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Dublin in "5 of Europe´s Top Destinations for Literary Travelers"

David Paul AppellFirst and foremost, Ireland´s capital is inextricably linked to early-20th-century novelist James Joyce, and few cities are as tightly mapped to a single work as Dublin is to his seminal novel Ulysses. Admirers can visit Sweny's, a pharmacy turned book and gift shop whose Victorian-era interior is preserved much as it appears in the novel, or stop at Davy Byrnes pub, another key location in protagonist Leopold Bloom’s journey. Perhaps the most atmospheric Joyce site of all is…

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Study in Ireland: A guide to the best scholarships and eligibility

David Paul Appell This country is home to some 40 institutions of higher education, including eight universitie, five technological universities, and several institues and colleges. And it´s ranked number six in the world in terms of the quality of its system of higher education, with high standards of academic excellence, student satisfaction, and post-graduation employment prospects. And as such, Ireland attracts tens of thousands of foreign students each year; the most recent published…

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Our wonderful recent tour of Ireland´s ´greatest hits´

David Paul Appell For many in the United States in particular – and not just those of Irish ancestry – visiting the Emerald Isle is a prime bucket lister. Yet in my nearly 40 years and 65 countries´ worth of travel as an adult, I had never gotten there. I was always interested in “different” – meaning mostly non-English-speaking – cultures, and Ireland had always struck me as somehow bland and uninteresting. That changed this year, as I determined to finally get a taste of the country I´d a…

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Experiencing Dublin on St. Patrick's Day

  MediaProductions Every March 17th, the 5th-century Romano-British missionary who converted the Celts to Christianity, then became a bishop and eventually Irland´s patron saint is celebrated in more countries than any other national holiday, and of course it has special weight and significance here, where it´s a public holiday as well as a cultural and religious one. And if you happen to be visiting on this special day, you´re in for a treat, with various forms of festivities shamrocking the…

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  • Ruth Kuehn August 14, 2009 at 7:39pm
    Dublin is my favorite city followed closely by Belfast in NI. Dublin is a "happening place" - a recent guide on a tour told us that average age is 28 - this is probably due to the many colleges and Universities that tend to create a lot of energy. For a capital city it is surprisingly compact for walking the City Centre - people, as always, are friendly, helpful and gracious. I always try to stay over extra days in Dublin after a tour to see new places and revisit old ones. Not to mention to see the ever popular Irish Cabaret (now at Three Rocks) with the howlingly funny Noel V. Ginnity.
  • David Paul Appell August 14, 2009 at 4:00pm
    Fans of the Oud Sod may want to have a look at the travel memoir McCarthy's Bar, described in this week's go-lo blog post by member Jacy Meyer.
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