Blogs from Ennis, County Clare, Ireland, Europe - page 2

Wow, a nice sunny day in Ireland. What a great day to start working. I had to pull weeds out of the garden today and clean the white painted areas on the outside walls. OOh yeah loads of fun, but so worth the free stay here. This a really awesome location in Ireland I think. Easy to do day trips to areas I think. After having good lunch, I took a nice little nap. The fun begins when I wake up. I went to bar with more french people. They work here at the hostel. And we played pool and had a few drinks. Then they invited me back to there house and had some food with awesome crepes with nutella on them. SOOOOO good. After the 4th glass of wine we headed back to the ... read more

On my way to Ennis. Walked to a bus station and hopped on. Only 23 Euros to Ennis and back. Not bad. Nothing to crazy so far today. Made it to Ennis around 3:00 pm and walked to the hostel. Met a few of the staff. More french people. ha. Maybe Ill be awesome a french by the end of this trip. But I would like to learn Spanish and French I think. I might spend a little more time in France when I go there. The hostel Im at is really nice. Top bunk again though. No fun. But these don't squeak at least. The lady Im suppose to meet isnt here today so Im off on my own, Two goals for this weeks is to surf on the west coast of Ireland, see cliffs ... read more

Hello everyone from Ennis! We have had a great day here in Ireland today filled with some experience of all the various climates from heavy rain and strong winds to beautiful sunshine and high temperatures! Such is life in Ireland in the southwest! We head off from Killarney this morning and made our way toward Ennis. Our first stop en route to Dingle (An Daingean ui chuis) was at Inch Beach-we stopped for some quick photos of overcast skies over the beach. The strong winds gave us a little chill as we stood by. We continued on toward Dingle and the skies lit up to beautiful sunshine as we arrived into the beautiful seaside town on the Dingle Peninsula. We head off on the Slea Head Drive and took in some stops at Ceann Tra (Ventry ... read more

When I was in the 6th grade I read a book titled “Red Hugh, Prince of Donegal.” It is an exciting tale about a 16th century Irish leader fighting against the English. When Hugh O'Donnell's father dies, he becomes the prince. At this time Queen Elizabeth I is preparing for war against Spain while trying to quell a civil war in Ireland. England stations troops in Ireland and the Irish don't take kindly to this. Hugh O'Donnell begins to work to unite the clans against the English. He gets thrown in prison and held as hostage in exchange for the cooperation of the clans. Meanwhile his sweetheart and her family are also held hostage in a separate location. He is captured and but manages to escape (twice) and leads the Irish clans in a successful battle ... read more

I took a trip to London with my friend Megan, but since I'm coming back to London next semester, I'll leave most of my London stuff for next semester. However, the major highlight of that trip was Westminster Abbey and St. Paul's Cathedral. Westminster is absolutely gorgeous for non-history folk, but for people who are particularly interested in English history, this was absolutely incredible. I was so excited the entire time that I was in the abbey. It houses the tombs of Elizabeth I, Bloody Mary, and Mary Queen of Scots, three incredibly famous queens. It also has an area called Poet's Corner with tombs and tributes to many incredibly famous poets. Here is a link for more information: http://www.westminster-abbey.org/visit-us. St. Paul's was a beautiful cathedral and provided a wonderful view of the city. Enough about ... read more