Went off in good spirits to Fermoy by the 9 train. 15 of us went and we had the greatest fun in the train. They were all joking me about my new suit. We got to St Coleman’s about 11. The College is very finely situated but is rather ‘schlampig’ [grubby, slovenly] in spite of the fine rooms and hall and recreation grounds. After lunch we had the sports. We won by 17 points to 12, John Cottrell winning the high jump, and Jack MacSwiney and John O’Regan winning all the races in fine style. After the sports we had quite a good dinner, but the boys seem to be on the whole much rougher and more unfriendly than our fellows. We had some delightful boating on the Blackwater after dinner and some of the fellows went in swimming. Then four of us had a game of billiards, and then tea in a restaurant. The boys are awfully generous. I only paid 1/- for the lot. In the corridor [of the train] carriages coming home we had great fun tumbling around, and we all sang ‘Morgen muss ich fort von hier’. [Tomorrow I must depart from here] Arrived home at 10 and called for Mam and Pap at Opera. It is horrible that I missed ‘Richard III’. Mam and Pap said it was marvellous. Of course, a rotten house!!
