It’s hard to believe that I’ve already been back in the states for about 2 weeks now. It’s even harder to believe that this is my last post for the Dublin blog! As nice as it is to be home for the holidays, I can’t help but miss Ireland already. […]
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Everything about Kinsale: People and Places in Co. Cork
This weekend, we ended up in Southern Ireland in a town called Kinsale. It is a gorgeous area on the water that boasts a lot of Irish history down in County Cork. One of the first things we did was take a long walk with stunning views of sailboats and […]
#IrishRoots at The Giant’s Causeway
At the top of Northern Ireland is a curious landmark of strange shaped stones that stands overlooking the sea, facing Scotland. This is the Giant’s Causeway. Scientists tell us that it was formed by volcanic activity, but as my tour guide pointed out, there are no volcanoes around. So how […]
Along the River Boyne
On Monday this week, we had a day off from classes because of the national bank holiday, so I decided to use the opportunity to take a short trip to a little beach town a short distance from Drogheda called Bettystown. A small village in Co. Meath, it was originally […]
Exploring Ireland’s Ancient Mysteries
There are only a handful of structures in the world that can withstand the test of time, holding together thousands of years after they were originally built. The pyramids, the Colosseum, Stonehenge… many of these are names that everyone has heard. A quick Wikipedia search suggests that humans have been […]