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Special Edition Dublin City Council’s Primary School Magazine Iris do Bhunscoileanna, Autumn 2014 / An an Fómhar 2014
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One big happy family
Dublin Zoo is hom
e to a family of A
sian elephants, an
d this year the fam
ily is getting bigger
Family is very important
to elephants, and this is
evident in the strong family
ties among the elephants Does an elephant ever forget?
at Dublin Zoo. There
are currently five adult Elephants are very intelligent to prevent themselves from delving
elephants at the Zoo: one animals and it’s not a myth that into dangerous situations, as
male, known as the bull, they have a very good memory. elephant keeper James explains:
and four females – or cows
– who are all related. This They have large brains and are “Elephants have to negotiate large
is an exciting year for the known to never forget a face. parts of the forest that, as you can
elephants with new calves imagine, look very similar – but
added to the herd. Zoo keepers bond quickly with they can pick out key markers,
elephants as the familiarity in the where there’s water and the
Like humans, elephants elephant and keeper relationship different times of the year when
live together in groups, and develops quite quickly due to this seasonal food is available.
they form extremely close particular character trait.
bonds with relatives that “They eat up to about 200kg of
endure throughout their In the wild, this ability to remember food a day and in the wild they
lives. This is particularly places and directions is essential spend about 17 hours a day
true for female elephants. to elephants’ survival. Elephants feeding. Their food is very low
In the wild, families of also use their sense of smell to nutritionally; it’s high-fibre plant
females live together in separate and identify friend from material so they constantly need to
larger groups called herds, foe. Their acute sense be on the lookout for food.
which are usually led by an of perception means they can
older female. She’s called discriminate, whether danger is “So perhaps this highly intelligent
the matriarch. near. Their knowledge of their animal has rightly earned its
Her experience is crucial surroundings means they are able reputation for never forgetting.” 3
to the survival of the herd, as been busy preparing for the
during her long life she has births and caring for the new
developed the skills and the arrivals. It’s an important time.
knowledge to be able to find “We have an elephant breeding
enough food and water for the programme at Dublin Zoo,”
entire herd. James says. “Two years ago,
Bull elephants, however, Upali arrived from Chester
usually live alone, or they may Zoo as part of the European
sometimes live in small groups breeding programme. He’s not
with other bulls. The family related to the females and they
of elephants at Dublin Zoo is were ready to breed again. So,
quite unusual in that the bull a brand-new house was built
elephant, Upali, spends most for him and he was moved
of his days with the female over.”
group.
The elephants at Dublin Zoo
“We’re unique because the bull are all Asian elephants, which
is very social,” elephant keeper are currently more endangered
James Creighton explains. than African elephants. James
“He’s a zoo-born animal. explains that the elephants in
Normally the males would lead Dublin Zoo have a key role as
a solitary life and in the wild ambassadors for elephants in
only come in contact when the the wild.
female is ready to mate. They Indian blackbucks
spend the vast majority of their “We give an educational talk The elephant herd shares their habitat at
life as a solitary animal. But from March to September Dublin Zoo with another animal, a type of
Upali is very social so he likes every day at 12.30pm at the antelope called the Indian blackbuck. This
to be with the females during Kaziranga Forest Trail, basically replicates conditions in the wild where an
the day. However, he prefers to to tell people about the elephants and Indian blackbucks habitat
sleep on his own at nighttime. elephants at the zoo, and to tell overlap.
So, he has his own house, them about the threats facing
but he will generally stay with elephants in the wild and what “We’ve got four Indian blackbuck females
the females from around 9.30 people can do to conserve and one male who share the habitat with
in the morning until around 3 them in the wild.” the elephants all the time, and it’s a good
o’clock in the afternoon every stimulus for the elephants,” James says.
day.” Keep an eye on the Dublin Zoo “Sometimes the elephants play and try
elephant webcam and you may to chase after them. The blackbuck are
Three of the females were in catch a glimpse of the new capable of bouncing and jumping, so a
advanced pregnancy this year, arrivals - couple of bounces and they’re away from
so James and his colleagues www.dublinzoo.ie/17/webcam. the elephants. It’s a good stimulus for the
of the elephant care team have aspx blackbuck too.”
me for the elep hant herd
Bir th - an exciting ti thick layer of
vocalisation, a lot
of noise. It’s a big
in elephants live on a family event.”
