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June 1 A statue near the top of Slieve Patrick The group is split into four houses named for important figures in Irish religious...

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June 7 What color do you associate with Ireland? Nevan, Maddie, Michael, Nora and I chat with a volunteer at the Ballydugan Medieval...

June 4 Elliot and I (on the right) walking on Saint Patrick's Way (photo credit to Nora) Around 405 years after the life of Jesus, a...

June 3 "Dialogue, Dialogue, Dialogue" --former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern A gigantic acorn time capsule by artist Rachel Joynt sits on the...

June 2 When Eamonn McGrady was a child in Downpatrick, there were 40 kids in his primary school class. The year was 1968, and Downpatrick...

May 30-31 A bench behind our accommodations in Newcastle, Northern Ireland. Round as an apple, deep as a pail-- she'll never bawl out til...

June 5 Flags hang in Down Cathedral, a Church of Ireland (Protestant) cathedral that sits next to the grave of Saint Patrick in...