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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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Fun Times in Dublin!

On Sunday, the students were able to have a lie in. They woke up mid-morning, got their packed lunches, and all got public transportation into the city. They had…

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How Do You Tell an ILE'er is Having a Good Time?

They are Dublin over with laughter! That’s right ILE Family and Friends…, we made it safe and sound to the nation’s capital. Galway was absolutely incredible and…

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Inis Mór Bound

The island of Inis Mór-meaning the Big Island-is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Ireland. Well known internationally, it is steeped in history and…

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Moher of Ireland!!!

On Wednesday, we left for our last tour on the West Coast-the Burren. Our amazing tour guide and driver-Brian Farrell-is from Co. Clare-in the heart of the Burren…

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Well, I Took a Stroll on the Old Long Walk!

Of a day -I-ay-I-ay, I met a little girl and we stopped to talk, Of a fine soft day -I-ay-I-ay, And I ask you, friend, what's a fella to do, 'Cause her hair was…

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Bon Voyage Waterford!

Hello ILE Friends! We are sorry for the delay in posts this week. The internet has been down lately and is very slow, so we apologize. All is well in Galway and we…

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Leinster Finals

En route to Galway, we took a detour and stopped in Dublin for a few hours, as we were able to get tickets to the Leinster Finals for Gaelic football at Croke Park.…

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A Few More Pictures...

Some more pictures for you to enjoy. A few are from the Scone Workshop, which was a blast, but as you can see..., the students were caked in flour. We had a total…

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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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The ILE Becomes Hurling and Gaelic Football Pros!

Today marked the third day of classes. We can't believe how fast time is flying! This morning, ALL of the boys showed up in their dress pants/shirts/ties. They all…

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Up Tipperary and Kilkenny!

[](https://irishlifeexperience.com/wp content/uploads/2009/07/img_0149_1.jpg)Today the ILE lucked out with beautiful weather for their second tour of the program.…

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85 Degrees and Beautiful Weather!

Just kidding...:) Wouldn't you know..., Ireland had gorgeous weather last month, but since we arrived, we have had quite a few rain showers. Luckily, all of the…

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