Every morning, brilliant new stories are written by primary schoolchildren.They are all stored in our library (the stories, not the children). To read the stories and see the pictures, just click on the title or read more to view stories.
We also have stories from our other locations: Cork, Conamara, Galway, Kerry, Mayo, NorthWest, Wicklow, and Wexford
St Kevin’s NS, Tarahill, 5th class, County Wicklow, 20th November 2019
Sienna’s Greatest Wish: Use Nanny’s mashed potato to smother the stick!
Sienna was walking through the park and Timmy the Stick killed her.
She became a ghost and was petrified by Timmy ever since.
Tyrrelstown Educate Together National School, Dublin 15, 6th Class, 20 November 2019
“The Crocs! They’re after me!” screamed Toastie the Bread.
Toastie had popped out of the toaster, slipped on some butter and fallen off the counter.
There was a huge pair of Crocs walking towards it.
Blarney Street Boys 4th class, County Cork, 19 November 2019
One day Sean was in his bedroom on his playstation. He was playing minecraft.
He was having a glass of water and he looked into the glass.
He saw his reflection and he got a fright. The water then spilled on his controller and he got sucked into the game.
St Thomas’ JNS, 2nd class, County Wicklow, 19th November 2019
Once upon a time there was a dragon named Dragorio.
He ate too many sausages so he was fat, so fat that he couldn’t fly.
He couldn’t even lick his toenails. But one day there came bees and they made fun of him because he was fat and couldn’t fly.
St Brendan’s Boys National School, Artane, 3rd Class, 19 November 2019
Once upon a time in St Brendan’s, there was a football called Philly.
One day, Philly got kicked over the wall and was lost in the bushes.
“I wish I had a human body, so I could hop over the wall -but I don’t,” said Philly sadly.
St Fiachra’s Junior National School, Beaumount, 2nd Class, 18th November 2019
Elizabeth the Barbie Doll was playing on the slides in the park.
After the slides, she brought her dog Jeff for a walk.
Elizabeth went to Centra to buy potatoes and dog food. She went to the till to pay.
Dublin Book Festival, 16 November 2019
Once upon a time there was a villain, that was a pig wearing a tuxedo. His home was an evil lair in a barnyard, where everyone was evil – even the eggs.
Then Billy Bob the coffee cup was thrown away into a bin at the barnyard.
Then Pig wearing a Tuxedo finds Billy Bob and jumps into the bin to get him.
Scoil Padre Pio 5th Class, County Cork 14 November 2019
There was a pencil named Penny who was green and yellow.
She was bought in Pencilvania, but she moved to a pencil case.
The owner lost his pencil case and all the pencils were lost in the class.
They all rolled over into the town of pencils ten thousand miles away.
Kilmessan National School, Kilmessan, Co Meath, 3rd Class, 14 November 2019
Once upon a time there was a dragon rider called Elizabeth. She was very shy.
She was also very adventurous.
Elizabeth was friends with Dinky the Doughnut. She was very hungry and tried to eat Dinky.
All Saints, Blackrock, 4th, 5th and 6th class, 13th November 2019
Joseph opened his eyes to find Billy the cat lying on top of him, licking his face. Joseph groaned because he was tired.
He quickly threw Billy off his chest to check the clock. It was 8 o’clock and he was already late for detective school, again!
He poured himself a bowl of dry cereal. There was nothing he hated more than milk.
Gaelscoil an Ghoirt Álainn, dé hAoine, 8 Nollaig.
Rith a deartháir Trevor isteach sa seomra agus sheas sé ar an bhféileacháin oíche – an cara is fearr léi.
Nuair a chonaic Elena thosaigh sí ag rith timpeall an seomra ag iarraidh an deartháir a mharú.
``Tar ar ais anseo!'' arsa Elena. Ansin rith Trevor amach sa ghairdín.
Carrigaline National School, County Cork, 01 December 2017
Once upon a time in Antartica, there was a poor dog, called Frosty.
His best friend was Joe the Pig. They were on a mission to find the perfect owner for Frosty.
Joe the Pig had escaped once from a farm, and he bought a plane and flew to Antartica.
North Monastery’s 5th Class, County Wicklow, 24 November 2017
Once upon a time there was a dinosaur named Duck who was really small and had a best friend named Danny, the Actual Duck.
His biggest fear was a furious dinosaur named Fred.
Scoil Chill Ruadhain, 4th Class, County Cork, 17 November 2017
My name is Ben and welcome to my life. I just moved to a new town, Manchester, and it's very hard for me.
I haven't got a lot of friends. The only friend I've got is my dog Jimmy.
The only thing that keeps me going is playing football.
St Vincents Primary School, County Cork, 27 October 2017
Once upon a time there was a demon called Kelly. Her best friend's name was a little dragon called Clumsy.
Clumsy would always hide in Kelly's back-pack when she went to school.
Kelly's family is evil, but she doesn't want to be like them. She doesn't really like school because she gets bullied.
