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''...the green and troubled land of
tourist brochures and news headlines.''

Quote from: Ireland, A Novel by Frank Delaney

Warmed and cooled by the North Atlantic stream and location respectively, Ireland is never extremely cold or extremely hot.

This celtic isle is stoney grey, rugged mountains, cliffs and dewy greenness. Windswept and misty, you will likely need an umbrella anytime.

From the ring of Kerry to the tatched cottages of Conamera to the Giants Causeway, may the road rise to meet you and may your hassles be small ones.

Ireland has folklore, lively music, dance and haunting ballads. Kiss the Blarney stone and join the locals in one of the pubs which outnumber just about everything for a pint of black and tan, or ten. Then rise up yer skirts and kick up yer heals for a bit of mighty craic with fiddles, harps, jigs and reels.

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By NikkiBenson
October 16th 2005

Out, Shopping, Europe » Ireland » County Kerry » Tralee

our new irish friends!

Since jen and i stayed home while everyone else was kissing the blarney stone, the neihbors decided to take jen and i out to the bar. Well... it was more than we bargained for. I think they thought we could handle more... This was not the case. Jen got sick. I almost did. I think we just ended up passing out. All in all tho we met some great new irish people, girls actually. They were really sweet. ... I also am adding some pics from Horans Night Club when we went with the neighbors. A bunch of us ended up [View Full Entry]

they pulled the chair out from underneath me

By Nikki B
October 15th 2005

Ring of kerry trip and More... Europe » Ireland » County Kerry » Killarney

Looking out onto the islands

Ok so we are finally back at our apartment and sorry i havent written in the past few days. We our back from our time in Killarney and county kerry trip. Some people went on to Cork and such and to kiss the blarney stone, some of us just went back to the apartment to save some money. Jen and I drove back with Mr. Sands.. Other than that.... We went on the Ring of Kerry Trip.. We were on another bus and we went around the town once again. It kind of all looks the same to me in a [View Full Entry]

By NikkiBenson
October 15th 2005

Killarney Europe » Ireland » County Kerry » Killarney

muckross house

Ok so the past few nights ok for the past week we have been drinking like fishes and have been having a great time. Jen and i got to know our neighbors and we actually enjoy their company. They make fun of us and it makes us relaize the differences between us and our countries. Theyre outlook on life is so different from ours and they actually make me feel kind of spoiled living in the UNited States. They call us F*ckin Yanks... and theyr accent is just hilarious. You can barely understand them because they speak so fast, and they [View Full Entry]

By Nikki B
October 12th 2005

The Ring of Kerry Europe » Ireland » County Kerry » Tralee

My photog skills..

By Nikki B
October 10th 2005

Horseback Riding and Circus Europe » Ireland » County Kerry » Tralee

Horseback riding

hahahaha.... ok so today we went horseback riding. It was a really enjoyable experience. We didnt go very far, but it was quite entertaniing. My horses name was Davey, more like a pony than a horse.. "UP ON DAVEY!! UP ON DAVEY!!! (my horse was peeing and i didnt know you shouldnt sit on their back when they do, so the trainer was yelling at me to lift up my butt so i didnt hurt him) I think from galloping, the inside of my legs are numb for the next week..lol.. Later in the night we went to the circus. A [View Full Entry]

By Shazbang
October 10th 2005

Drawing Closer Europe » Ireland » County Dublin

Well, it's my birthday today. Happy Birthday Shannon. lol, yes that would mean I am laughing at myself. hehe. Today has been an amazing day of drawing closer to God. There are many people in my life at the moment who know exactly who God is. They may even believe in Him and claim to have a faith in Him...yet they do nothing about this belief or faith. Faith without works is dead. This got me thinking into my own life and how much I rely on the people around me to convict me to truth. When in all reality I [View Full Entry]

By Michigan Schlief
October 8th 2005

A Pot of Gold at the End of the Rainbow Europe » Ireland

An Irish rainbow

On the second Saturday of this October, good friends Sean and Judith got married in Our Lady of the Valley Church near the village of Beaufort in County Kerry, Ireland. I was standing up along with Sean’s dad Art (the best man) in this very special happening in the land of Leprechauns and pots of gold at the end of rainbows. My wife Marilyn and I flew Continental to Shannon Airport, where I rented a car. Beaufort, having limited bus services, necessitated the car rental. I truly detest driving in the States, so why take up the challenge of a completely [View Full Entry]

By Nikki B
October 8th 2005

Baileys and the Abbey Inn Europe » Ireland » County Clare » Shannon

Baileys!

Ok so it was a great night! we actually met a girl from connecticut and a boy from new york, the funny thing was, they were MAD MIKES STUDENTS!! haha we just thought it was hilarious. They were soo much fun and hopefully we hang out with them while we are here in Tralee. it is nice to find other people from home, you dont get judged and you can just have a great time. We were shopping the other day and we were scoffed at because the irish hate bush!. well thats just too damn bad now isnt it? We [View Full Entry]

By Cate and Drew
October 7th 2005

Dublin Europe » Ireland » County Dublin

A typical Dublin pub - so popular the patrons spill out onto the street!

After four months in London it was lovely to see a friendly face from home when our friend Lin arrived from Adelaide to begin her tour of Europe. The three of us had planned a long weekend in Dublin and we were up early and on our way to Heathrow early on Friday morning to experience a little bit of the Emerald Isle. Flying Aer Lingus we were looking forward to being served by stewards with lilting Irish accents but as it turned out most, if not all of the air stewards were of eastern european background and our ears would [View Full Entry]

The Liffey River on a sunny Saturday - don't be fooled it was freezing!

By Nikki B
October 7th 2005

Dingle Peninsula Europe » Ireland » County Clare » Shannon

Patchwork Quilt

After our first few days on getting to know the area, and having class in the morning time(our only time of class on the entire trip) the professor planned a group trip to the Dingle Peninsula, led by the infamous Michael kissane (MAD MIKE!!!) I can not get over this guy.. he is absolutely terrible, and perverted.haha but it was funny. we nick named him MAD MIKE. So we started out in the bus going out of Tralee, towards the Dingle Peninsula. We stopped at a fabulous view of the Irish quilt(as people would say) In my opinion, this picture describes [View Full Entry]

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