The elephant keep
ers at Du bl rface is two g time in their
sand. This sand su Calves spend a lon
Zoo had a busy tim
e th is ye ar creates a very fore they are
wh o meters deep which mother’s womb be
looking after three
ele ph an ts t and a soft ts mate, it takes
natural environmen born. After elephan
were expecting ca
lve s. As pa rt arrival to land on. almost two years
br ee di ng surface for the new up to 22 months -
of the Zoo’s succ es sfu l
“During the birth th
ere is a lot of born. The calf is
fo ur co ws - before the calf is
programme, th re e of th e itions at Dublin veloped at birth.
an d An ak - excitement. Cond already very well de
- Bernhardine , Ya sm in as possible so we minutes to half
. Bi rth is an Zoo are as natural Incredibly, within 20
had becom e pr eg na nt
don’t separate any
of the females. ll be able to stand.
ph an ts, and an hour, the calf wi
important ev en t fo r ele phants, like Asha, s take place at
st ay to gether when For the younger ele Births nearly alway
all of th e fe m ale s rning experience. is cooler and the
rn - including seven- it’s a very good lea nighttime, when it
a ne w ca lf is bo as she’s a bit so that the calves
th e youngest member Asha isn’t pregnant herd is not moving
ye ar-o ld As ha , big event for her ning to master
p. too young so it’s a have until the mor
of th e grou so much from it.
and she will learn walking.
smells, a lot of
When a birth takes
place in the There are different
The
4 Zoo, all the cows are present.
The elephants at Dublin Zoo
Dublin Zoo’s seven elephants are all Asian elephants. These are the members of the family:
Bull
elephant calf
Bernhardine Born at 6.24am on
Born June 16, 1984, Upali Anak Asha
Tuesday, August 19th,
Born November 14, 2014, Dublin Zoo,
Rotterdam Zoo. Yasmin Born July 26, Born May 7, 2007,
1994, Zurich Zoo. to mother Anak and
Bernhardine is the Born November 2003, Rotterdam Dublin Zoo. Asha father Upali.
The only adult male
oldest female in the 25, 1990, at Zoo. Anak is is the daughter of
elephant in the
herd, which means she Dublin Zoo herd. Rotterdam Zoo. the daughter of Bernhardine and
is the matriarch. She He is the biggest Yasmin is the sister Yasmin. She has the first elephant Bull
has no hair on her tail elephant in the herd of Bernhardine. little tusks – known to be born in
and has tusks. as tushes. Dublin Zoo. elephant calf
and has a bony back. Born at 7.22am on
Thursday, July 17,
2014, Dublin Zoo, to
mother Yasmin and
Habitat - where do elephants live? father Upali.
Sahara Desert
Asian elephants live in Asia from India African elephant herds wander through 37
in the west to Borneo in the east. countries in Africa south of the Sahara Desert.
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Spot the difference:
Asian and African elephants
The elephant you might encounter in a forest in Asia or the elephant roaming the grassland
plains of the Serengeti in Africa are different animals. Look carefully and you will see some
interesting differences between them.
Asian Elephant African Elephant
Ears Size Heads
One of the first differences you might Another obvious difference is size. If you were to look at an Asian and
notice is the shape and size of the The African elephant is larger than the African elephant ’head to head’, you
elephants’ ears. Asian elephant, and is also heavier. would notice that their head shapes
All elephants have distinctive large That makes the African elephant the are different. African elephants have
ears, which serve a very important largest animal now walking the earth. more rounded heads. The top of the
function. The ears release excess A fully grown adult African elephant head is a single dome, while Asian
heat from the elephants’ bodies to can stand up to four metres tall and elephants have a twin-domed head
help keep them cool. can weigh over 6,000kg. with an indent or dip in the middle.
This obviously comes in useful, as
elephants live in some of the hottest
parts of the world. However, the Tusks Trunks
African elephant has larger ears than Here’s something else that you can’t Elephants’ trunks are useful for
the Asian elephant. miss, or rather that you might miss: grasping and manipulating objects
Asian elephants have smaller and You won’t see tusks on many Asian such as food. At the end of the
rounded ears. elephants. If Asian elephants do have trunk, an Asian elephant has one
tusks, they may be very small. Both ‘finger’ for this purpose while an
male and female African elephants African elephant’s trunk has two
have tusks. ‘fingers’.
ASIAN ELEPHANT AFRICAN ELEPHANT
Weight 2,000 to 5,000kg 2,250 to 6,350kg
Height 2 to 3m at shoulder 2.5 to 4m at shoulder
Ears Smaller Larger
Tusks Females usually have no tusks Both males and females have tusks
Head Indented head Rounded head shape
Skin Smoother skin More wrinkled skin
Where? Southeast Asia, India, Sri Lanka Africa
Lifespan Up to 60 years Up to 70 years
Scientific name Elephas maximus Loxodonta africana
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Life in the herd
Elephants develop unbreakable bonds with family groups within the herd
African Elephant
Inside the minds
of giants
Elephants are highly intelligent,
social animals, living in
close family units within the
herd, particularly the female
elephants. Elephants are not
territorial and families travel
great distances to find food
and water, with a home range
of between 15 and 1,500sq
km. The ranges of different
herds often overlap.
