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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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Aillwee Caves, the Birds of Prey centre, and Poulnabrone Dolmen.
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Here We Go Again!
The end is nigh. Time creeps closer. Our staff tries very hard to keep the fact that the trip is nearing end from the forefront of our students’ minds -- and the…
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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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Castles, Counselors and Other Antiques
The morning of our move to Galway has dawned. Students combatted the chaos of packing with hearty breakfasts of toast and cereal, and packed their lunches before…
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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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Gift of the Gab!
And so the holiday began. Tuesday marked the final day of classes and today the beginning of our journey to the beautiful west coast of Ireland. the day started…
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WB Yeats Steals the Show!
On Tuesday, there were many tears shed, as the ILE had their last class day. Not really, but it started to hit the students that they only had a little over a week…
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A Bunch of Blarney
Hello ILE Families and Friends! On Saturday, our very own Brian Farrell, from Burren Coaches, picked us up around 10:00 AM. It was goodbye Dublin-hello Killarney.…
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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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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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Hello from Galway!
The Irish Life Experience left for Galway on Saturday morning-bright and early. The wonderful, Brian Farrell from Burren Coaches, picked us up and we were delighted…
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