Dublin Spring Seminar 2014 - 7

In Belvedere, Visit to Glasnevin

Today was a very interesting day in Dublin. The morning started off
with a nice small mass with the Belvedere students and the BC High
students. It was very similar to a mass like we have at school. We
next went to our first class at Belvedere which was again similar to
our own classes at home. We had a filling lunch which filled the whole
and set us up for a fun time with one of the science teachers doing
chemical experiments involving the changing of color.

After our experiments we then took a double decker bus to the biggest
cemetery in Ireland which is Glasnevin Cemetery which was very cool.
The cemetery held many of the members of the Easter Rising of 1916
there as well as heroes like Daniel O'Connell and Charles Stewart Parnell. The excellent guide provided some concrete examples on how important these men were to their country.

The tour was great and we learned all about Ireland's long history. We then went back to school and had a nice farewell event to say goodbye to our host families.

Today was a great day and full of excitement much like everyday in Ireland.