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Dublin to Rock of Cashel
... Munster. The ruins we see were a fortress that was given to the Church in 1111; the Cathedral was constructed during the 13th century, with several improvements made during the 15th century. It was last used as a church in 1749. It is undergoing restoration so not all parts were accessible, but we were happy with what we could see. The ruins themselves are amazing, we loved the little cemetery, and the views of the countryside are fabulous from ...
Adare and Limerick
... blue and white and red and white. I went down to the Lobby earlier and rode down with three tall guys dress in blue and white--thought they were Leinster fans and thought nothing of it. When the elevator doors opened we were poparrazied! EVERYONE wanted their photo taken with the players, especially one, Bob Kearney. The young women behind the reception desk told me they had died and gone to heaven, he was so cute!
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Rag Week and Convention Madness
... 8221; I thought that was sweet and unbelievably respectful for this man.
When the event was finished, I met up with my housemate’s girlfriend, who was in Cork for the weekend to babysit, for dinner. We had lovely conversations. The boy she was babysitting was completely enamored by me. “You have a very nice accent” (kids are so in tuned with accents around here!). He loved that I grew up at Disneyland and dreams of going ...
"Foot" is the Magic Word
... except to take out the rubbish (trash). I think I gradually developed appearances not unlike those of Boo Radley. Those vocal ornaments I wanted to practice? Unpracticed. That bit of naturally produced Vitamin D I desperately needed? Unproduced. That extra reading I needed to complete for my history module? Unread. Grouchy Carrie.
Tuesday, back to classes! And I had a breakthrough! Two, actually! My professor told me that my ...
Seasoned and dressed, ready for the grill
... to the city center (score!) to visit the Milk Market. I sat with my new friend Joanna, who is from Colorado and is a cool American, mainly because she is here for a Master's in Irish Trad music and has a degree in classical violin and is not 19. The Milk Market is this marvelous farmer's market in Limerick City that has been in the same location for hundreds of years. Frankie McCourt writes about it in Angela's Ashes, a book I suggest you all to ...


