Today a group of us went to Temple Bar for lunch. Temple Bar is a famous street in Dublin known for its food, pub scene and traditional (known as “trad” in Ireland) music. We went to lunch at a place called “The Porter House.” The Porter House is known for being Dublin’s first Bar/Pub in Dublin. The walk to Temple … Continue Reading →

Sarah Jane Knowlton Glendalough Glendalough was the first place we’ve been in Ireland that looked like it was in the middle of winter. Of course, it was still incredibly green but the hillsides were brown and red with dying grass and barren trees. A former medieval monastery, the site houses an expansive cemetery, churches, and a round tower or Cloigtheach, … Continue Reading →

Nearing the end of our stay in Dublin, and in Ireland, we were able to have some free time during the morning of the 24th. Wanting to fill this time with some research for our Irish whiskey projects, Nick got a group us together to take a tour of the Jameson whiskey distillery. It was fascinating to see that there … Continue Reading →

We departed from Belfast early this morning and began our journey to Dublin. While on our way, we stopped at Newgrange, a prehistoric monument that dates back to over 5000 years ago. Our visit there began in the museum that had an extensive exhibit displaying artifacts. It also had displays of clothing and a camp site that recreating what life … Continue Reading →

Today we got back on the coach and headed south to Glendalough. Glendalough, in County Wicklow, means “the valley of the two lakes”. Glendalough is a monastery dating back hundreds of years. When we arrived to Glendalough, we walked through what would have been the ancient gates into the monastery. There were two tall, stone archways at the entrance. As … Continue Reading →

January 23 2014 Today we visited Glendalough about an hour south of Dublin. Glendalough means “the valley of the two lakes” and features a monastery founded by St. Kevin in the 6th century. We took a short tour this morning and saw the round tour, the cathedral, and St. Kevin’s church. The cathedral is named after Saints Peter and Paul … Continue Reading →

Today was a very exciting day for everyone in as our time in Dublin, and Ireland, comes to a close. Although we didn’t have any class obligations until 1:15, a big group of students woke up early to tour the Jameson Distillery. The tour provided interesting insight into how Jameson is made, start to finish through all three trademark distillations, … Continue Reading →

Dan Malecki Today was our first whole day spent in Dublin. We started off by taking a tour of the city from one of the city’s hop-on, hop-off bus tours. These tours act as bus routes throughout Dublin for tourists, stopping at 24 main attractions and places to visit every 15 minutes. While on the bus, the driver continues to … Continue Reading →

On the 16th we had one of the best days I have had on this trip. It began similarly to others with breakfast in the hotel and loading onto the coach for our travels across Ireland. We knew Dunluce would be cold and were bundled appropriately, little did we know the weather was perfect. It was cool but not too … Continue Reading →

We began our first full day in Belfast with a bus tour around the city. Our tour guide, Rosemary, was very informative. We drove into a residential area and Rosemary pointed out a dividing wall, or peace line, as they are called. She told us that during The Troubles in Northern Ireland communities petitioned the government to build these walls … Continue Reading →