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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…
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The King’s Hospital
Life at the Irish Way’s Dublin home base in Palmerstown.
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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…
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A Giant of a Day
We had an early start this morning-6:00 AM, but the King’s Hospital Kitchen Staff pulled out all the stops with Cheerio’s for breakfast. We all enjoyed the meal in…
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Dublin Day and Music Workshop
After such an exciting day yesterday, we decided to have a sleep in and organized breakfast for 8:45 AM instead of 8:30 AM! That extra 15 minutes sure made a…
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Slainte!
Hello ILE Families and Friends! Today was jam packed full of excitement! After breakfast, around 8:30 AM, we got on a bus and headed to Kilmainham Gaol. This was a…
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Átha Cliath Bound
Hello ILE Families and Friends! On Saturday, the first part of our journey came to an end. Students departed our home in Waterford and headed north to the…
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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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Northern Ireland Bliss
On Thursday, the students went north to Belfast, the Giant's Causeway, and Carrick-a-rede Rope Bridge. Angie served as our incredible tour guide when we passed…
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Classes, Trad Music, and Discotheques=Deadly!
On Saturday, Angie discussed WB Yeats and Seamus Heaney in her Irish literature class. MC said that Angie is very knowledgeable and simply loves listening to her.…
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Loving Dublin Life
Friday was filled with classes in the morning. In Dan’s Gaelic class, students learned the Irish for left=clé, right=deis, red=dearg, blue=gorm, yellow=buí, and…
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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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Carrick-a-rede Craic
Next on the Irish Life Experience agenda was Carrick-a-rede Rope Bridge. Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge is a rope suspension bridge near Ballintoy, County Antrim…
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