Úll Troop
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Troop Leaders, Patrol Leaders, Scouts of Úll… share your jamboree experience here!
Camp on camp – Saileach
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So two days ago Saileach got to go on camp in camp , which is basically where you and your patrol go and camp on a different camp site with a bunch of Swedish scouts. Camp in camp may be really exciting but it means a lovely 6 o’clock start for all the participants ,so not quite bright eyed and bushy tailed off we all set with are rucksacks , sleeping bags and ground mats . At the shuttle bus stop we were separated and my troop Sleibhe na hEireann got rounded into a waiting area with patrols of French Canadian , English , Polish and Danish scouts . After a while of sitting on rucksacks and trying to recover from the early morning . (This is something scouts have the world over we are all lazy ) the other scouts from all the other troops were trying to wake up too .
Eventually our bus arrived and like the young , active , boisterous lot we are everyone slept on the bus waking up only after our two hour bus drive when we reached our camp site . After we got off the bus all we were greeted by the camp leader and then received a bit of a shock . In Sweden the scouts are aged between 10 – 14 and their Patrol Leaders were all around 12 , My patrol got paired with a very nice 12 year old called Emil and despite the age gap he was clearly a brilliant scout and to give him his credit didn’t seem even slightly put off by the 9 older scout staring at him in surprise .
We dropped off our stuff in our already pitched tents (living the spoilt life so we were )and then after a quick lunch met back up with Emil and his troop to experience some bases Swedish style . Our bases theme was Easter which included everything from finding Easter eggs to catching witches brooms , to our troups discovery witches play a large part in Swedish easter its believed that the witches were banished to the land of blokia (pronounced block – e – a ) and that Easter is the day they try to come back and only by lighting bonfires and sending up fireworks can they keep the witches away . We also got to sample Swedish Easter food which meant boiled eggs that you decorated beforehand and a drink which tasted like a mixture between coke and Dr. Pepper which is apparently the most popular drink in Sweden though it got mixed reviews from the Irish scouts .
After our fun on the bases we went back to camp to cook dinner and while our boys slaved over the fire (no gas cookers and no women in the kitchen jokes in this patrol ) and the girls wondered up to our tent and promptly slept till dinner . After a really very nice diner (all praises to the boys ) we went swimming in the lake which was as cool and clean as anything . That night we had a multi cultural campfire with all different countries making their contribution to the campfire by singing their own camp songs , we had a few in common and several others that we had in common with each country having its own tweak on the song . The highlight was being taught in Sweden by an English troop a traditional Icelandic song .
The next morning at the raising of the Swedish flag we got another speech from the Swedish camp leader saying goodbye and thanking us for coming and after free time of canoeing and swimming it was time to say goodbye to our Swedish hosts and having a lovely nap on the two hour drive home
xxx
Lorna
Silin Troop
Author: ireland
Troop Leaders, Patrol Leaders, Scouts of Silin… share your jamboree experience here!
Saileach Troop
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Troop Leaders, Patrol Leaders, Scouts of Saileach… share your jamboree experience here!
Leamhán Troop
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Troop Leaders, Patrol Leaders, Scouts of Leamhán … share your jamboree experience here!
Iúr Troop
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Troop Leaders, Patrol Leaders, Scouts of Iúr… share your jamboree experience here!
10 days to go….!
Giúis Troop
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Troop Leaders, Patrol Leaders, Scouts of Giúis … share your jamboree experience here!
Fuinseóg Troop
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Troop Leaders, Patrol Leaders, Scouts of Fuinseóg … share your jamboree experience here!
Feoras Troop
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Troop Leaders, Patrol Leaders, Scouts of Feoras… share your jamboree experience here!
Cuileann Troop
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Troop Leaders, Patrol Leaders, Scouts of Cuileann… share your jamboree experience here!
Caorthann Troop
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Troop Leaders, Patrol Leaders, Scouts of Caorthann… share your jamboree experience here!
Coll Troop
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Troop Leaders, Patrol Leaders, Scouts of Coll … share your jamboree experience here!