Water priority
The top priority for an elephant
herd is water – an elephant
must drink up to 200 litres of
water per day, and with their
Solitary male Social bonds excellent memory, the female
When male elephants mature, they Female elephants remain with their elephants can lead their
leave their herd and travel between families for life and develop strong families to watering holes they
groups of females in order to bonds with their mothers, sisters, may not have visited in years.
maximise their chances of fathering a aunts and nieces. They gather around Elephants are most active in
calf. to share important moments together the cooler hours, between
and remain in regular and close dusk and dawn, spending
communication with one another
Matriarch female using low-frequency sounds. After
most of their time eating. They
Elephant society revolves around have also a big impact on
a period of separation, the female vegetation because of their
a single dominant female. As one elephants will greet each other by
of the older females in the group, large food intake.
touching trunks. During the hottest part of the
the matriarch is an experienced
mother. Her knowledge of finding day, elephants will seek out
water sources, feeding grounds and Living alongside shade. They wallow in dust
migration routes is vital to the survival and mud, using their trunks
of the herd. This knowledge is passed others to spray their bodies and
down through generations. The watering hole doesn’t just attract cool their skin. The coating of
the elephant herd; other animals also mud protects their skin from
take advantage of it. The elephants sunburn.
Shared responsibility approach watering holes with extra Elephants don’t sleep until the
Aunts, sisters and grandmothers all caution, as often there are other early hours of the morning and
care for the calves. They often cluster predators lying in wait. While the can spend up to four hours
around at the birth of a newborn elephant has no natural predators, just resting, mostly standing or
and work together to shield their some big cats may try attacking a lying on their sides.
vulnerable young from threats. stray elephant calf. In Africa, some lion
prides prey on the juvenile elephants
during drought months.
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Anatomy of an elephant
Elephants are the largest living terrestrial animals and have unique physical features.
Here’s a look at their different functions:
Trunk
An elephant’s trunk is a fusion
of the nose and
upper lip which the elephant
uses for different purposes.
These include breathing,
drinking, making sounds to
Ears
The elephant’s ears
communicate, and grasping release excess heat from
and manipulating objects and the elephant’s bodies
food. This makes the trunk by means of a network
a very important part of the of blood vessels called
elephant’s anatomy. The trunk capillaries. The capillaries
contains thousands of muscles carry blood to the surface
but not a single bone. of the skin, allowing the
blood to cool.
Skin
The elephant’s skin is
typically grey and can be
quite thick, around 2 to
3 cm in places. The skin
provides protection against
bites and bumps and
varying weather conditions.
For added protection,
elephants will frequently
cover parts of their skin
with mud or other matter, in
Tusks the same way that humans
apply sun cream or insect
Tusks are actually elongated teeth
repellent.
and are used to dig in the soil to
search for water and roots as well
as to strip the bark from trees and
to move things out of the way.
Elephants also use their tusks to
defend themselves from attackers.
Tusks are made of ivory, which is a
hard white substance that is highly Feet
valued and traded. Ivory poaching The bones of an elephant’s foot
has led to many elephants being are angled upwards, so that when
hunted and killed. Evidence elephants walk they are effectively
indicates that elephants normally walking on tiptoes. Elephants’
prefer one tusk over the other, feet are circular and have a strong
similar to being left or right handed fatty pad underneath which acts
in humans. as a shock absorber.
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What does an
elephant eat?
Elephants are known as
‘megaherbivores’. They eat all kinds
of plant material, such as grasses,
branches, leaves and, sometimes,
wild fruit. More than two-thirds of the
day may be spent feeding on grasses,
but large amounts of tree bark, roots,
leaves and small stems are also eaten.
Cultivated crops, such as bananas, rice
and sugarcane, are favoured foods.
Because they need to drink frequently,
elephants are always close to a source
of fresh water. As they require such
large quantities of food to sustain their
massive bodies, they can deplete food
sources very quickly and must roam
over great distances while foraging.
Elephant development: timeline
BIRTH FIRST STEPS SUCKLING MASTERING THE TRUNK WEANING
Weighing around After 20 to 30 minutes, the From 0-3 years, male calves From 1-5 years, the calves From 3-5 years, the calves
80kg, newborn calf’s legs straighten out grow faster and the size master the use of their continue to suckle until a
elephants are from being curled up in difference between the two trunk, which is made up of sibling is born.
similar in weight to the womb and the calves sexes is evident in the first two thousands of muscles but
an adult human. quickly take their first steps. years. no bones.
