St. Mary's Gortnaghey Primary School, Gortnahey Rd, Dungiven, Co. Derry

P3&4 Holding History Workshop

15th Apr 2026
Our Key Stage 1 class had an amazing day yesterday learning all about the Vikings. We were able to hold and investigate real viking coins, clothes, weapons & jewellery which have been found in Ireland. We learned about Viking trading, jobs, longships, Gods, how they kept themselves clean and how they became such fierce warriors.

A very special thank you to Seán from Holding History for delivering such an exciting workshop. We really enjoyed getting involved with all the artefacts and the weapon demonstrations!