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In Dublin's Fair City...
On Wednesday, the ILE spent the day in Dublin..., and what a day it was! We first started out at the Yeats' Exhibition. Through the National Library of Ireland, it…
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More Workshops!
The rest of Wednesday was occupied with a few workshops-Celtic Pots and Rugby. The Celtic Pots turned out lovely and the students were very creative with their…
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Catching Up!
I'm so sorry these posts are delayed, but we were having trouble with the internet at King's Hospital. My apologies. Better late than never though:). Enjoy! On…
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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 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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