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 […]
Tag: Irish Heritage
#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 […]
#FailteFridays with Mason
Hello, my name is Mason Lipford, and I am a senior studying Computer Science at the Mount. As I go into my final year at the Mount, I realized that the real world is quickly creeping up on me and that I won’t be able to travel after I graduate. […]