On Tuesday the 17th
of October year 3 and 4 went to Saint Fagans by bus. First we went through
the forest, and ended up in a Celtic round house. We visited a woman called Eleri
and she told us all about when the Celts lived. Later Eleri took us into the
house. The first house was joined to another one, which looked a lot like a
kitchen with a bed in it. The bed had a mattress that was made out of straw and
had a deer skin on top because it was getting cold in the winter.
She also showed us weapons and a helmet and
reminded us what they looked like. The Celts had an oven that looked like an
igloo and there was a pot above the fire that looked like a witch’s cauldron.
The Celts had to go to the river every day to get water or do their business. A
bit later we went back into the other room to hold some Celtic objects. The
objects we held were a little wooden horse, a comb, a rock and a piece of metal
that sparked to make a fire, a necklace, a little sword. After we felt the
objects we took turns in having a go at grinding grain into flour.
After that we left the Celtic house and ate
lunch. Soon after we went to the castle, in the castle we saw a bedroom, a
kitchen, a living room and an office. Later we came out of the castle and
explored in a chapel. In the chapel there were special seats for the rich
people which were surrounded by boxes and above that was a platform with more
seats on, next to the box were stairs leading to the platform. Finally we went
back on the bus and went back to school.
We had a lovely day in Saint
Fagan’s.
By Lili Hughes & Caitlin Evans
