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An Irish Quote
“I can be perfectly happy by myself. With freedom, books, flowers, and the moon, who could not be happy?” — Oscar Wilde, De Profundis A little over a year ago I bought a journal in The Coop in Harvard … Continue reading
Posted in class of 2016, Travels on the Island, University College Dublin
Tagged dublin, end of the year, glendalough, hikes, journal, Oscar Wilde, quotes, reflection, rugby, wisdom
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A visitor as a visitor.
The Smurfit School at University College Dublin takes an annual study trip. This year I was one of seventy MBA students to visit Tokyo and Seoul. The group included full-time and executive MBA students, most of whom were Irish. Our … Continue reading
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Sharing Ireland With My Family
My full name is Micaela Erin Flynn Connery. We have a sign “No Irish Need Apply” to remind us of when relatives first moved to Newport from Ireland many years ago and how they struggled. My grandparents, although born and raised … Continue reading
Posted in class of 2016, Travels on the Island, University College Dublin
Tagged christmas, family, ireland, scenery, tour, Travel
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Exploring Nimble Spaces in Kilkenny
It was dark when boarded the train from Dublin to Kilkenny. Light came up on the first frost covering all the fields we passed. I was on the way to a town outside Kilkenny, where a group of residents … Continue reading
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