· Irish Culture
ILE's Reel Review
The Irish have always had the gift of storytelling, so it is no surprise that they have made some brilliant movies over the years...
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Muckross House
The Victorian mansion and gardens on Muckross Lake.
6 stories
· Summer Diaries
Ring Around the Kerry
Sunday, July 14th, the day began with beautiful blue skies and the day only increasingly got warmer. We lucked out with the beautiful weather on our tour day of the…
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· Summer Diaries
The Ring
The day began a bit on the grey side and while the clouds lingered and a few desperately needed raindrops fell, the day was mostly clear. We got started in the…
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· Summer Diaries
Delfies
On Thursday, the students were allowed to lie in until 10 AM. However, some students decided to wake up early and go for a swim in the hotel pool, while others made…
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· Summer Diaries
Up the Kingdom!
Yesterday we had great weather, with time spent doing half of the Ring of Kerry. We began the day by stopping in the village of Kenmare, a quintessential Irish town…
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· Summer Diaries
Leprechaun Crossing
Hello ILE Families and Friends! It was with great relief that we saw the whole group assembled for breakfast in the dining room of the Killarney Court Hotel. Those…
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Nearly two decades of Irish Way summers — browse by topic, by county, or by year.