Blarney Street Boys, County Cork, 20th October 2017
Once upon a time, there was a tiny baby sausage, at an ordinary shop named Tesco.
His family's greatest fear was the giant sausage – dragon that was guarding the meat-aisle.
He woke up from his package-bed. Then he went for an adventure walk and found a baby taco walking around.
Blarney St Boys School 5th Class at the Crawford Gallery, County Cork, 13 October 2017
Christopher is a young 14 year old skateboarder who has a dream of winning a skateboard contest, but he realises Big Bob the Bully is signing up as well!
The competition he is entering is called the X-games - one of the world's most prestigious and impossible contests.
Christopher has one week to prepare for the X-games.
Blarney Street Boys School Primary School, County Cork, 06 October 2017
Once upon a time there was a dog named Doggo the Dog and he was making tea in his cottage.
His best friend Chick Norris rang the door bell and said “Can I have tea with you, and here is your delivery.”
Doggo said, “Woof Woof, of course you can.”
Crawford Gallery, St. Vincent's, 4th Class, County Cork, 29 September 2017
'Every picture tells a story'
There once was a unicorn who had a best friend named Picklebob. The unicorn's name was Fluffy. She was super silly.
One day, she decided that she wanted to fart out rainbows. That morning when she went to unicorn school, Mr McDonkey the teacher was mad at her for being late. She was late because she had been trying to fart all the way to school. Mr McDonkey said angrily, “you're late again, Fluffy!”
Culture Night, County Cork, 22nd September 8-10 Years
It was the first day of my new school. I woke up and my mom said I had to go downstairs fast.
When I went to school, I was at my locker and someone said “You must be new here. I’m Tonia”. Just then the bell rang and we had to go to class.
I didn’t know my mom had booked me in for swimming lessons, and I was walking along the edge of the swimming pool and I fell in!
Fighting Words Mayo, Cornanool National School, 3rd and 4th Class, 1st October 2015
Miss Emily Campbell walks into the classroom in the haunted mansion.
She looks around and there are no students at the desks.
The students have all turned into ghosts.
St. Patrick’s NS, Wicklow, 5th class, 22nd May 2019
Hi, I’m Barry and today I saw a blue van and it chased me.
I ran away but I noticed Sammy in the rear window of the van.
Sammy the Sausage has been my best friend since I was born.
St. Laurence’s NS, Greystones, 4th class, County Wicklow, 21st May 2019
“Yo yo yo Im DJ banana” “Pleased to meet you I’m Patrick the Pig. It’s a lovely day here on the farm.
“Come on would that sun just go away” said Patrick the Pig who hates sunlight.
“I wish I was human so that I could put on Factor 50+ and a sun hat”.
Roundwood NS, 3rd Class, County Wicklow, 16th May 2019
Zack was having his breakfast with Finn the Ketchup Bottle. Finn decides to ask him his greatest wish.
“My greatest wish is to be a pink flying unicorn.” Then a talking pickle appears at the house.
Zack points and says “that is my greatest fear”.
Greystones Community School, County Wicklow, 15th May, 2019
One day, Mrs. Candyfloss was walking to Sweet Island.
Mr. Gumball was walking on the other side of the road, he crossed the road to get to the bridge to the Island.
They had just come back from a Carnival.
Scoil Cholmcille, 3rd class, County Wicklow, 14th May 2019
Once upon a time there lived a Cat called Bob who had Magical powers.
He was able to talk human and disappear at anytime.
One day he was asleep up an oak tree in Africa. His friend, Billy the Snakey Mouse was visiting him because it was Saturday.
Scoil Cholmcille, 3rd class, County Wicklow, 9th May 2019
Once upon a time Lasagne the Unicorn’s Horn nearly fell off.
Orange the Pegasus saved it with her teeth.
Then there was a rip in the sky and out came a flying dragon.
Jonathan Swift NS, 1st, 2nd & 3rd Class, County Wicklow, 7th May 2019
Once there was a red knight called Mr. Majinky who had slain three dragons.
One fine day, an evil army of crabs tried to conquer Sicily, but Mr. Majinky wished to conquer Sicily himself, so he grabbed his best friend, John the Peasant, to help him overcome his fear of crabs and take over Sicily with him.w
St. Patrick’s BNS, 3rd Class, County Wicklow, 2nd May 2019
Creak, creak, creak sounded a front door. Bonk, bonk, bonk sounded the old creepy house at the end of the road.
Cub, the Golden Retriever Puppy always wanted a home.
Cub was about to walk into the house but he heard footsteps behind the door.
Caim National School, Enniscorthy, Wexford, 6th Class
It was a bright and cloudy day.
Bobby McBoberson ran away as soon as he saw a cloud.
He saw a lizard running on the grass. He ran after the lizard. It looked injured.
St. Andrew’s, Bray, 3rd Class, County Wicklow, 30th April 2019
One day Ronald the Rotten Potato was with his best friend Steve the Monkey.
Ronald turned to Steve and said: “Hey one day I would love to learn how to sing”.
“I know how to sing, maybe I can teach you,” Steve replied.