0-3 years 0-5 years
SEXUAL MATURITY LEAVE THE HERD REPRODUCTION AGEING
From 10-14 years, the male The male elephants A female elephant Elephants can
and female elephants reach leave the herd at 12-14 produces a calf every five reach an age of 50
sexual maturity. years. to six years between the - 70 years.
age of 10 - 50 years old.
10-14 years 20-50 years 60+ years
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Conservation: how we can
help the Asian elephant
The Asian elephant is an endangered species facing major threats to its survival in the wild
In the past, elephants were common eat a small farmer’s entire crops in a forests to palm oil plantations is one
throughout the continents of Asia single feeding session. Retaliation by example of habitat destruction.
and Africa, but their numbers fell people, who may see the elephants
drastically during the 19th century, as pests, can result in elephant Brendan saw the damage to elephant
mainly due to the ivory trade. deaths. habitats in southeast Asia with his
Poaching for ivory continues to own eyes, and explained that the
threaten the species, while another Elephant keeper at Dublin Zoo expansion of palm oil plantations is
threat to elephants’ survival is habitat Brendan Walsh says that the dangers happening so quickly you can see the
loss. facing wild elephants are very clear. difference literally overnight.
The Asian elephant is now listed as “There are two main challenges really.
“I was over there two years ago and
an endangered species, placing it We’re all aware of the threat caused
I drove for seven hours constantly
at higher risk of extinction than the by poaching. But what’s as big a
on a very good road past palm oil
African elephant. The World Wildlife problem, if not a bigger problem,
plantations that would have been
Fund for Nature estimates the Asian is habitat destruction. Humans are
elephant population at between just chopping down the forests of Asia thick rainforest in the past. I had been
25,000 and 33,000. for timber markets in Australia, there as recent as 2006, and the last
Europe and North America and this time I went back the difference was
As the world’s human population has is causing great problems. If people striking.”
increased, there have been many in this part of the world want to help
encroachments on elephant habitats. wild animals, we should avoid buying Products that contain palm oil
Elephant herds follow ancient unsustainable hard woods. There are include certain types of shampoos,
seasonal migration routes. However, plenty of European hard woods we detergents, chocolate and many
infrastructural developments such as can use instead.” more other everyday products.
roads and railways have fragmented
elephants’ traditional territories, International bodies like the Forest To help elephants, the WWF
confining elephants to ‘islands’ of Stewardship Council (FSC) provide recommends that people not buy
land as these ancient migratory guidance and certification of woods any ivory products. Another way that
routes are cut off. This makes it from responsibly managed forests people can contribute to elephant
difficult, or impossible, for elephants worldwide. conservation is to support sustainable
to mix with other herds to breed. palm oil by purchasing products with
In some parts of Asia, the dense certified sustainable palm oil, and
As elephants’ habitat size is reduced, tropical forests that elephants live in demanding that products contain only
it also brings elephants and humans are disappearing as land is converted sustainable palm oil.
into closer contact. This can often for agricultural and industrial use. The
lead to conflict between elephants scale of this transition is devastating
and humans. A hungry elephant can for the elephants. The conversion of
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10Interview with
Lord Mayor Christy Burke
Daniel Sheedy, age 8, from St Joseph’s BNS, Terenure, Dublin 6W
interviewed the 345th Lord Mayor of Dublin, Christy Burke.
Where were you born?
I was born in Lurgan Street in Dublin 7.
How many brothers and sisters
do you have?
I have two brothers and two sisters.
Where did you go to school?
I went to St Joseph’s School, Dorset
Street, Dublin 1.
What did you do in College?
I studied community and social issues,
housing and politics.
When did you become a
Councillor?
I became a councillor in 1985. I am
one of the longest serving councillors in What does a Lord Mayor do? What is your favourite place in
Dublin City Council, having just started Dublin/Ireland - Why?
my 30th year in the Council Chamber. The Lord Mayor represents the city.
The role of the Lord Mayor has two I love Croke Park as I was born and
What does a Councillor do? functions - a ceremonial function reared close to Croke Park. I like to
whereby he meets people, opens watch gaelic football and hurling. It also
A councillor tries to improve the quality schools and starts races such as holds concerts such as Neil Diamond,
of life of the people of Dublin. They the Liffey Swim. A Lord Mayor also U2 and One Direction. It is a great
also make representation on behalf promotes the city for people to be able place.
of the people. For example I was on to live, work and to socialise in. He
the phone to a school, the Housing meets people from different countries What do you like to do to relax
Department in Dublin City Council and at home and abroad. when you are not working?
the Medical Council of Ireland in one
morning. Councillors are Jacks of all Why do you wear a Gold Chain? I am a huge Dublin GAA fan – both
trades. football and hurling. I go to Croke Park
Dubliners love to see the Lord Mayor to support the Dubs. I like gardening
How did you get the job of Lord wear a chain. It dates from 1698. and walking, especially on Dollymount
Mayor? Strand. It helps to keep me calm
and relaxed. I also enjoy reading,
The Lord Mayor is elected by the other particularly books by Irish authors,
62 councillors in the Council Chamber. Maeve Binchy and Noel Browne. I
The political parties come together to am also currently reading ‘The Sound
make an agreement to select and elect of Things Falling’, by Juan Gabriel
a Lord Mayor each year over the five Vásquez which recently won the
years of the term of office. International IMPAC Dublin Literary
Award. It is a great book and I am
really enjoying it.
