Dublin

The other weekend I got to go down to the south of Ireland, to the capital city called Dublin.  Dublin is bigger than Belfast is, and it has a more urban feel.  There was definitely more hustle and bustle!  All of the American students who are student teaching in Belfast got to go on this trip.

There was a lot to do in the short time we were there!  I took the open-top bus sightseeing tour.  It was freezing and very windy when we were in the park!  I went to the Guinness factory, Trinity College where I saw the Book of Kells, and to St. Patrick's Cathedral and Christ Church Cathedral.  My days were jam-packed!!  Here are some pictures of the Old Library at Trinity College.  It was the coolest library I have ever seen!

 Old Library at Trinity College

 Old Library at Trinity College

Everyone speaks English in Ireland.  Although, sometimes it is hard to understand them if they have a very thick accent.   However, some of the people who live in Ireland do know a different language.  Americans usually refer to it as Gaelic, but the people from Ireland call it Irish.  There are a few schools where everyone only speaks Irish, and all of the teaching is also done in Irish.  In Dublin, almost all of the street signs are in both English and Irish.  Below is an example of what Irish looks like.  

An example of Irish

Stay tuned for my next post on the lesson I taught about Thanksgiving!