Bunratty Castle & The Cliffs of Moher

Mary McSwiney October 21, 2015

Last weekend was very busy for Arcadia Ireland with two co-curricular trips on one day. While Dr. Tom Kelley accompanied our Dublin students on a Game of Thrones filming locations trek (keep an eye out for Tom’s blog!) I got to travel around the wild… More

Irish Students Visit Game of Thrones

Dr. Thomas Kelley October 15, 2015

Students studying with Arcadia in Ireland had the great excitement of visiting the real Game of Thrones film locations in Northern Ireland last weekend along with me, Resident Director for Arcadia in Ireland. The activity weekend included visits to Inch… More

Tin Whistle Workshop

Mary McSwiney October 9, 2015

The Arcadia Dublin Center is delighted to host the first of this semesters Tin whistle workshops! A tin whistle is a small, simple six-holed instrument made of…..you guessed it! Tin! Most primitive cultures have some form of flute instrument and the… More

Active Ireland

Mary McSwiney September 30, 2015

Active Ireland is one of my favourite themes for our Co- Curricular activities. Ireland is a fantastic country for activity and sport, below are some of the great options. GAA The Gaelic Games Association is the life and soul of every Irish community… More

The Aran Islands

Mary McSwiney September 18, 2015

It’s a place I've always wanted to go, so I was very excited for this trip to the Aran Islands. The day before our trip, the weather was not looking good. In fact a taxi driver in Galway laughed out-loud when I told him, myself and 30 American students… More

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