Killarney National Park, the Ring of Kerry, and the Dingle Peninsula — the Kingdom at its most beautiful.
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Good morrrrning! Farewell to Killarney and our dear Gleneagle...students started off the morning strong with some delicious homemade breakfasts--ranging from full fries to cereal. Then it was a packing frenzy...
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Hey hey hey!!! Though a drizzly rain greeted us this morning, the sun shone bright the rest of the day, which was a good thing, as today is such a fantastic day. The Dingle Peninsula...
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A packed day on the Ring of Kerry — Ross Castle, Muckross House, Torc Waterfall, and a bittersweet goodbye to Mark.
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Day one through day five in this beautiful place. From Bunratty Folk Park to Kylemore Abbey, and Dan O' Hara's Famine Cottage to the wild Aran Islands...these 5 final days are sure to be nothing short of incredible...
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Bonjour bonjour! Wow, sorry—I am very much running out of ways to start these blog posts. However, the ILE is not running out of ways to start their days! This morning, everyone donned their swimsuits, and we headed for Inch Beach...
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Hello!!! Today dawned our first full day in the lovely county Kerry. Everyone made their breakfast and packed their lunches, for today we are doing the Ring of Kerry drive! Our first stop was the Kenmare Stone Circle in the charming little village of, well, you guessed it—Kenmare...
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Everyone then had an hour to go kiss the Blarney Stone or explore Blarney’s multitudes of GORGEOUS gardens—like the Fern Garden, the Vietnamese Garden, the Poison Garden, the Carnivorous Garden, or the Fairy Garden. There were even special little things mixed around in there, like a Druid’s Stone, the Witches Cave, and the Stone Circle...
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In the Cork School of Art, a student in 1832 once stated that "we are indebted for the weaving of that spell which once brought up before our eyes the brightest forms of antiquity for inspiration..."
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The Irish Life Experience students had a lovely day exploring Connemara and all it has to offer...
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I am confident that the only reason I am standing here today is because the Irish Life Experience, and all of the wonderful people involved, helped me find my way...
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The Irish have always had the gift of storytelling, so it is no surprise that they have made some brilliant movies over the years...
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