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Monthly Archives: March 2013
Liquidation & Renewal
On February 6, just before midnight, a plane carrying Ireland’s president landed at Dublin airport. It was a hastily arranged voyage, interrupting a state visit to Italy so that President Higgins could sign a piece of legislation into law. The … Continue reading
A Taste of the North
Over the last few months, I felt I had come to understand Northern Ireland after having read a few books about the Troubles and often spoken to Irish friends about the conflict. Yet nothing could have prepared me for my … Continue reading
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Tagged Belfast, northern ireland, post-conflict
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Cross Border Observations
My Human Rights Law program is split between Queen’s University in Belfast and the National University of Ireland in Galway. This means that my Mitchell year has been divided North and South, with two different cities, cohorts, currencies, and cultures. … Continue reading
Where’s the Craic? Cork
For those considering a visit to Ireland or applying to the Mitchell Scholarship, keep Cork in mind. For me, Cork has been a great place to live, learn, and make memories. Continue reading
PeaceMeals in Belfast
There is unique healing to be found by creating space for people to let go of their troubles (or The Troubles) by laughing and talking around a shared meal. Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2013, Queen's University Belfast
Tagged Belfast, food, healing, meal, PeaceMeals, Troubles, women, youth
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Tea and Conversation
For the last several weeks I’ve been co-facilitating a Facing Prejudice class at the Lifford Youth Reach Home in County Donegal. Essentially this means that my friend and I ask a group of 16-18 year old boys to openly discuss … Continue reading
Red box or green? A lesson in Irish localism
One thing I have noticed in my recent travels around Ireland and the UK in the last two months is how fiercely proud Irish people are of their local history, character, and traditions. Take drinking, for example. In England, you … Continue reading
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2 Photographers and Me
In the second semester of our MFA program, I feel a lot of the students (and myself) coming into their own. We have been given the tools, the encouragement, and the inspiration to pursue creative, new bodies of work with … Continue reading
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Tagged Belfast, Bessie Young, class of 2013, MFA Photography, University of Ulster Belfast
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A Galway Adventure
All I wanted to do was see the castle, I thought to myself as I stepped out of the back of the van with a shoddy clutch, onto the Salthill Promenade behind another passenger and an older Irish gentleman who … Continue reading
A year of adventure
In addition to sitting in café’s working on my thesis, pints with my classmates discussing lectures, and walks through Stephens Green on sunny days, I have had the great pleasure of exploring Ireland and Europe thanks to the Mitchell fellowship. … Continue reading
Of Churches and Chard
Whenever I visit a new city, I immediately search for the cartoonish tourist maps flitting around the hostel to identify two key destinations: big churches and farmer’s markets. This, I’ve realized, is an odd habit for a few reasons. I … Continue reading
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