Global Field Trip: Photos and stories beyond the blog

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Dublin

Temple Bar

Guinness - Dublins primary export!invited in for a drink at tiny tavernwheres the craic - show the suitcase

Irish cross - celtic crossSt Patrick introduced while christian cross with the pattern of the sun to symbolize that love and light went to God

Round Towerbuilt by the monks throughout entire country symbol reaching up towards heaven to mark the New Christian faithHas become a symbol of Ireland just like SHamrock, Leprechaun

first encounter with sheep farmers

New friends

Hurling

3 flutes and a fiddle

Castles! Heres Blarney Castle

Blarney stone

Carrickfergus Castle

The County Fair - taking your horse for a walk

Classic cars

baking competition

Friends or getting ready for dinner?

Belfast

Irish Wall

Irish wall

Loyalist side of Ireland - family from the UK - SERVAS

The Lynch Memorial Window is embedded in stone with skull & crossbones to mark the spot where 16th Century Mayor of Galway James Lynch FitzStephen condemned his own son to death after the son had confessed to murder.

Miss Lynch was living in Ireland and dating a Spanish man who had to go back to his home country quite often. To make sure that she didnt get lonely, he gave her two gifts: a baby and a monkey. Miss Lynch had to take care of the newborn baby and the monkey, but she was getting along just fine. But then, one day, her house caught on fire and she wasnt able to get her baby or her monkey and she was very distressed. Then, a furry shape came crawling out of the window and started crawling down the house. Unfortunately, the monkey was so overwhelmed by its burns, that it fell and passed away. But the monkey landed on its back, and in its arms was the baby, who was still alive. This story isnt verified, but it is very heart-warming. Today on the restored Lynch house, there is a carving of the monkey and the baby. Also, when I went to do some more research online, I found a bunch of people with the last name Lynch had commented on a website, so I assume they are descendants of the baby!

Family from CS

Carrick-a-Rede - a thin rope line

Learning about Georgian society in the city of Bath

Roman baths dedicated to the goddess minervaGeorgians used them as healing waters - still used today

Steam rooms made by the romans

The Crescent - designed by James Woods - inspired by Italian architecture

Ha-Ha - decline on the lawn by a wall - to stop the livestock from leaving - but not wrecking the view of the lawn

The Crescent - designed by James Woods - inspired by Italian architecture

Ha-Ha - decline on the lawn by a wall - to stop the livestock from leaving - but not wrecking the view of the lawn

Glastonbury???

The birth of an idea...make a castle

She loves you yah.

Cupar

Original Hogwards

Urquhart castle

Robbie Burns - Ode to a Haggis

Change to a different scene

Feats of strength

wwarrior of bonnieWWw

Rebel or redcoat

Basic training

Self guided GPS tour

Fort George

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