11To celebrate the birth of two new elephant calves and their family of
Asian Elephants, Dublin City Libraries have created a special
‘Elephant themed’ reading list and crossword.
During the Children’s Book Festival in October look out for elephant book displays
in your local library. Find out the facts about elephants or read elephant stories.
We will be hosting visits from authors Judi Curtin, Erika McGann, Nicola Pierce,
Alan Nolan, Debbie Thomas, David Donohue, Paul Tubb and Brian Gallagher.
Storytelling sessions will include stories from India and we will have lots of book
displays to celebrate Indian customs, literature, art and the festival of Diwali. The
Children’s Art in Libraries programme will include performances of ‘The Mice and
the Elephants’ by Puca Puppets.
Libraries will welcome Jim McMonagle from Dublin Zoo, who will tell us about the
wonderful work of the Zoo and give us the latest news about the new elephant
calves.
See www.dublincitypubliclibraries.ie to view the elephant reading list.
Across
1. This intelligent elephant packed her
trunk and went on her travels (6)
9. A family of elephants with Mum, Dad,
Lester, Laura and the baby (3,5,6)
Crossword Time
10. This young elephant leaves the jungle
to visit the big city and returns to
Solve the clues to name these famous elephants become King of the elephant kingdom
(If you need some help with the clues, check out the elephant
booklist on www.dublincitypubliclibraries.ie) 12. He is laughed at because of his big
1 2 3 4 ears, but this elephant has a special
talent (5)
5
own
D
6 7 2. A very colourful patchwork elephant (5)
8 3. This elephant lives in Dublin Zoo and
has a new baby (6)
9
4. A woolly mammoth who lived in the Ice
Age (5)
5. An Indian God with the head of an
elephant (7)
10
6. Head of the jungle elephant troop and
11
friend of Mowgli (5)
12
7. Won as the prize in a radio contest,
Homer tries to sell him but Bart wants
to keep him as a pet (6)
8. In the hundred acre wood, these
creatures appear in dreams (10)
11. A kind, sweet-natured elephant who
12 protects the town of Whoville (6)New City Library at Parnell Square
Dublin City Public Libraries are planning a new City Library
at Parnell Square, to open in 2018. This exciting project is
being developed by Dublin City Council in association with an
international company called Kennedy Wilson who buy and
develop property in Dublin and around the world. They are
supporting the project financially and are going to help raise
the money required to build the library.
If you visit the north end of Parnell Square today you will see
a row of six tall redbrick houses where the new Library will be,
beside Dublin City Gallery the Hugh Lane. These houses were
built in the 1750s and 1760s, and the north side of the square
was first called Palace Row.
Palace Row was a very interesting part of Dublin to live in, and the houses looked out on to the new
gardens of the Lying-In Hospital, which we now call the Rotunda Hospital. People could visit the gardens
to see an orchestra or a fireworks display. In the late 1800s many people visited the gardens to see
Hengler’s Circus performances with George Lockhart’s ‘Marvellous Trio of Elephants’ and the ‘Zalva Trio’
of Acrobatic Wire Walkers. It is rare to see elephants at Parnell Square nowadays, but you never know!
Dublin City Library –
your space in a new place to learn, create and participate!
The City Library will be part of a new development called
Parnell Square Cultural Quarter.
We are very excited about moving next door to Dublin City
Gallery The Hugh Lane. We are looking forward to working
together on fun new activities! As well as the City Library
and the Gallery, there will be a Music Centre where you can
rehearse and make your own music recordings, a Design
Space where you can learn about the work that designers
do and try your hand at creating something yourself. The
Education Centre will be a place where you can do activities
like drawing, clay modelling, painting or collage.
The City Library will have books for children of all ages. It will be a
place for reading and relaxing, designing and making, talking and storytelling, drawing and drama. There will be space for
technology too – for games and apps, coding and creating. It will be a space for you to explore and enjoy.
You can find out more about Parnell Square Cultural Quarter and the new City Library at www.parnellsquare.ie
Competition Time
Can you imagine what you will do in the Winners of ‘Brilliant’ book competition in the
City Library in 2018? last edition of classmate
Enter our competition by creating a picture of a library space Emma Curran, Donnycarney, D9, Katie McCabe, Santry,D9.
you would like to be in. Send your entry by post to Audrey Connolly, Artane, D5, Bree Shelley, Artane, D5.
