· Irish Culture
Irish Books-A Novel-ty
As winter is just around the corner, here are some books we recommend that you can snuggle up to in the next few months...
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House of Waterford Crystal
Watching master craftsmen blow and cut world-famous crystal.
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· Summer Diaries
Stepping Into Day Two
Day 2: Breakfast by half eight, as the Irish say, was the beginning of our activity filled day. Next, the students experienced their first day of classes with the…
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· Summer Diaries
It's Always Sunny in Glendalough
The first few days of the ILE often blend together due to the different time zones and the sheer exhaustion of everyone in question. The stormy weather we…
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· Irish Culture
Gummy Bananas, Anyone?
Following breakfast in Newtown, it was straight into morning class. The students had a quick chat about the Leinster Hurling Final and then it was back into…
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· Summer Diaries
Waterford "I Can't Afford That" Crystal
Students woke up this morning and looked out the window and boy, was it a crystal clear day! Once again, everyone thought about how lucky they were to be…
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· Summer Diaries
#RiverdanceFail
After a long and eventful Saturday in and around Dublin, all of the ILE’ers had the chance to lie in Sunday morning. With an optional breakfast, a few popped in for…
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· Summer Diaries
US Prevails During the ILE's World Cup!
The students woke to another structured class day on campus. After breakfast they got their first taste of Irish (Gaelic language class.). Alex, even though…
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· Summer Diaries
Oh My My My, Oh My My My, Oh My My My July!
And what a way to start to lovely July–the kids had their first history class with Dan, where they learned that Barack O’Bama was from Co Offaly, which explained…
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· Summer Diaries
Croker, Aras, and Drama-Perfect Day!
Hello ILE Families and Friends! On Friday, we had a full day in store! Students first visited Croke Park for a tour, where they were able to watch the Leinster Semi…
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· Summer Diaries
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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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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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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