Ars longa, vita brevis
Index • P.1 – The Index (Haha I’m so funny) • P.2 – Tibbradener Comic, “My Secret Place of Wonder”, Room to Improve • P.3 + 4 – The Jeanie Johnston; The ship that does not deserve it’s nickname ‘Coffin Ship’ • P.5 – Rocket to Friday Interview, Pine Marten • P.6 – Rocket to Friday Interview • P.7 – The Hallway, TinTin La Femme • P.8 – Crossword CompeXXon, “Benefits of Napping” (Nice try Leonore) • P.9 – Thibaut Loiez Interview • P.10 – Thibaut Loiez Sketches • P.11 - The Tibraddeners guide to Columba’s, The Sound of Pain, Editor’s note
Emma Hinde My Secret Place of Wonder Shannon Dent There is a place I go to all the Xme. Where bucerflies fly and birds sing. A secret place which only I know, where there are many monkeys and jolly dolphins. The air is sweet and tastes like pink candy floss. There are lots of tall trees with big trunks and long branches where I like to sit when I am bored. In this place I walk barefoot for I am not afraid of stepping on pointy objects or small cricers. There is nothing to be afraid of on the ground for the slithering snakes, acenXve ants and mischievous mice will do no harm. The grass is sog and the soil smells nice, I would know for I ogen lie there face flat. Past the forest you can hear a stream of water. A few steps closer and past the big round boulder there is a river. The water here is always is always clean and clear. The sun shines onto it and warms it to a perfect temperature. In the river there are small fishes. I ogen bring them bread crumbs. These flinchy fish will eat them and swarm towards me. Then in the river I go for a swim. Ager a while I hear the noise of toucans and other marvellous birds. The sounds grow larger and they come near me, flaunXng their beauXful feathers and unscratched beaks. Ager my swim I go for yet another walk. I walk through many trees and branches. There is no path you see, so you must make your own, and do not fear of gehng lost for the sun will tell you just exactly where you’ve gone. I walk towards this clear green area close to a different river, this one has a small beach where I can dry my clothes. Next to it is a grassy patch where I rest my head and look to the sky above. As night falls on my glorious place I close my eyes and hear a symphony of sounds. A collecXon of crickets play their sweet violins, a flock of birds sing their soothing lullabies and I also hear a band of monkeys say their goodnights. I lay there and whisper to the sky: “This is my secret place can you not see why?”
Room to Improve by Tania Stokes
The Jeanie Johnston; The only emigrant ship comple4ng voyages during the Irish Famine of 1845 to 1852, that does not deserve the nickname ‘Coffin Ship’. Poppy O’Malley As promised - all the way from Salamanca!! The ‘Jeanie’ started off its career in Quebec, Canada, and was built by the Scohsh shipbuilder John Munn, with the help of Irish immigrants who had sailed to Canada, on ships similar to the “Jeanie”, with the hope of a becer life. These men found employment in Munn’s ship building yard, which was ogen regarded as ‘the golden Xcket for anyone seeking an honest day’s wage’, and helped to build this incredible ship, that would later on, bring more hopefuls to Canada’s shores. Completed in 1847, her maiden voyage from the banks of the St. Lawrence River, Quebec, to Liverpool in England, was the first of many voyages for the Jeanie. In later years, these voyages would earn this licle ship, a remarkable reputaXon, for having provided safe AtlanXc crossings for all those passengers that made the decision to travel onboard. Throughout most of the Great Hunger in Ireland, trade was a growing market, which acracted cargo ships for the exchange of goods. However, when “Cohers”, a nickname for tenants provided by landlords, could no longer grow potatoes and as a result could not pay their rent, these cargo ships became increasingly used for transporXng people rather than goods. The Jeanie, like other ships of the Xme, was built iniXally as a cargo ship, but was later re-purposed to transport people. This repurposing was done by the Irish merchant John Donovan & Sons of Tralee, County Kerry. Donovan made his fortune taking the utmost advantage of what was a dire situaXon in Ireland during the famine. Much to the disdain of those who he conducted business with, Donovan gained a reputaXon for driving prices on basic necessiXes to the brink of unaffordability, leaving people struggling to get by day to day. Upon seeing the money that could be made providing passage across the AtlanXc to people, Donovan simply could not let a business opportunity such as this be missed. He quickly converted the Jeanie, from a Xmber carrying ship, to a passenger transport vessel. AdapXng the ship was not a task Donovan took lightly. Due to her original purpose, the Jeanie only contained one interior broad deck, intended to shelter Xmber supplies, not people. The crew Donovan employed for the AtlanXc voyages had to create plasorms that would house bunks. Each bunk contained space for four adults at full capacity. CondiXons on the Jeanie were no excepXon to other ships - dark, inhumane, and bare. The Jeanie provided an AtlanXc crossing for its passengers, but nothing more than this. The Jeanie Johnston’s maiden voyage as a passenger carrying vessel, was a journey from Blennerville, County Kerry to Quebec, on the 24th April 1848. Her captain, James Acridge, who was known as a “man of the sea’ and was born into a seafaring family. Acridge signed on as a ship’s apprenXce at the age of figeen. At twenty-three, he had become one of Ireland’s youngest shipmasters. Acridge was known for his strict following of naval law and the ‘discipline to see any ship to safety’. Thomas Campion - the first mate, along with Acridge, ensured that the Jeanie had sufficient provisions for an ocean crossing. ‘A trip across those waters would require at least one full set of extra sails, and also hundreds of feet of line, needed for emergency repairs. 