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Holidays & Gift Ideas

Irish Christmas traditions, festive recipes, limericks, and gift ideas with an Irish flair.

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Festive Cards with an Irish Flare

Make this Holiday Season special with heartfelt wishes and festive touches from Ireland...

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Give the Gift of Travel

Give the gift of travel this holiday season and help a student have a dream trip and create unforgettable memories that will last a lifetime...

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Give the Gift of a Lifetime this Holiday Season

Are you searching for the perfect gift for that special college or high school student? Search no longer! Give them the gift of a lifetime this Holiday Season. A…

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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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Winning Limericks

The students had to write limericks in their drama groups last week and the ILE Team chose three winners-Caroline, Tiernan, and Chris. Congratulations!They won Cork…

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Winning Limerick

Over the course of the week, the ILE students were given an assignment to write a limerick (AABBA rhythm) on a historical literary or political figure It was great…

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Fun with Limericks!

This past week, drama was devoted to learning how to write limericks. Edel and Levi assigned each student a specific Irish literary figure that they would need to…

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Happy St. Patrick's Day from Feis America!

"In life, as in dance, grace glides on blistered feet." One of my favorite jobs at Feis America is getting to spend time with the three generations who often…

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Drama Presentations

On Friday, students had their last day of class and preparation for their drama presentations in the afternoon. The group of Eamonn de Valera did a Jeopardy skit…

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The Winning Limerick on Wilde

The students were assigned to write limericks of historical Irish literary figures. Jordan was the winner with his limerick on Wilde. There once was a playwright…

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The ILE has the "Gift of the Gab!"

The ILE kissed the Blarney Stone yesterday and now they have the "Gift of the Gab," not that many of the students need any more of the "Gab" though. Thursday marked…

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