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| View from the top of Vinegar Hill |
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| Vinegar Hill |
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| Jumping off the Cliff!!! |
Today we discussed the book “Brooklyn” in the morning as a class. I actually really enjoy this book. It’s Irish literature, which all the books we’ve been reading seem to have the same theme. One family member is leaving Ireland to take on work else where, usually England or the U.S, and then he or she returns to their homeland at the end. Brooklyn is a great story about a young girl who is doing just this, leaving Ireland and heading to Brooklyn hoping to find herself and find work.
After our discussion we got on the bus and headed to Wexford Vinegar Hill. Vinegar Hill is where the Irish Rebellion of 1798 occurred. Over 15,000 British soldiers organized an attack on Vinegar Hill where the headquarters of the United Irish rebels held their place in Wexford. After visiting the battlefield we went back to the hotel for our last group dinner at the Grandville Hotel in Waterford.
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