2,500 pounds of food was allocated to the crew alone and an addiXonal 12,000 pounds of grain would keep the passengers alive.’ Campion and Acridge, under Donovan’s control packed the vessel Xghtly with necessiXes, that were needed on a voyage as long as the Jeanie’s. Many vessels compleXng routes similar to hers, did not have enough food or supplies to complete such voyages. UlXmately, this resulted in severe raXoning of food, for the close to starving passengers. Due to this, death along with the spread of diseases due to poor sanitary condiXons, was rampant aboard vessels during crossings.
Where Poppy is (I think, I don’t take Geography and I don’t know where she lives)
Early in 1848, the Kerry Evening Post, had reprinted an editorial from the Liverpool Mercury insisXng the inclusion of physicians on all immigrant ships. The paper wanted people wishing to leave Ireland, to only consider giving their coins to vessels that promised the addiXon of a doctor. This in turn would result in a higher chance of the passengers reaching their desXnaXon without harm. The arXcle said ‘it is how it should be, and many valuable lives will be saved by these means’. Although Parliament did not pass a law to make this a requirement, it made a lot of people rethink their choice of vessel. Also, it made it clear to Donovan that there was licle possibility that passengers would sail without some kind of physician onboard. This was something Donovan and Acridge agreed on, without quesXon. Richard Blennerhassec who was a disXnguished and talented young doctor was selected by Donovan and Acridge to serve upon the Jeanie. Blennerhassec came from a long line of physicians, he was a member of the Protestant elite, and his family were known for their dedicaXon to philanthropy. Onboard the ship, Acridge did everything in his power to prevent the vessel from sinking as the ‘seas became formidable swells, sending icy spray across the Jeanie’s deck.’ The constant rocking and uneasy movement of the ship, caused many passengers to become ill. Acridge and Blennerhassec had to work together to save lives on every crossing. Whilst one was tasked with guiding the vessel safely, the other ensured the health of all those aboard. To achieve a safe journey, Blennerhassec enforced rouXne checks on all passengers. Likewise, Acridge would insist on illuminaXon to be forbidden on deck, to preserve visibility at night, and lower the risk of fire, on this enXrely Xmber ship. Ager forty days at sea to reach America or Canada, passengers were weary and shaken. Some would show signs of dehydraXon, due to seasickness, others ’were marked by bed sores and bruises’. Yet despite these ailments, not a single passenger died, upon any of the Jeanie’s AtlanXc crossings. Acridge was always able to raise a white flag, indicaXng that all aboard were relaXvely healthy. For the majority of his crossings, a quaranXne inspector entered the ship at port, and declared all to have a clean bill of health. This allowed the hopefuls to, ager a treacherous journey, set foot on solid ground once more. The name ‘Jeanie Johnston’, does not only represent the remarkable ship, but also the men and women who travelled, worked and served on her. In its ten years of crossings, before sinking in 1758, the Jeanie was the only vessel in use during the Great Famine, on which no passenger died due to disease or poor condiXons. The combinaXon of being well prepared for emergencies, not underesXmaXng the amount of food that would be needed for voyages, never enforcing severe raXoning, an experienced captain and a physician who put passenger well being before his own comfort, make this vessel deserve a name like The Jeanie Johnston. This vessel, though small, was a sign of hope, not despair. The Jeanie should be remembered for having a dependable reputaXon, unlike the other ships sailing at that Xme, who will always be recognised as ‘coffin ships’, for having excessive loss of life on board. Bibliography: Novels: All Standing - Kathryn Miles Websites: jeaniejohnston.ie
FRIDAY
This is why you send me pictures on Xme James
Rocket to Friday is an Irish band based in Dublin lead by a few pupils at St Columba’s. Their music is sort of alt-rock with punk and metal influences. Today, I spoke to James O’Connor in the Caduggan, willingly understanding that this meant I would be missing sport. A sacrifice I was more than willing to make for the sake of journalis4c integrity.