Clodagh Kingston, Dublin City Library and Archive, 138 –
Sharon Murphy, East Wall, D3, Eimear Murphy, Ringsend, D4.
144 Pearse Steet, Dublin 2 or email as an attachment to
parnellsquare@dublincity.ie .The closing date for entries is Patrick Evoy, Terenure, D6W, Scott Doyle, Finglas, D11
31st October 2014. Book tokens worth €25 each will Wiktoria Kubicka, Crumlin, D12, Katie Delaney, Cabra West, D7.
be awarded for the three best pictures!
13Be inspired by all the
wonderful animals at
Dublin
the Zoo
Gallery.
Have you ever visited the zoo? There are so many different shapes and colours in the animal kingdom, and
many artists love to paint and sculpt their favourite animals. There are many paintings and sculptures inspired
by the animals on display at the Hugh Lane Gallery, from a noble sculpture Thoroughbred Horse Walking
by Edgar Degas to a the vibrant Big Bird by Niki de Saint Phalle. The Irish artist Jack B. Yeats was fascinated
with horses and donkeys, they can be found racing through lots of his drawings and paintings. When you visit
them at the Gallery you can spot them nestled amongst other works of art.
Other exotic animals have inspired artists when visiting just one of these. She uses four colours in this print, all
faraway places. Alice Hanratty, a Dublin artist loves to of them bright and vibrant. Her fantastic elephant is flying
create prints and etchings. She studied printmaking in the through the air and he is so big that he is almost jumping
National College of Art in Dublin, where she learned many off the page! Can you think why Alice chose such unusual
painting and printing techniques. On a trip to Africa in the colours for her elephant? The elephant seems to be in a
1960’s Alice saw wood-carvings that had been made by hurry, his trunk in raised high over his head and his eyes
tribal people. She travelled all over the world where she are wide and alert. Where would such an enormous beast
encountered lots of peculiar creatures and was inspired be rushing off to?
by all that she saw. Her print Flying Elephant shows us
Art Workshops for autumn
Friday 19th September 6.30 pm - 7.30 pm Saturday 20th December 2 pm - 3 pm
Free Culture Night Workshop for children of all ages. Children’s Festive Decoration Workshop. Make your own
Create Contemporary Sculpture inspired by ornaments to brighten your home this Christmas. €5
Eva Rothschild’s Exhibition!
Family Sunday Sketching
Saturday 18th October 2 pm - 3 pm Sunday sketching takes place every Sunday from 2 - 3pm.
Free Open House Workshop for children of all ages. During these FREE workshops, we explore paintings,
Create your own Paper Bag Village! sculpture and some of the architectural features of Charlemont
House through discussion and drawing. All materials are
Tuesday 29th October 11 am - 12 pm provided. No booking is required although numbers may be
Spooky Halloween Mask Making Workshop for children of limited. For further information, please see
all ages. Make your own scary Halloween animal mask; www.hughlane.ie/childrensworkshop/forthcoming
are you a cat, a spider or maybe a bat? €5
Guided Tours with your class
Thursday 31st October 11 am - 12 pm If you would like to visit the Hugh Lane with your class, you can
Create Scary Halloween Decorations! Join our workshop arrange a guided tour. Tours cost €30 per group. There can be
and make a spooky decoration to terrify your visitors this up to 30 people in a group and we need at least two weeks’
Halloween! €5 notice. It is also possible to book a tactile tour, sketching tour
or a combined tour and workshop during your visit. To book
Saturday 22nd November 2 pm - 3 pm a guided tour please contact Síle McNulty-Goodwin,
Celebrate Thanksgiving with a Harvest Themed Curator of Education and Research on T. 222 5558/3 or
Workshop for children of all ages. €5 email sile.mcnultygoodwin@dublincity.ie
14How to Make an Indian Elephant Mask
You Will Need: • Sticky tape
• Large pieces of white card • String or elastic
• Poster paint in many colours • Safety scissors
• Pencil or marker • Sequins, gems, glitter
• PVA glue
On one sheet of card, draw the shape 1 Using PVA glue, carefully
of your elephant’s head. Draw tusks, stick the headdress piece to
4
ears, eyes and a long trunk. On the the back of the elephant’s
other sheet, draw a headdress for head.
your elephant!
Carefully cut out the headdress and 2
the elephant’s head, including holes Attach a long piece of
5
for your eyes. Ask an adult to help string or elastic to the
you with this step. back of the mask with
sticky tape, just below
the elephant’s eyes.
