Posted inDay Eighteen Ireland Travel
Final Send Off!
Thursday, May 22nd, 2025 Today is our final day on our Ireland trip, and unfortunately I did not much more than stay inside and prepare myself for coming home. Sav…
Posted inDay Seventeen Dublin Guinness Storehouse Ireland
From Vikings to Stouts – Irish Culture in the Making
Wednesday, May 21st, 2025 Today was the last day that we had a cultural activity, which was a visit to the Guinness Storehouse! This tour was not until later in…
Posted inDay Sixteen Guest Lecture Ireland Parliament
A Visit to the Dáil and a Lecture with Martina Devlin
Tuesday, May 20th, 2025 The class standing in front of Leinster House while on our visit to the Irish Parliament Today we took advantage of the fact that our trip…
Titanic Museum, Ziplining, and Game of Thrones Bus Tour
Sunday, May 18th - Monday, May 19th, 2025 Belfast Day 2 A stunning visual effect within one of the rooms of the Titanic Museum For our second day we were…
Posted inBelfast Day Thirteen Ireland Travel Troubles UK Walking Tour
To Belfast We Go!
Saturday, May 17th, 2025 Today kick started a weekend in Belfast, Northern Ireland. As mentioned in the previous blog, we had a guest lecture yesterday with Dr. Niall Gilmartin about…
Posted inDay Twelve Guest Lecture Ireland Tattoo
Tattoos, The Troubles… and more Tattoos!
Friday, May 16, 2025 Today saw the first day in a while that I slept in and didn't run around first thing. It was pleasant to get a more leisurely…
Posted inDay Eleven EPIC Ireland Mullingar Museum Niall Horan Travel
Irish Influence – from Niall Horan to Barack Obama
Thursday, May 15th, 2025 Since we did not have a site visit or class activity until the evening, Sav and I woke up early and decided to once again explore…
IFCO and Galway!
Wednesday, May 14th, 2025 Today was an early start as our first activity began at 9:00 AM. We were visiting IFCO, or Irish Film Classification Office. While there, we had…
Posted inDay Nine Ireland Irish Dancing RTE
RTÉ Visit and Dance Lessons!
Tuesday, May 13th, 2025 Today might have been one of the most exciting days of the trip. We had two activities planned: a visit to RTÉ, Ireland's public television and…