Ques4on: Who’s in your band? The band is me James O’Connor, I am the singer, guitarist, and on the keys if the song calls for it. Nevin McCoone is the lead guitarist and the bassist, and Marcus O’Connor plays the drum. Ques4on: How long has the band been a thing? We’ve been together since September, was when we had our first pracXce Ques4on: Do you guys have a band leader? Nah we definitely don’t. It’s never something we worked for, this sort of poliXcs of having a band leader. It’s a flawed system really. We all contribute in our own ways y’know, some people do more things than others, but at the end of the day a RTF song is gonna be an RTF song before a James O’Connor or Nevin McCoone Song. Ques4on: Why did you choose the name Rocket to Friday? So basically, the whole concept of a rocket is the pinnacle of human achievement, the idea of going to other worlds and things of that nature. Then there’s also Friday, which is just a chill day that everyone enjoys, so it’s a mixture of the enjoyable and great achievements (hopefully) contrasted with the fun of when you listen to our music. As if almost when you listen to our music you get the sort of Friday feeling, like you’re on a rocket… to Friday. Ques4on: Have you released any songs so far? Yup! A lot of our work is on SoundCloud and SpoXfy, and we’re in the process of recording our first EP right now that’s gonna be 3-4 songs. Ques4on: Where will we be able to get this EP? You’ll be able to buy it on ITunes, SpoXfy, Apple Music, and many of the primary music distributors Ques4on: Are you gonna charge for it? Yup! But You’ll be able to stream it on SpoXfy for free Ques4on: Where do you see this band going? We just love making music really. Wed obviously like to become huge rock stars and all but it’s important we preserve our musical roots and what we enjoy about our music. But we would ideally like to be big stars. And educaXon is really important to us though.
Pine Marten
By Tania Stokes
Ques4on: What is the biggest struggle you have had with this band? Balancing it with school. It’s just a lot of work, personally when you put a lot of work into something, someXmes it can be difficult to maintain very close relaXonships. You might not see people recreaXonally as much as you would have beforehand. But I think it’s worth it for sure when you love something so much. Ques4on: Why did you guys decide to start the band? I think it was my idea originally, ‘cause I knew Nevin was in a band previously and so I well uh… In America, I decided music was something I wanted to dedicate myself to and I just went ahead and texted him about it ‘cause I knew he played the bass and asked him if he’d like to try and put some songs together, and he did. And of course, we were looking for a drummer and I recruited my own brother. Ques4on: What did you find in America that gave you this idea? I was in Louisiana. It exposed me to a lot of different things, ‘cause when you leave your home for the first Xme properly, it… changes you really. And I just sort of realised in the small town where we were where there wasn’t nearly as much access to music as there would be in the big city of Dublin where I’m from, I just found myself really missing being able to play music very seriously. And I just decided it was something I really wanted to try, and now here I am. Ques4on: Do you honestly see this band staying together? Yeah. I love these guys. I love this band and where it’s taking me. I for sure see me and Nevin staying together. We plan on ending up in London, or England. So, we’ll probably form another incarnaXon of the band there with musicians from there that we’ll meet. And that’s hopefully where the final form of the band will form. Cause we’ve had previous members who have come and leg, so we hope to find permanent members. Ques4on: What does music mean to you? Music is sort of… as clichéd of an answer as it is, I don’t really know what I could do without music. It’s just such an important part of my life. I don’t really think I could survive without music. There’s something just so pure and beauXful about music, it’s just something so unspeakably beauXful that humans have accidentally come across. And I just don’t think there’s anything like it. Ques4on: How would you address the fact that a lot of people have been calling your latest song ‘Clockwork’ as copying ‘Stairway to Heaven’ We’re not Led Zeppelin clones. We’re not parXcularly inspired by them. Obviously, I respect their achievements and stuff, but I probably wouldn’t rate them an inspiraXon akin to some of the other bands we listen to. I’m not here to defend or compare the song. I mean ‘Stairway to Heaven’ is a song, and ‘Clockwork’ is a song. And we obviously didn’t write it with any intenXon of copying the song. People can choose to think what they want, and I don’t really care so long as they enjoyed it. Ques4on: Just to end this all off, is there anything you’d like to tell us? I’d like to say just check out our music ‘cause I think you’ll like it and if not, that’s sXll a listen for us. Just give us a listen and follow our social medias. It’s such a small thing, but every like or share really does helps us get closer to where we want to be and feel jusXfied in making this music for people.
