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Life is Good
Early to rise and shine, as the students started out the morning with a breakfast of cereal, oatmeal, tea, and toast. Dee-lish! Classes today consisted of Dan's…
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Summer Diaries
Day-by-day stories from every Irish Way summer — the tours, the classes, the craic, written from the road.
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The Real Capital
We had an early start this morning for our first long road trip of the tour. And what a place to visit–Cork, home of Michael Collins, Henry Ford, and Shona…
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Harlem Shakin' in Waterford
The ILE students woke up bright and early for their first class day. They showered, ate their breakfast of cereal, oatmeal, toast, and tea. Then they were split…
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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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The Craic Begins
Hello ILE Families and Friends, On Friday, June 28th, 30 high school students from 16 different US states, Italy, and Spain embarked on an amazing journey…, the…
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Celtic Warriors
1, 2, 3, Jab, 1, 2, 3, Hook, 1, 2, 3, Punch. While the US has the Dream Team and the Fab Five, Ireland has the Celtic Warriors-boxers Katie Taylor, John Joe Nevin…
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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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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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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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Riverdance
Hello ILE Families and Friends! As today was the last day of classes, I'm fairly confident the students were quite upset and in a state of mourning, but…
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Call Me Maybe
Hello ILE Families and Friends! After an incredible day yesterday, Wednesday was a little slower and calmer class day. Students were up around 8:30 AM for breakfast…
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