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Not a "Burren" Day
We traveled deep into the Burren of county Clare on Wednesday, the 17th. The Burren is a very distinctive landscape of exposed rock, mostly limestone. Many plant…
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Cliffs of Moher
Sea cliffs rising more than 700 feet above the Atlantic.
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Gimme Moher
Our meandering travels took us all across County Clare today. To make sure we had sufficient time everywhere we went, it was a bit of an early start. The day began…
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A Giant of a Day
Despite a brutally early wake up and a short breakfast, today is universally regarded as one of the most exciting and rewarding days of the trip. This is a day that…
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· Summer Diaries
Cows with Guns
We woke up to lashing rain this morning and as we looked out the window we thought, "Oh No!" It was bucketing down and today was our day to go to Inish Mor, the…
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· Summer Diaries
Periwinkle Anyone?
We have officially been in Ireland for 20 days! Alice and Ally can't believe how quickly the days are flying by. Our first morning in Galway started with the…
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Galway Bound
Up and packed for Galway, our bus was able to leave a little before schedule. For some reason the students all find it easier to wake up on their holiday days than…
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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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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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· Alumni Stories
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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· Summer Diaries
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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