The Hallway Florian Zitzmann I didn’t know where I was, I didn’t know who I was, I didn’t know how I got there. It felt like everything ‘Xl 5 minutes ago was forgocen, all gone. It’s cold and pitch-black. The floor was hard, and rigid… like concrete wait, what is concrete? My brain is scrambled and Xed in knots. I slid my fingers on the floor, crouching forward, my leg hand held in front of me so that I didn’t slam into a wall. At last I came to a stop, my hand apperceiving a hard, rigid wall, similar… actually exactly the same as the texture of the floor. I slowly liged myself up. I then turned leg, my rights hand on the wall, and gaited forward for what felt like eternally. There were no turns, it just went straight. As I roamed I started remembering names of things, but I couldn’t summon up what those things were. I could remember one thing though, birds, there were hundreds of types that I knew, I could picture them soaring in the sky. I imagine an endless open space, completely white. That was my brain, and I saw myself there, reaching up for birds, these were my memories. And none would ever come down, then just like the sight of them, these… “birds” faded as they flew further and further from me. A speck of light shone from a distance, it was enough light for me to see, it was a hallway, and the light was at the end. The burden of pessimism died out as I sprinted towards the end of the hallway, my limbs sXll sore from walking. Every inch of my body aching only the sense of hope driving me on. The light grew as I neared it. Almost there I said. I plunged myself into the unknown, into this new foreign land, and into the unrevealed.
TinTin La Femme by Tania Stokes
Complete Emma Hinde’s 2 crosswords and submit it to the Submarines editor to win a fabulous prize! :D BENEFITS OF NAPPING
Leonore Lopez MulXple research projects from around the world conclude that napping offers benefits such as increased producXvity and improved memory. Napping, as it turns out, is great for learning. If we rewind back to our early years in pre-school most of us will recall the blissful moment of nap Xme. At that age our younger selves weren’t able to truly appreciate the blessing that was nap Xme. However, as we advanced in our educaXon we woke up to realize our mistake. Now a days research shows that the overwhelming majority of students aren’t gehng enough sleep. An average of 7-9 hours of sleep are recommended for adolescents, however, most of us aren’t reaching those averages. Teenagers are physically unable to wake up earlier, due to a different perspecXve of Xme, and sleep deprivaXon could be having an effect on their academics and well-being. The soluXon, however, is simple. As majority of senior students have become aware that school work becomes more stressful with each year and the number of late nights increases proporXonally. Many students sacrifice their sleep in order to prepare for exams or finish important school projects, however, it has been proven that late night studying isn’t helpful at all. During the day, a sleep deprived brain will retain almost only half of what a fully energized brain would. Not only is the goal of scheduled nap Xmes to help improve grades but to feel becer in general. A study from Harvard University shows that sleep deprivaXon can negaXvely impact mood and overall sense of well-being. It is said that lack of sleep changes mood and makes you more anxious. Naps are known to lower tension and risk of heart disease. It was suspected for a long period of Xme that day Xme naps lead to drowsiness and an unfocused mind however, a study by Harvard university shows that is boosts short term memory as it helps clear informaXon of your brain’s temporary storage areas allowing it to be ready for new informaXon to be absorbed. Furthermore, napping improves cogniXve funcXon and creaXve thinking. A daily planned nap could allow for students to feel more energized and ready to face their remaining classes with amore acenXve and sharp mind.