Now it’s time to paint your mask.
3 Decorate your 6
Use bright poster paint and lots of elephant with sequins,
colours. Set aside the pieces until gems, glitter or pieces
the paint is dry.. Set it aside for later. of coloured paper.
Map your City Art Competition
Maps are a way of representing a place and can take different The winner will also get an art goodie pack to keep.
forms – from road and bus maps to help us get around to A selection of other entries will be on display in the gallery.
climate maps and historical maps that provide useful or
interesting information. They can also be personal, playful and The competition and mural will be part of an exhibition called
imaginative. Phoenix Rising that looks at the city through contemporary
art. Artists have often shaped how we see and experience
What would you include on a map of Dublin? What special the place we live. You can be a part of this by sharing your
places or journeys would you show? How would you connect personal map of Dublin! The Phoenix Rising exhibition opens
the places you choose? Would you just include Dublin today on 6th November.
or would you include places no longer here or things yet to be
built or imagined? Send your drawing or painting on A4 paper to:
Create your map of Dublin to be in with a chance to win a Children’s Art Competition, Dublin City Gallery
tour of the gallery and an art workshop for your class. In the The Hugh Lane, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1
workshop, the winning drawing will be enlarged into a mural
and painted onto the gallery wall by you and your class! Closing date for entries: Friday 3rd October 2014
15Aimsigh an difríocht:
Eilifint na hÁise agus Eilifint na hAfraice
Ainmhithe éagsúla iad eilifint a chasfaí ort i bhforaois san Áis nó ag fánaíocht ar thailte féir
Serengeti na hAfraice. Féach go cúramach agus feicfidh tú difríochtaí suimiúla eatarthu.
Eilifint ha hÁise Eilifint na hAfraice
Cluasa Méid Cinn
Ar na difríochtaí is túisce a fheicfeá tá Difríocht mhór eile is ea an méid. Tá Má fheáchann tú ar eilifint Áiseach
cruth agus méid cluasa na heilifinte. eilifint na hAfraice níos mó ná eilifint agus eilifint Afracach “ceann le
Tá cluasa móra sainiúla ag gach na hÁise, agus níos troime chomh ceann” tabharfaidh tú faoi deara
eilifint agus feidhm an-tábhachtach maith. Mar gheall air sin, sé eilifint cruthanna éagsúla ar na cinn orthu.
acu. Scaoileann an chluas iomarca na hAfraice an t-ainmhí is mó atá ag Tá ceann níos cruinne ar eilifint na
teasa ó chorp eilifinte chun iad a siúl ar domhan faoi láthair. Tá eilifint hAfraice. Cruinneachán amháin is ea
choimeád fionnuar. lánfhásta na hAfraice suas le ceithre barr an chinn; ar eilifint na hÁise tá
mhéadar ar airde agus ar bhreis agus ceann dé-chruinneachánach le rian
Tá sé seo an-úsáideach, mar 6000kg meáchain. nó bearna ina lár.
cónaíonn eilfintí i gcuid de na
háiteanna is teo ar domhan. Ach tá
cluasa níos mó ar eilifint na hAfraice
Starrfhiacla Tiúchosaigh
Seo rud eile le tabhairt faoi deara, Úsaideann eilifint an tiúchosach chun
ná mar atá ar eilifint na hÁise Tá
nó b’fhéidir ná feicfeá: ní fheicfidh tú bia agus rudaí eile a ghreamú agus
cluasa níos lú agus níos cruinne ar
starrfhiacla de ghnáth ar eilifintí na a oibriú. Tá ”méar” amháin ar an
eilifint na hÁise.
hÁise. Má tá starrfhiacla ar eilifintí tiúchosach ag eilifint na hÁise, ach
Áiseacha, seans go bhfuil said an- tá dhá “mhéar” ar an tiúchosach ag
bheag. Tá starrfhiacla ar eilifintí na eilifint na hAfraice.
hAfraice, fireann agus baineann.
Is eilifintí Áiseacha iad na heilifintí ar
fad ag Zú Bhaile Átha Cliath.
EILIFINT na hÁISE EILIFINT na hAFRAICE
Meáchan 2,000 to 5,000kg 2,250 to 6,350kg
Airde 2 to 3m ag an ghualainn 2.5 to 4m ag an ghualainn
Cluasa Níos lú Níos mó
Starrfhiacla De ghnáth níl starrfhiacla ag eilifintí baineann Tá starrfhiacla ag eilifintí fireann agus baineann
Ceann Ceann rianach Ceann cruinneach
Craiceann Craiceann níos míne Craiceann níos roctha
Cá háit? Oirdheisceart na hÁise, an India, Srí Lanca An Afraic
Tréimhse Saoil Suas le 60 bliain Suas le 70 bliain
16 Ainm eolaíochta Elephas maximus Loxodonta africanaComórtas
Smaoinigh ar na focail agus ainmnigh an
t-ainmhí i mBéarla. Cuirfear duaiseanna
ar fáil do na buaiteoirí.
