This entire experience was invaluable to me and indescribably fun. Academically, I obviously learned a lot. Having had an introduction to Yeats in Dr. Doggett’s Irish Literary Revival course last spring, the Yeats […]

I interviewed an employee at a Cafe in Sligo.

Q. Where are you from?
A. I was born in Sligo, but lived in Brighton, England for twenty years. I left Ireland when I was 19 and returned about three years […]

I interviewed a man in a pub in Dublin. Our group was sitting in a booth and he came up to us to ask if we had seen his phone. Greg had handed it in to the bar. He was so appreciative to have the phone back that […]

One of the biggest cultural differences I have noticed between New York and all of the cities we have visited in Ireland is how we approach drinking culture. In the U.S, especially in a college town, nothing is […]

Some stray thoughts after visiting Dublin and Derry. In Dublin, the people continued to be as friendly as they were in Galway. No one is hesitant to give directions or opinions on pubs or restaurants. I Derry, […]

I enjoyed our first days in Galway immensely. The things we saw were incredible, and the evenings were very fun. On the drive from Dublin to Galway, I noted that the scenery was very similar to that of Western New […]

I really am not sure what to expect in terms of cultural experience on this trip. The only other country I have visited was Japan, where I spent a week with a family in a rural town. That cultural experience was […]