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Aran-rific!
One of the highlights of the Irish Life Experience is a trip to the Aran Islands. The Aran Islands are a group of three islands located at the mouth of Galway Bay.…
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County Galway
Galway city, the Aran Islands, Connemara, and Kylemore Abbey — the cultural heart of the west.
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Connemara at its Best!
The Irish Life Experience went to Dan O'Hara's Heritage Center on Tuesday for a few hours and left with many memories to treasure. The Dan O'Hara Heritage Center is…
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Leaving on a Jet Plane...
On Wednesday, the Irish Life Experience spent their final day in Galway, shopping and picking up last minute souvenirs. There were already many misty eyes and a few…
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The Beautiful Burren!
Hello Irish Life Experience Families and Friends, I apologize for the delay in posts, but our last week in Ireland was very hectic-with very little time to blog.…
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Greetings from Galway
Hello Irish Life Experience Families and Friends, Just a quick hello from Galway. This morning we said slán agaibh to Dublin and our Irish and Italian friends at…
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The ILE and Tea at Áras an Uachtaráin
On Wednesday, the Irish Life Experience received a very special invitation from the President of Ireland. While President McAleese was away in Kerry for her…
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Past Testimonials
While they probably feel old by now, we still love them and just can't bring ourselves to replace the valuable testimonials from those below! When Taryn asked me to…
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How Do You Tell an ILE'er is Having a Good Time?
They are Dublin over with laughter! That’s right ILE Family and Friends…, we made it safe and sound to the nation’s capital. Galway was absolutely incredible and…
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Inis Mór Bound
The island of Inis Mór-meaning the Big Island-is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Ireland. Well known internationally, it is steeped in history and…
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Moher of Ireland!!!
On Wednesday, we left for our last tour on the West Coast-the Burren. Our amazing tour guide and driver-Brian Farrell-is from Co. Clare-in the heart of the Burren…
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Well, I Took a Stroll on the Old Long Walk!
Of a day -I-ay-I-ay, I met a little girl and we stopped to talk, Of a fine soft day -I-ay-I-ay, And I ask you, friend, what's a fella to do, 'Cause her hair was…
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Leinster Finals
En route to Galway, we took a detour and stopped in Dublin for a few hours, as we were able to get tickets to the Leinster Finals for Gaelic football at Croke Park.…
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