Day 14: "I write it out in a verse - MacDonagh and MacBride And Connolly and Pearse Now and in time to be, Wherever green is worn, Are changed, changed utterly: A terrible beauty is born." ~ W.B. Yeats

 

Today the theme will focus on Irish history revolving around the events of the Easter Rising. In my British and Irish Literature class we spent a lot of time discussing this pivotal event and its implications. I was deeply moved and decided to do further research on it by writing an essay on Yeats’ "Easter, 1916" poem. We will embark on the 1916 Easter Rising Walk, a two hour informational tour which takes us to all the locations associated with the Rising (LP 95). To conclude this experience, will then stop and see the General Post Office where the rebels of the Rising raised the Irish Republic flag in an act of defiance against the British (info from my lectures). Furthermore, what is interesting to note is that there are still bullet holes in the structure (LP 88).

Considering it is across the street from the GPO and because I love his works, especially “The Dead,” I have to visit the James Joyce Statue (LP 89).

                                                                                                                         The GPO

Why not compare different Whiskeys at the Old Jameson Distillery, I may find out which I like best thereby acquiring a new drink, or perhaps I will just become more knowledgeable. The tour sounds interesting and informative and ends with whiskey, but we have time to spare so Josh and I might just enhance our whiskey tasting skills by adding on to our tour and participating in the Comparative Whiskey Tasting. 

                            http://www.celtictours.com/stw/STWProduct.aspx?Theme=CELTIC&ProductCode=IRE-CDB13

Tonight we will have our final dinner at The Brazen Head. What an excellent way to end the trip by listening to amazing speakers recite the folk-tales the Irish have passed along through generations while eating a delicious meal. Everyone loves listening to a good story and tripadvisor raves about how excellent this experience is, so we can't go wrong!

Beef and Guinness Stew or Traditional Irish Stew, I can't decide! But I will pair it with freshly brewed tea and Chocolate Fudge cake :) (info from irishfolktours.com menu). 

We will then make our way back to the hotel, no late night tonight as we have a plane to catch :(