Category Archives: Kristin Parker ’11, Ireland

Read posts by Kristin Parker ’11 in Ireland (Fall 2010).

The Troubles in Northern Ireland

Before arriving in Ireland, I knew next to nothing about the territory of Northern Ireland or the complex and horrific period in history generally know as ‘The Troubles’ or ‘The Conflict’. Three of the classes I am taking here in … Continue reading

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Coast to Coast

Last Thursday, I headed off on an adventure with my friend, Claire, to a town in western Ireland called Ennis, the capital of County Clare. I had not traveled outside of Dublin the previous two weekends (a mistake) and was … Continue reading

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Day Trips and the Theatre

A week and a half ago, I purchased a bike and last Saturday I took a biking adventure with a young woman in my program named Kiersten. We biked to a very small peninsula just outside Dublin, called Howth. The … Continue reading

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Ten Days of Ireland

I arrived in Dublin on September 1st, bursting with excitement at the adventures that lay before me. At JFK airport, I had been met with my first taste of the Irish accents that now surround me, and in the week … Continue reading

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