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Happy 4th of July-from Ireland!
Hello ILE Families and Friends! Happy 4th of July! As per usual everybody strolled into the canteen by 8:15 AM for a sociable breakfast and started into class…
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Ireland’s oldest city and the first Irish Way home base at the Newtown School — plus Waterford Crystal, Tramore, and the Greenway.
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YOIIO-You're Only in Ireland Once!
Hello ILE Families and Friends! On Tuesday, students had their second day of classes. The morning began with a breakfast of bread, cereal, and fruit-followed by…
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Up the Dubs!
Today started out with breakfast at 9:00 AM. Students were all excited about the opportunity to have a lie-in. After breakfast, they got on the bus and headed to…
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Gaelic Football and Hurling-Wey Hey!
Hello ILE Families and Friends! Students woke up early Saturday morning after getting plenty of sleep the night before. They felt refreshed and rejuvenated from…
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Welcome to Waterford
Hello ILE Families and Friends! After students had arrived Dublin Airport on Friday, met Mar and Raquel-from Spain, they began their three hour bus journey south to…
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Waterford Crystal
We were lucky enough to visit the Waterford Crystal Factory and see the amazing work of how to make Waterford Crystal on July 4th, 2011. What an amazing process!
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Waterford Tall Ships Festival
We were lucky enough to watch these amazing fireworks at the Waterford Tall Ships Festival on July 2nd, 2011. Just in time for our 4th of July celebration!
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Croker and Howth!
On Monday, students were able to get a tour of Croke Park. Croke Park is a magnificent stadium-if your impressed by them is Ireland’s largest and fourth largest in…
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A Bunch of Blarney and Put a Cork In It!
Tuesday marked our final tour day in Waterford to Cahir Castle, the Blarney Castle, Cork, and a quick stop in Youghal. Ireland's largest and best preserved castles…
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Fun in Waterford!
On Wednesday, students finished up their last class day in Waterford. The morning started out with the students learning the Irish National Anthem in Dan’s Gaelic…
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Goodbye Waterford, Hello Dublin!
On Thursday morning, we woke up early, finished packing, and loaded our suitcases onto the bus. We said our goodbyes to Newtown Boarding School and Waterford and…
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Crystal, Scones, and Blindie!
The 4th of July began with Dan's Gaelic class. Students learned to ask each other out on dates in Gaelic. It was very amusing. Dan said there was only a 20% success…
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