Token Ginger

Ok, this week has gone by really quickly, and I’m still behind. I’m going to do my best to catch up. I really want to document my first week in London, but I really need to finish up the tour now, don’t I? I’m feeling a bit removed from these stops at this point, but here we go. Friday the 19th we went to Lindisfarne Priory in a city called Holy Island that can only be reached at low tide because the only way to access the almost-island is by one causeway that can become water-logged very easily. The Lindisfarne Gospels were written there and St. Cuthbert lived at the Priory making it famous, but that’s about all I can tell you about the gospels because that’s yet another thing being taught in the medieval literature ... read more

After most of my third week in Dublin, here are the (debatably) exciting parts: Friday was gross... or as Ingle would say, mis. It was the first day that it rained for most of the day. I went out when it stopped raining for a jaunt about town. I found the hearing aid shop that is Bono’s namesake and U2’s original studio on Windmill Lane that is now absolutely covered with graffiti. Unfortunately, it’s not U2-worship graffiti, but it’s still a sight to see. It started to rain again on my way back, so I lazily spent the rest of the day reading and napping in sweats. On Saturday morning we went to the site where the Battle of the Boyne was fought. This is the most important battle that ever took place in the United ... read more

The title was something we heard yelled at a man on a bicycle who had nearly hit another fellow who was walking along the street. Many expletives followed, but I thought I’d just leave it at that. We heard this yesterday as we left campus to stroll down O’Connell Street. (By the way, my favorite part of class Thursday morning was Dr. Barington’s description of how the British claimed that James III was actually an illegitimate child as he had been smuggled into the bed of Mary of Modena in a bed pan while she was in labor. Just thought I’d throw that in before I forgot.) Aside from the many monuments of important historic figures in Irish history along O’Connell, one establishment of note was the Gate Theatre. Ben, John, Ingle, and I all decided ... read more