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A Saturday in County Clare
Read more: A Saturday in County ClareSaturday We woke up the second morning north of the city of Limerick. We got out of bed got ready and had breakfast. After breakfast we said goodbye to our new friends, who were off to their summer vacation in the south of Ireland. We decided we wanted to go to an Irish dancing Workshop in…
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Write a Limerick…in Limerick!
Read more: Write a Limerick…in Limerick!Limerick Sat. July 19 Last night we went to the town of Limerick to see a limerick writing competition. There were more than 40 competitors there who read out their limericks. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to hear all of them but we arrived to find out who the winners were. In third place was a…
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Ireland – Week 1
Read more: Ireland – Week 1Note to our subscribers…we have been having some difficulties with our automatic posting, so please do check the blog for Mikhaila and Zoe’s posts. After a fairly uneventful 6 hour flight we arrived in Dublin at approximately 11am, cleared customs (so far most friendly customs official we have EVER met!) and made our way…
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Dublin Tour and off to County Clare
Read more: Dublin Tour and off to County ClareToday is Thursday the 17 and our last day in Dublin. We left our luggage in the hostel and walked to Dublin Castle to start our walking tour. Our guide was a lovely Irish lady named Lisa. She walked us to some famous places in the city such as St. Patrick’s Cathedral and Dublin Castle,…
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Day 2 in Dublin – Off to Kilkenny Castle
Read more: Day 2 in Dublin – Off to Kilkenny CastleToday was our second day in Dublin, Ireland. Today we left the city and went on a 9 and a half hour bus tour to the city of Kilkenny, stopping in other small towns along the way. Our tour guide on the bus was a very nice man named John. John told us different facts…