Ireland Studies: Post 14

Hello, It has been almost a week since my last post.  So I will start from the most recent and try to work my way back.  Last night was a one of the best nights, reason being I got to play in a session at one of my favorite trad pubs,  Tig Coilis.  Two of [...]

Ireland Studies: Post 13

I am back from a fantastic weekend in Dingle.  It was a long bus right, but not too bad.  On the way there we stopped a a little park where they had older houses and a castle.  Nice little tourist spot.  We arrived in Dingle around 6ish, I think.  So of course when I got [...]

Ireland Studies: Post 12

Today I had two potato dishes, for lunch and dinner.  Other than that and class and of course the session I went and saw, I did not do much.  I only had one class and I was done by noon.  So after that I went into town, and went hat hunting.  It was a success, [...]

Ireland Studies: Post 11

Today was the day of our first assessments, and it was too bad.  Surprisingly I more comfortable with my archaeology exam than my music and dance one.  The exam setting was ehhh, we are all in one big room and we had one and half hours to take the first exam, and if we finished early we could start [...]

Ireland Studies: Post 10

Hello everyone, Hope everyone had a great forth of July, I did.  Other than studying and going to class, I went to a fiddle recital/festival in Milltown Malbay Co. Clare, which is about a 1.5-2 hour drive from Galway.  This place was a nice little town, the one thing i liked is i saw so [...]

Ireland Studies: post 9

What a great weekend, Went to the Cliffs of Moher, which if none of you know was actually in the Harry Potter films.  They are huge cliffs at the coast. Best part was getting on your stomach and crawling your way to the edge of the cliff to look below to the crashing water below. [...]

Ireland Studies: Post 8

Hello, Today is Friday and it’s my first weekday of no classes, so today as the mother at the house I’m staying at “relax today.”  Just that I will do. Two days ago when Claire was going and checking out fiddles at this gentleman’s place I went along because he was a bodhran player.  His [...]

Ireland Studies: Post 7

Today was a big day for classes and an archaeology field trip.  We had a our first sean nos dance session.  Where we learned a few traditional steps, lets say my legs and my do not work well together.  I have no control over them, so basically I was just wiggling around.  Next session s tomorrow……. O [...]

Ireland Studies: Post 4

Yesterday was Friday, and I will first start by wishing Sara Kubik a happy birthday from Ireland, I drank a pint for you. Yet again I ran into Sam again, my archaeology professor, sat and had tea for a while.  He recommened I go to some place on Wednesday for watch a session.  I will [...]

Ireland Studies: Post 3

Hello every0ne, The other day was a good day, I only had archaeology.  Other than that the school showed a film I went and watched, I can’t remember the name.  It was and old film about a man returning to home to Ireland to live.  He meets a redheaded girl and falls in love but [...]