Farran House
Farran, County Cork, Province of Munster, Ireland
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Week 13
... was the funniest thing! After that we drank some cappuccinos in the garden and went shopping in the wooly mills. This year is the 100th year anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. It was Built in Belfast (Northern Ireland). After Blarney, we traveled to Cobh and went to the Titanic exhibit because this is where it last made port before its final journey. After a long day on the bus we went out to dinner with my friends and ...
Ballincollig, Co. Cork
... Heritage Centre in Cobh (pronounced Cove) where Tom found a replacement cap and, joy of joys, a packet of two polo shirts just like the ones he bought here in 2008. And the original shirts haven’t even worn out yet!
We arrived at our destination just as Nat arrived and we settled in for a meal, some wine and a lot of ...
Titanic Trail - and a few thoughts
... is coming down a hill and seeing St Colman’s cathedral in front, what a great sight, it dominates the town and is really beautiful in a Gothic revival style. Some of the money to build the cathedral came from local subscriptions but nearly half came from benefactors and donations from emigrants – so much that it’s been known as the Emigrant’s Cathedral. They would go there for last blessings before setting sail from Queenstown ...
First Few Days in Ireland and @ UCC
... its hard to describe how beautiful it is unless I can show you guys.
I had my first night on the town in Cork last night. Downtown Cork is a really neat place it reminds me of Boston for some reason. Plenty of pubs and clubs it was packed! We went to this pub called An Brog..lots of fun. Irish certainly live up to their drinking stereotype so I didn't even bother trying to compete. Had a few lads buy me a beer and I returned the favor. Irish girls are really sweet and friendly as ...
In Which She Travels Far, Far Away
Two days ago... was it really two days ago?... I got on a plane. And now I am far, far away. 3,900 miles away. I have wound my watch forward 6 hours.
My first plane to London, the Boeing 777, gave me my own screen on the seat in front of me. I could track our flight pattern, our height, our location. I could also watch the Karate Kid (Jaden Smith plays a very pretty little girl who wants to learn karate to defend herself). As we traveled across ...


