Daily Dispatches from Ireland/Northern Ireland
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Day Seven: History, Hope and Homecoming
BELFAST – The last day of our trip through Ireland started again with a traditional Irish breakfast in the Europa […]
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Day Six: In Belfast, a City Still Learning Peace and Healing from the Past
BELFAST – After another traditional Irish breakfast buffet of eggs, beans and black pudding, we departed Londonderry for Belfast. This […]
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Day Five: Northern Ireland’s Journey Towards Peace and the Bloody Sunday Legacy
LONDONDERRY – Today, our class began exploring tumultuous divisiveness and violence in Londonderry’s recent history — and ended with an […]
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Day Four: Onto Derry, Where an Imperfect Peace Persists
LONDONDERRY – On Wednesday morning, we checked out of Gresham Hotel in Dublin, met our bus driver, Kevin, and began our […]
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Day Three: The Sun Rises — As Do Tensions in Dublin’s Religious Communities
DUBLIN — We started our third day in Ireland at 8:30 a.m. by walking along the south bank of the […]
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Day Two: Bridging the Divides in Dublin’s Minority Faiths
DUBLIN – After a hearty buffet breakfast of sausages, potatoes, eggs and black and white pudding, we convened in the […]
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Day One: Discovering Dublin’s History, Cuisine and Quirks
DUBLIN — We landed in Ireland at about 7 a.m. Sunday and were greeted by typical Irish fog and a […]