61
Letter to France, Nathan Reynolds, TY, 64
Letter to Saptha, Angela Prince, TY, 66
My Sister's Journey, Darin Bakr, 1st Yr, 68
Margaux Lenoir, 1st Yr, 37
Suspect No. 1, Matthew Dowling, TY, 41
Soulless (Novel Extract),
Saoirse McInerney, 5th Yr, 44
I am a Piece of Pizza, Emily, 1st Yr, 47
For Sale. Baby Shoes. Never Worn, Louise Farrell, TY, 49
Letter to Sabina, Aoibhe Mitchell, TY, 61
Letter to France, Nathan Reynolds, TY, 64
Letter to Saptha, Angela Prince, TY, 66
My Sister's Journey, Darin Bakr, 1st Yr, 68
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List of Illustrators
Jack Alcorn, 1st Yr, Cover
Darin Bakr, 1st Yr, p10
TJ Cromie, 1st Yr, p29
Bonita Crowe, 3rd Yr, p67
Morgan Crowe, 1st Yr, p46
Gabrielle Cuddihy, 1st Yr, p30, 32
Lorcan Culbert, 1st Yr, p20, 24, 34
Kelan Fenton, 2nd Yr, p25
Cian Goulding, 2nd Yr, p9, 26
Robyn Harvey, 2nd Yr, p23
Reece Hughes, 1st Yr, p21
Stephen Joseph, 3rd Yr, p7, 36, 48, 52
Eira Kavanagh, 1st Yr, p14, 27
Mischa Kavanagh, 1st Yr, p17, 19, 59, 65
Sadhbh Keating, 1st Yr, p18, 62
Ramona Mantorova, 1st Yr, p22
Darin Bakr, 1st Yr, p10
TJ Cromie, 1st Yr, p29
Bonita Crowe, 3rd Yr, p67
Morgan Crowe, 1st Yr, p46
Gabrielle Cuddihy, 1st Yr, p30, 32
Lorcan Culbert, 1st Yr, p20, 24, 34
Kelan Fenton, 2nd Yr, p25
Cian Goulding, 2nd Yr, p9, 26
Robyn Harvey, 2nd Yr, p23
Reece Hughes, 1st Yr, p21
Stephen Joseph, 3rd Yr, p7, 36, 48, 52
Eira Kavanagh, 1st Yr, p14, 27
Mischa Kavanagh, 1st Yr, p17, 19, 59, 65
Sadhbh Keating, 1st Yr, p18, 62
Ramona Mantorova, 1st Yr, p22
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