Beith Troop
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Troop Leaders, Patrol Leaders, Scouts of Beith… share your jamboree experience here!
Caithne Troop
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Troop Leaders, Patrol Leaders, Scouts of Caithne… share your jamboree experience here!
9 days to go!….
Fearnóg Troop
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Troop Leaders, Patrol Leaders, Scouts of Fearnóg… share your jamboree experience here!
Draighean Troop
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Troop Leaders, Patrol Leaders, Scouts of Draighean … share your jamboree experience here!
8 days to go!…
Prosperous 24th – 26th June
Author: ireland
All 16 Troops of Scouting Ireland’s Jamboree Contingent are getting ready for our Contingent Camp in Prosperous, Kildare from 24th – 26th June… just 4 weeks before Ireland’s largest ever Jamboree Contingent make our way to Sweden.
Keep updated here and with World Scout Jamboree site, Scouting Ireland’s site, Facebook and Youtube links ——->
We look forward to getting each Troop active on the blog and letting us know their jamboree preparations experience so far. Please email photos etc you would like to be uploaded to your Troop page to wsjirishmedia@gmail.com letting us know which Troop you belong to 
Countdown to WSJ in Sweden : 47 days!!
Countdown to Contingent Camp in Prosperous: 14 days!!
Portlick – First World Scout Jamboree Irish Contingent Weekend!
Author: ireland
24th – 26th September 2010
The largest ever Irish Contingent to a World Scout Jamboree gathered in Portlick for the first Contingent Camp.
The Contingent is made up of: 540 scouts, 60 Troop Leaders, 220 IST, 12 Contingent Team… Quite a group!!
This weekend provided an opportunity for the Irish Contingent to meet, fly their troop flags for the first time, try out the Irish Programme that’s coming to Sweden, launch the Irish house, take part in the craic agus ceol with the Irish house band and make some noise at the drumming workshop among a whole weekend of activities.
Contingent Leader John Lawlor presented each Troop leader with their flag, who in turn presented it to a scout from the troop. The Troop leaders were invested and presented with their jamboree neckerchiefs by patrol leaders in each troop.
Countdown to WSJ in Sweden – 222 days to go!!
Srahan, where it all began…
Author: ireland
5th-6th March 2010
The first Troop Leader’s weekend took place in Srahan where the Irish Contingent theme of ‘Native Irish Trees‘ was launched.
Significant to the Ogham language and our Irish ancestors; this theme is also symbolic of strength for the contingent, a Celtic expression and a sense of Irish pride.
The troop leaders all took part in a tree planting ceremony.
The selection and presentation of all 16 (including the 200 strong IST Troop!) troop names took place:
Beíth – The Birch
Caithne – The Strawberry Tree
Caorthan – The Rowan
Coll – The Hazel
Cuileann – The Holly
Draighean – The Blackthorn
Fearnog – The Alder
Feoras – The Spindle
Fuinséog – The Ash
Gíus – The Pine
Iúr – The Yew
Leamhán – The Elm
Saileach – The Willow
Silin – The Cherry
Úll – The Apple
Trom – The Elder
More about these later…
What is the essence of an Irish Troop??
- Cead míle fáilte (Welcoming)
- Craic agus Ceol (Agus Gaeilge)
- Sociable
- Love of Green (And not just the colour! Nature/Outdoors)
- Sense of National Pride (Ambassadors)
- Youth Involvement
- Willing to try new things
- Evening Meal is sacred
- Positive Attitude to the Promise & Law, Respect, Strong Scout Skills, Patrol System.
Let the countdown begin… 508 days to go!!
Hello world!
Author: ireland
Hello world indeed and welcome to the Irish Contingent for the World Scout Jamboree’s blog!
Here we will keep you up to date as the largest ever World Scout Jamboree Irish Contingent prepare for Sweden.
With 12 Contingent Team, 60 Troop Leaders, 540 Scouts and 220 IST there will always be something going on…
