Munster Arms
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A Night To Remember
... as seafarers in general. The overall mood in the Neptune lounge was respectful and sombre. Three candles were lit, one each to represent love, hope and light. We finished by all of us reciting the Lord’s Prayer in one voice, before being escorted outside to the open decks at the stern of the Balmoral at 01.45am.
On our way out, we were each given insulated mugs containing hot mulled wine, a thoughtful gesture on the part of Fred Olsen, as it was cold out on ...
Directionally Challenged
... to participate and gripe and complain. Actually, they are not required to gripe and complain, but you would think they were by how many moans and grumbles you hear throughout class. After an hour of griping, all girls left except for two who spilled out their hearts to the six grad students hanging around afterwards. And when I say spill, I mean it. They talked about stress and crying and mother's depression and baby sisters dying and all things ...
Rockaway Invades Cork
... the guys UCC Campus, Saint Finn Barrs, Washington Street, The Bailey, The Courthouse, Reardens and then St. Patricks Quay. We made our way through the English Market and on to Oliver Plunkett Street which is entirely pedestrian. It was a great day out and perfect time to see the city. See stopped at O'Flynn's Gourmet Sausage Shop and all got a much needed bite to eat.
I took the guys down the rest of St. Patricks Quay and we saw the main canal in ...
St. Paddy's Day! :D
... and ready to go back out! The pubs were so crowded and we were so exhausted that we only made it until about 11:30 before we crashed and wanted to walk home...haha.
It was such a blast though! I am so glad that I was here and got a chance to experience the Irish St. Paddy's Day! P.S. thanks Grandma & Grandpa for the accessories! The hat & necklace were quite handy! :)
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Kickin' it in Cork
... I got put together as roommates. We also live with three Irish students (Aisling Hennessy, Mairead Murphy and Aoife Murphy) who we have been trying to get to know. We are one of a few QU students that got put with Irish students so we are pretty lucky. They are "first years" (freshmen) and very helpful. I ask them a bunch of questions a day, but they do not mind. They also go home on the weekends (to ...
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