A. An sciathán leathair
B. An madra uisce
C. An t-iora* talún
D. An béar bán
(Nod: *Iora = Squirrel)
Seol do fhreagra go dtí:
An tAonad Forbartha Gaeilge
Seirbhísí Corparáideacha
Comhairle Cathrach Bhaile Átha Cliath, Bloc 3, Urlár 3,
Oifigí na Cathrach, Baile Átha Cliath 8
Dáta Deiridh Iontrála 1 Deireadh Fómhair 2014
Ainm:
Aois:
Rang:
Ainm Agus Seoladh Scoile:
Buaiteoirí:
Eagrán an tSamhraidh
Fánaíocht Roaming
Seo a leanas liosta na mbuaiteoirí ón eagrán deireanach.
Seolfar duaiseanna amach chugaibh sa phost. Maith sibh!
Tailte féir Grassland plains
Gluais / Abigail Teckie
Lánfhásta Fully grown
Glossary St. Louis SPS, Ráthmaonais BÁC 6
Starrfhiacla Tusks Daniel Bradley
St. Louis SPS, Ráthmaonais BÁC 6
Cruthanna éagsúla Different shapes
Teegan Lynch
Tiúchosaigh Trunks St. Peter’s N.S., Phibsboro BÁC 7
Noel Neju
Cruinneachán Dome
St. Peter’s N.S., Phibsboro BÁC 7
Meáchan Weight Ben Petherbridge
Scoil Mhuire, Ascail Uí Ghríofa, BÁC 9.
17Bra m Stoker Festival 2014
24th - 27th October
A festival to si nk you r teeth i nto
This October Bank Holiday weekend Dublin city will
celebrate all things spooky and gothic for the third annual
Bram Stoker Festival, running from Friday 24th October to
Monday 27th October 2014. The Festival is an initiative of
Dublin City Council and is part of the City Council’s year-
round calendar of family-friendly events.
The Festival is inspired by the work of Dublin author Bram
Stoker and his famous book, ‘Dracula’, which was written
in 1897. The book tells the story of a vampire called Count
Dracula, one of the most legendary characters ever created.
The book has been translated into more than fifty languages
and the character Count Dracula has appeared in over
200 films.
The four day festival has loads of spooky and fun events
inspired by Dracula including; art competitions, film
screenings, book readings, plays, music concerts,
interactive workshops and lots of surprises all around
Dublin city. Last year more than 20,000 people came
to the festival from home and abroad and a lot of them
wore fancy dress!
One of this year’s festiv
al partners, The
Ark in Temple Bar, will
be holding an event
called ‘Dracula’s Basem
ent Spooky Sounds
Laboratory’ where Drac
ula will raid The
Ark’s music cupboard
for all their weirdest
instruments and put th
em in his sound lab in
the basement. The Ark
will also present ‘Minnie
& the Illywackers’ Fam
ily Halloween Concert,
a warm and friendly mus
ical event for families
from this delightful jazz,
blues and country
band featuring Dracula
inspired songs, sounds
and gothic pumpkins.
To find out more about
all of the spooktacular
events taking place at
this year’s festival, chec
out the website www.br k
amstokerfestival.com.
18Front Cover Competition Winners
Congratulations you have each won a one-day pass for Dublin Zoo*.
Hazel Nic an Phríora (10) Riccardo Riggi, (9), St Killian’s
Gaelscoil Míde Cill Bharróg, BÁC 5 German School, Clonskeagh, D14
Abbie Flannery, (11), Scoil Mhuire John Scully, (9), Drimnagh Castle, Maeve Collins, (12), St Columba’s
Mount Sackville, Chapelizod, D20 Primary School, Drimnagh, D12 NS, Glasnevin, D9
*The family passes for Dublin Zoo will be sent to your school. 19Competition Time Would you like your drawing to be on the front cover of the next edition of Classmate? Please colour in the above picture and send your entry to the address below. The winning picture will be on the front cover of the winter edition of Classmate and you could also win a prize! The closing date is the 1st October 2014. Name/Ainm: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Age/Aois: _______________ School/Scoil:______________________________________________________________________________ School Address/Seoladh Scoile: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Corporate Services Department, Corporate Communications, ‘Colour in a Front Cover Competition’ Block 3, Floor 3, Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8. T: 222 2266 W: www.dublincity.ie E: comms@dublincity.ie A Dublin City Council Publication Foilseachán de chuid Chomhairle Cathrach Bhaile Átha Cliath 20
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