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Land of Saints and Scholars

Posted on May 16, 2024 by TheJessicaness

Christianity quickly spread throughout Ireland after arriving around 400 AD. The convents and monasteries that followed became educational institutions that led to the island’s Golden Age while the falling of the Roman Empire plunged most of the rest of Europe … Continue reading →

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Into The Land of a Thousand Welcomes

Posted on May 14, 2024 by TheJessicaness

This phrase stems from the Irish greeting of “céad míle fáilte” and we would see these words in action more often than we would hear them in Gaelic or spoken with their lovely accent in English. There are only some … Continue reading →

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Hostel in Hilo

Posted on November 21, 2016 by TheJessicaness

I fought myself this morning between sleeping in and jumping out of bed. I was still under the covers 45 minutes later. We collected our things, grabbed a snack with juice from the hotel buffet, and went to the dive … Continue reading →

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