Ireland Term 2007
In and around Ireland
Somehow I am luckier than a box of lucky charms (which is actually not sold in Ireland) and I get to spend my spring term in Ireland. I will be taking three amazing classes (literature, celtic mythology, and art history), meeting locals, seeing beautiful but rainy countryside, and brushing up/learning gaelic. This journal is my personal experience with the sites and people in Ireland and my own personal thoughts on traveling.
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler barefootgina
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Jetlagged and Windy
It felt very apropos to land in Dublin on a rainy and windy day. On the plane I was able to get a peak at the patchwork quilt landscape below... Continue reading »
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"not even the rain has such small hands"
Title from an e.e. cummings poem, journal by me.
Being a student in Dublin is nuts so far, here is an example of our daily schedule:
*w... Continue reading »
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the gospel according to....
When we last left our heroine she had just learned tons of neat stuff about the ancient history of Dublin.
Since then i have caught up on sle... Continue reading »
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Holds in the whine...
Cork is beautiful. Dublin was exciting but very loud and some what commercialized.
We are staying at a pretty classy hotel which i have deeme... Continue reading »
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In Limbo
So it's been a while since i last updated.
Mainly it's because i've had to use my computer time to print off massive quantities of reading as... Continue reading »
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Nature is all around
Slainte (welcome).
Currently I'm sitting in a small dark internet cafe in Killarney having just sent off some grad school emails and i still... Continue reading »
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A poem of sorts
Even though the poetic form of a Limerick didn't actually come from Limerick, i figured poetry would be something different..
There once... Continue reading »
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Don't drink the water
Whoo hoo! Today we saw the Cliffs of Mohr. The cliffs are very tall and there aren't a lot of guard rails so you have to be careful. But they... Continue reading »
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Don't drink the water
Whoo hoo! Today we saw the Cliffs of Mohr. The cliffs are very tall and there aren't a lot of guard rails so you have to be careful. But they... Continue reading »
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3 is the magic number
It's getting harder to keep updated, mainly because we continuously get hotels without free internet.
Now it's time to play "what happened in... Continue reading »
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Mayo isn't just for sandwiches!
After leaving Galway we journied up to Westport for the night.
We first stopped at Aughnamore Castle, surprise surprise, another 12th century... Continue reading »
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Mayo isn't just for sandwiches!
After leaving Galway we journied up to Westport for the night.
We first stopped at Aughnamore Castle, surprise surprise, another 12th century... Continue reading »
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On going mental
After a day stay in Westport we journied on to Sligo, home to Maeve's tomb and the burial place of W.B. Yeats.
On our way we stopped a few ti... Continue reading »
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Earth, Wind, Water
I think that i just had the best week ever!
On tuesday we first stopped at Carrowmore which has a lot (over 40) neolithic burial sites: pass... Continue reading »
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Pit Stop
We are spending the next few days in Navan before heading back to Dublin for our finals week.
On our travel day we stopped at Tulsk... Continue reading »
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I remember Dublin city in the rare old times
Finally we are back in Dublin with about 2 weeks to go before i return to the US. As we were coming into the city i thought how wonderful it felt... Continue reading » -
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From Death to Life
Today we went to New Grange, in the Boyne (which means "white bull") Valley.
Background Information: New Grange is the largest passage tomb i... Continue reading »
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God save the...tourists?
Oh wow.....busy weekend!!! Ellen, Meghan, and I had a weekend getaway to London which was hilarious, scary, gross, and awesome at the same time.Continue reading »
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Full Circle
Almost time to leave Ireland. While i feel like i have been here for a very long time (10 weeks is a long time!) and am ready to go home I know tha... Continue reading »
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