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Cashel Me Outside
This was probably one of our earliest days so far as we boarded the bus at 8:30. Our first destination was Cahir Castle which is the ancestral home of the Butler…
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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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Sticking it to the Man
Everyone has successfully packed and loaded their things onto the bus and left the dorm rooms nigh on spotless. Bidding a fond farewell to Waterford and Newtown, we…
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The Fort of July
This was a very busy day! We started with an early breakfast full of protein-y goodness to sustain us for the day ahead. Our jam-packed schedule started at Charles…
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Baking You Crazy
We started off with the fourth day of lessons! Today was more of a laid back day to complement our extremely hectic and fast paced week so far. The sunny weather…
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The Chain of Events
The students had their third day of classes with Angie and Mike and Miles, and because the weather has been so gorgeous for the past few weeks, they were able to…
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Game Faces
If I haven’t mentioned before, our group of students is absolutely incredible and despite only having had their introduction to the world of GAA yesterday, today…
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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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We're Going on an Adventure!
Hi everyone! My name is Julia Dudley and I'll be one of your junior counselors for the ILE18, as well as the resident blogger! I am an alum of the 2015 ILE, which I…
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ILE Adventures
The students started off the morning with a delightful breakfast. Again the popular Rice Krispie cereals accompanied by orange and apple juice are always a big hit.…
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A Giant of a Tale!
AAGGHHHHH. WAAAHHHHHH. GRUNT GRUNT GRUNT. This was the beginning of the day when we all had to roll ourselves out of bed at 6.15 this morning to head to the North…
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Bye Bye Waterford!
And so begins another day. This one was rather special as the Waterford leg of ILE 2017 finished and a new chapter began. But anyway-enough of all that mushy stuff…
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Coldplay's Tissue!!!
Today we finally had a chance to sleep in and rest our bones after a long night of dancing with the Italian and Spanish students at the King’s Hospital disco.…
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