WB Yeats Steals the Show!
On Tuesday, there were many tears shed, as the ILE had their last class day. Not really, but it started to hit the students that they only had a little over a week left on the Emerald Isle. Sadness all around! “I don’t want to go home,” Eme said. She is amazed by how quickly […]
Giant of a Tale
We had an early start this morning-6:15 AM, but the King’s Hospital Kitchen Staff pulled out all the stops with Cheerio’s, Rice Crispies, and toast for breakfast. We all enjoyed the meal in silence before hopping on the bus for the long journey north. First stop when we got over the border was the new […]
#RiverdanceFail
After a long and eventful Saturday in and around Dublin, all of the ILE’ers had the chance to lie in Sunday morning. With an optional breakfast, a few popped in for cereal, toast, and OJ, but most decided to sleep right up to the 11:30 AM bus departure. With tired eyes, we were off to […]
Adventures in Dublin
Saturday was one of the busiest days to date for ILE ’14 with an array of different tours, venues, and adventures spanning a 14-hour period. With the bus arriving at 9 AM, the students and staff had a quick breakfast to help them wake up and get ready for the long day. The first destination […]
Famine Letters
In Brigid’s Irish American history class, the students had 10 minutes to imagine themselves immigrating to the the US during the Famine and write a letter back home to their families. Brigid was truly impressed with some of the student’s creativity and they expressiveness. Brendan, Caitlin, and Rocky’s were her favorites. She wanted to share […]
Exploring the Capital!
The day started out as most days have thus far on the trip. We woke up entirely too early and had a predictable breakfast that consisted of cereal and orange juice. The students started in Scones’ Irish literature class at 9 AM and learned about many more famous Irish writers. After literature, they attended their […]
Craic-tastic!
We woke up to blue skies and sunshine this morning! The students were excited for some “summer-like” weather. Today was another class day, so the students were a little bummed when they had to spend such a lovely morning inside the classroom. Nevertheless, it was well worth it. Brigid had a class discussion on the […]
Up the Dubs!
It is hard to believe that we have already been in Ireland for eight days! Our morning began with the normal class schedule. The students learned a few Gaelic phrases from Scones including, “Tir gan teanga is tir gan anan” (A country without a language is a country without an identity.), “Nil aon tintean mar […]
Castle Mania
On Monday morning we had our first castle tour at Cahir Castle, which is one of the largest castles in Ireland. It was built in 1142 by Conor O’Brien, Prince of Thomond and is situated on an Island in the River Suir in Cahir town centre, County Tipperary. The castle was lived in by the […]
Set Me Free!
This morning we were able to “lie in” and didn’t have to be on the bus until 11 AM. Some students chose to sleep in, while others got up for breakfast and Sunday Mass. We had a two hour bus ride into Dublin for the Leinster MHC Hurling Final between Dublin and Kilkenny at Croke […]