I decided to interview our old French teacher about his moonlight career as an ar4st. Ques4on: Please tell us a li]le bit about yourself. I was born in Calle, France. And I spent most of my Xme in the north studying in Lille, and spent an Erasmus year in Canterbury, coming back to Lille and then as I was doing my PHD I got the opportunity to become a lecturer in Trinity College. So, I started to live in Dublin, and it’s been 5 years. Now I work in DCU teaching French Literature and poetry. Ques4on: Was there a reason you chose to do caricature art over any other art? I think it’s a logical evoluXon for me. I read a lot of comics like any French boy. And many of these comics tended to be humorous, like Asterix. And I suppose naturally I started to be interested in going away from realisXc drawing and more having fun with the characters that I drew. For a long Xme, I was doing comics for myself, and then I started doing poliXcal cartoons ager the acack of Charlie Hebdo. I had done some in the past, but that was really the moment where I thought of the importance of poliXcal cartooning and started doing some myself. Ques4on: Why do you do poli4cal caricatures? With poliXcal cartooning you always want to convey a message. It’s not really a poliXcal cartoon if you are praising something. PoliXcal cartooning keeps the leaders in check and tells them what they are doing wrong and what they can do becer. There is always something to criXcise. As an arXst however, you do have strong opinions, and you can be biased. I try to criXcise every party and person in the poliXcal spectrum. Ques4on: What do you do with these cartoons? I have done a few French magazines and there is an important one called ‘Psycopathe’ that has expressed interest in my drawings. It is only very recent I have started to do commissions for them, and soon we will begin to see some of these drawings published in a magazine you can see in every bookstore. Ques4on: Have you always wanted to do art? Yes. As much as I am passionate for language. I started drawing at an early age. It was one of my nursey teachers who told my parents that I was puhng a lot more detail than the other kids and that they should check that. I spent all my childhood drawing and never stopped. The only thing prevenXng me from going to art school was the reality of the job, and the payments, and I guess that art schools are typically more abstract while I am more figuraXve and down to earth. Ques4on: How do you do caricatures? I would say every Xme I would try to simplify the face to a parXcular shape. You would draw the outside of the face in one line, then try to get what are the main features of the subject. For example, Macron (The French President), I really tried to capture the spikey nose and Xny eyes, and I like to add enormous buckteeth with a gap. You want to make your drawings recognisable yet monstrous Ques4on: Have you ever done a drawing that’s go]en you into trouble? The only thing I got in slight trouble for was a cartoon I did of Macron following some elecXons. I posted it in the beginning of the agernoon, at night when I came back from work, my wife told me that it had been shared on another cartoonists page saying that I had copied him. And it turned out that we had the same joke. This happens a lot with saXre because you tend to associate 2 things that happen at the same Xme and mix them, and it turns out we had the same Xme. Good thing he was reasonable and understood it was an accident. Ques4on: What would you like to tell us? If you have a parXcular talent you should nurture it, even if life becomes too difficult and puts too many obstacles. Do the things you love ‘cause they will take you farther.
The allegedly copied cartoon
The Tibraddeners guide to Columba’s By Anonymous By one of your average Tibraddeners (small, immature and really annoying) The lunch queue. (you can already tell this is going to be long).So I drove through the Columba’s gates thinking this is going to be great,(nowadays I really quesXon myself on that one) so I had my first few classes and they were ok and then I went to break, luckily I was first there and so I went back to dorm, Ager awhile it was lunch Xme and while I was walking back this person in my set asked if I could go back with him too dorm because he forgot to put his stuff away, so it’s your first day and your offered the chance for a friend or first place in the lunch line, your going to pick the lunch line but I was new to the school so I honestly did not know what I would have to go through five minutes later. (Five minutes later).Hell. So the lesson of the day, if you have a friend in need but you risk the wait of the lunch queue, what are you going to do? You’re going to ditch your friend and run to that lunch queue
SCULPTURE GARDEN EXHIBITION
The sound of pain Edna Johnston The silent night, shines so bright As I try and cope with the pain I'll try to fight, and bury my plight But my blood will start the rain I have no faith; I'm filled with hate While I stare at the midnight sky I've had enough of your lies, and heard enough of your cries I'll move on without wondering why I guess I'll wish you well, but I hope you burn in hell So you could feel what you made me feel Till death do us part? Well now I’ll break your heart This night just feels so surreal I look into your eyes, and remember the lies While my heart is filled with disdain Your love was just lust, and I’m filled with disgust Because your lust brought me nothing but pain And now, with a gun to my heart, this is where we’ll part In the overwhelming weight of the rain So I’ll leave with this scar, and I’ll forget who you are, Because I’m Xred of coping with the pain
Editor’s note
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