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Giant of a Tale
We had an early start this morning-6:15 AM, but the King’s Hospital Kitchen Staff pulled out all the stops with Cheerio’s, Rice Crispies, and toast for breakfast.…
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#RiverdanceFail
After a long and eventful Saturday in and around Dublin, all of the ILE’ers had the chance to lie in Sunday morning. With an optional breakfast, a few popped in for…
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Adventures in Dublin
Saturday was one of the busiest days to date for ILE '14 with an array of different tours, venues, and adventures spanning a 14-hour period. With the bus arriving…
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Craic-tastic!
We woke up to blue skies and sunshine this morning! The students were excited for some "summer-like" weather. Today was another class day, so the students were a…
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Up the Dubs!
It is hard to believe that we have already been in Ireland for eight days! Our morning began with the normal class schedule. The students learned a few Gaelic…
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Exploring the Capital!
The day started out as most days have thus far on the trip. We woke up entirely too early and had a predictable breakfast that consisted of cereal and orange juice.…
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Famine Letters
In Brigid's Irish American history class, the students had 10 minutes to imagine themselves immigrating to the the US during the Famine and write a letter back home…
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Castle Mania
On Monday morning we had our first castle tour at Cahir Castle, which is one of the largest castles in Ireland. It was built in 1142 by Conor O'Brien, Prince of…
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So Cool!
Today began bright and early with an 8 AM breakfast-Weetabix Cereal, toast with Flora spreadable butter, fruit, and OJ! Not long afterwards, we departed from…
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An Extraordinary Day Along the Coast of Waterford!
We woke up to sun and blue skies! After breakfast, everyone got back into the routine of classes. Due to the comfortable weather, Angie took the students outside…
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Set Me Free!
This morning we were able to “lie in” and didn’t have to be on the bus until 11 AM. Some students chose to sleep in, while others got up for breakfast and Sunday…
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US Prevails During the ILE's World Cup!
The students woke to another structured class day on campus. After breakfast they got their first taste of Irish (Gaelic language class.). Alex, even though…
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