Mary Immaculate College & University of Central Florida Ireland
Fall 2018
Céad MÍle Fáilte! (One Hundred Thousand Welcomes!)
Full Itinerary
Date Description/Location What you need
Saturday 10th November – Arrival Day Comfortable Morning Arrival at Shannon airport and transport to Pier Hotel clothes/shoes Rain-gear (depending on 11.30am Walk downtown to Milk Market and lunch there weather) Cash in Euro 1.00pm Walk to Hunt Museum 2.00pm Visit to St. Mary’s Cathedral 2.30pm Visit King John’s Castle – self-guided tour and Castle Guide booked Evening Evening and dinner on own, recommend Locke Bar Sunday 11th November 11.00am Bus leaves from Pier Hotel for Lahinch Beach Comfortable clothes/shoes 12.30am Visit Cliffs of Moher Rain-gear (depending on 2.00pm Lunch in Doolin, pay as you go weather) Cash in Euro
3.00 pm Tour of the Burren, including Portal Dolmen tomb
Medieval banquet at Knappogue Castle (included) – 6.30 pm bus to pick up at 9pm. 9.00 pm Return to hotel
Monday 12th November
Welcome to Mary Immaculate College and tour of campus 9.00am Comfortable Lecture on Education system in Ireland and comparisons with U.S. clothes/shoes 10.15am system with President of MIC, Prof. Eugene Wall TBC Rain-gear (depending on 11.15am Meeting with MIC Curriculum Development Unit weather)
Cash in Euro 12.00pm Meeting with TED project (Transforming Education through Dialogue)
1.00 pm Lunch on own
2.00pm Visit to local secondary school
Evening to yourselves
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Tuesday 13th November 9.00 am – 2.00 pm Visit to various primary schools in the Moyross area Comfortable clothes/shoes 2.00pm-4.30 pm Visit to Northside Learning Hub Rain-gear (depending on Evening Possible after school project weather) Wednesday 14th November Cash in Euro
Visit to Our Lady of Lourdes Community Centre and Pre-school 9.00 am-1.00 pm Comfortable (Opportunity to work in various classes for the morning) clothes/shoes
1.00 pm Lunch in Sit’n’Sip Café, pay as you go Rain-gear (depending on 2.00 pm Afternoon visit to Southill Area Centre. weather)
Cash in Euro Evening Evening on own
Thursday 15th November
Visit to the Model School (Irish immersion elementary school) 9.00am
11.30pm Visit to the Catherine McAuley Special Needs School
1.00pm Lunch at farmer’s market on campus, pay as you go
2.00pm-4.00pm Afternoon lecturers at MIC
Evening Social event with MIC Students’ Union and International Society
Friday 16th November Comfortable 9.00am Visit to St Michael's Protestant School clothes/shoes
Rain-gear 11.30pm Visit to the Limerick Project School (multi-denominational) (depending on weather)
Cash in Euro
2.00pm-4.00pm Afternoon visit to Lough Gur heritage site.
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Saturday 17th November Bus departs for Kilkenny – lecture on Medieval History on the bus 9.00am with Dr Ursula O’Callaghan.
11.00am Bus park at Ghost tour @11:30am depart from Lannigan’s, Castle, walk to followed by finger food Lannigan’s 1.00pm – meet outside Talk with Dr Ursula O’Callaghan and then free to explore Kilkenny on Kilkenny Castle own, including option to visit Kilkenny Castle and gardens. Get dinner wherever you choose.
Bus pick up at 6.00pm. Arrival at Courtbrack at 8.30pm 6.00pm bus leaves from Kilkenny Castle
Sunday 18th November
Morning on own
Volunteering at Sunday dinners 12 .00pm-4.00pm
4.00pm Evening on own
Optional night time Traditional music event: Dolan’s
Monday 19th November Taxis/Bus to train station Train from Limerick to Dublin 7.40am arriving to Dublin at 10.00am at 7.15am
Possible tour of Irish Parliament and possible meet and greet with Morning Higher Education Authority of Ireland
11.00am Tour of the 1916 exhibit in the GPO
Hop on hop off bus tour of Dublin( day on own to explore Dublin City, 12.00pm get off at Heuston train station for train at 8.00pm)
Afternoon Lunch on own suggested around O’ Connell Street/Grafton Street pay as you go Afternoon Walk around Grafton Street shops and St Stephen’s Green Afternoon Recommend visits to various parts of Dublin (Dublin Castle, Chester Beatty Library, Book of Kells, Temple Bar, National Art Gallery) Evening Dinner on own and, pay as you go 8.00pm Train back to Limerick
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Tuesday 20th November 09.00 am Visit to Adare, Co. Limerick 10.00am Visit to local boys national school 11.00am Visit to local girls national school 12.00pm Lunch and afternoon on own to shop and explore Adare Evening Dinner and evening free
Wednesday 21st November Visit to St Vincent Special Ed. School 10.00 am 12.00 pm Lunch in Annacotty, pay as you go Bus to Blue Box – Art Therapy and Music Therapy Centre –talk, tour 1.00pm-3.00pm and activities with CEO then coach back to hotel
Thursday 22nd November Morning lecturers at MIC 9.00am Lunch 12.00pm
Afternoon in Bunratty Castle & Folk Park 1.00pm Recommend dinner in Durty Nelly’s Evening
Friday 23rd November 9.00am Depart hotel for, Ring of Kerry, including stop off and time in Killarney
9.30am-10.30am Visit local primary school in Killarney
10.30am Bus departs for Ring of Kerry tour
5.00pm Return to hotel
Saturday 24th November
Departure Coach to Shannon Airport
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