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Castle Magic
Today was a tour day to Cahir Castle and Kilkenny Castle-both very interesting places but in different ways. Cahir Castle, one of the largest castles in Ireland, is…
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Day-by-day stories from every Irish Way summer — the tours, the classes, the craic, written from the road.
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Happy 4th of July from Ireland!
Early start today because the bus was leaving at 8:30 AM, but it seems to be surprisingly easy for everybody to rise when it’s not a class day. It being the 4th of…
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The Flour Crusade!
What a gorgeous day! Today was a class day where students learned the timeline from the Celts to the Norman's in Irish History with Irish Teacher, Michael. They…
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A Day In the Life...
Rise and shine #ILE17! Saturday, July 1st, marked the first class day of the Program. Students woke up at 8:00 AM, showered, and made their way to breakfast.…
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Up Galway!
On Sunday, the students woke up bright and early and were served another delicious meal of fruit, orange juice, toast, and yogurt-all brekky staples on the Irish…
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Up the Deise!
The wheels of the airplane came to a screeching halt and before the #ILE17 Group knew it, they were in Ireland on the morning of June 30th. Bright eyed and bushy…
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Next Stop..., Ireland.
"Your feet will bring you where your heart is..." -Irish Proverb. Thursday, June 29th, marked the exciting and long awaited #ILE17 departure day. Bags were packed…
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Conne-mar-velous!
Our second day in Galway started a little bit earlier than most of our mornings on holiday. The first bus trip of our relatively laid back day led us to Dan…
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Cows with Guns
We woke up to lashing rain this morning and as we looked out the window we thought, "Oh No!" It was bucketing down and today was our day to go to Inish Mor, the…
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#ILE15 Draw to a Close
It is our last full day in Ireland! We cannot believe how quickly this trip has gone by. Johanna and Molly said that they were going to cry all day because they…
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Periwinkle Anyone?
We have officially been in Ireland for 20 days! Alice and Ally can't believe how quickly the days are flying by. Our first morning in Galway started with the…
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Dingle Done Right
Waking up in a new town is always exciting, especially now that classes are done. The kids woke up on Wednesday and made their own breakfasts and packed lunches for…
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