We will be arriving at the village of Glencolumbkille on Friday, April 20. What you do with the time between completing your evaluation in winter quarter and your arrival is up to you, except that you must read and take notes on the following prior to your departure:

Fr. McDyer of Glencolumbkille, an autobiography (on reserve)

"The Drunken Priest" chapter from Occasions of Faith: an Anthropology of Irish Catholics, by Lawrence J. Taylor (will be on reserve in the library)

Arriving in Ireland:
The village of Gleanncholmcille is quite small and everyone knows where Oideas Gael is, so if you can get yourself there with or without our bus, you’ll be fine.

Week One: Preparation and/or Travel

Week Two: Preparation and/or Travel

Week Three: Travel to Ireland
4/20 9:45 – 4:00 Travel on Curran Coach between Dublin and Gleann Cholm Cille;
arrive early at Stephen’s Green Hotel (a boutique hotel right on St. Stephen’s Green in downtown Dublin) so that you don’t miss the 10 am departure. You will be able to stop somewhere along the way to eat and buy a few things for dinner that night.
Evening: Find your way to one of the pubs and hang out

4/21 morning: Get settled, unpack, find the two food shops in town, meet with your roommates
12:00 – 1:00 Short welcome & orientation meeting with Liam Cunningham, director of Oideas Gael
afternoon: Free time! walk on the beach, call home, (try to) e-mail

4/22 2:00 – 5:00 Walk to Tower (Paddy Beag); wear sturdy walking shoes and prepare for rain and/or wind
7:00 – 9:00 Group Meeting (Sean and Dunstan)

Week Four:
4/23 10 – 11:15 Irish Language, group I
11:30 – 12:45 Irish Language, group II
2:00 – 4:00 Turas (pilgrimmage) (Paddy Beag); wear sturdy walking shoes and prepare for rain and/or wind
7:00 – 9:00 Poetry Writing (Kate Newmann)

4/24 10 – 11:15 Irish Language, group I
11:30 – 12:45 Irish Language, group II
2:00 – 4:00 Seminars (Seán and Dunstan)
4:00 – 5:00 Settle accommodation fees with Siobhán
7:00 – 9:00 Gaeltacht Studies (Liam Cunningham)

4/25 10 – 11:15 Irish Language, group I
11:30 – 12:45 Irish Language, group II
2:00 – 4:00 Bodhrán (Paddy Mór)
7:00 – 9:00 Weaving (Margaret)

4/26 10 – 11:15 Irish Language, group I
11:30 – 12:45 Irish Language, group II
2:00 – 4:00 Drawing (Conal McIntyre)
7:00 – 9:00 Donegal Dancing (Edie Bradley)

4/27 10 – 11:15 Irish Language, group I
11:30 – 12:45 Irish Language, group II
2:00 – 4:00 Tin Whistle (Tommy Chit)
5:00 – 7:00 Donegal Cooking (TBA)
evening Free time

4/28 afternoon: Photography/Hill Walking (Micheál O’Doherty)

4/29 daytime: Free time
7:00 – 9:00 Sean-nós Singing (Gearóidín Breathnach)

Week Five:
4/30 10 – 11:15 Irish Language, group I
11:30 – 12:45 Irish Language, group II
2:00 – 4:00 Irish Spirituality and Beltaine (Dolores Whelan)
7:00 – 9:00 Poetry Writing (Kate Newmann)

5/1 10 – 11:15 Irish Language, group I
11:30 – 12:45 Irish Language, group II
2:00 – 4:00 Seminars (Seán and Dunstan)
7:00 – 9:00 Gaeltacht Studies (Donncha)

5/2 10 – 11:15 Irish Language, group I
11:30 – 12:45 Irish Language, group II
2:00 – 4:00 Bodhrán (Paddy Mór)
7:00 – 9:00 Weaving (Margaret)

5/3 10 – 11:15 Irish Language, group I
11:30 – 12:45 Irish Language, group II
2:00 – 4:00 Drawing (Donal McIntyre)
7:00 – 9:00 Donegal Dancing (Edie Bradley)

5/4 9:00 – 3:00 Travel to Galway w/stop at Yeats’ grave near Sligo
Evening: Free time in Galway (lodging at Barnacles Hostel in Galway); be sure to buy snacks to eat the next two days (and a bottle of water)

5/5 all day: Féile Joe Éinniú (Joe Heaney sean-nós singing/dancing festival) in
Carna, Connemara; bring snacks to eat (lodging in Galway)

5/6 all day: Sightseeing trip around the Burren (Clare), including the Cliffs of Moher, Poulnabrone Dolmen, Brigid’s Well, etc. (lodging in Galway)

Week Six:
5/7 8:00 – 1:00 Bus to Derry, Northern Ireland
2:00 – 5:00 City tour of Derry (Bloody Sunday Museum, murals, etc.)
Evening: Free time in Derry (lodging in Derry hostel)

5/8 all day: Visit the Giants’ Causeway, Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge, etc.
Evening: Free time in Derry (lodging in Derry hostel)

5/9 morning Visit the Grianán Aileach, lunch in Letterkenny
aft/evening Free time back in Gleann

5/10 morning: no classes
2:00 – 4:00 Seminar (Seán and Dunstan)
7:00 – 9:00 Poetry Writing (Kate Newmann)

5/11 10 – 11:15 Irish Language, group I
11:30 – 12:45 Irish Language, group II
2:00 – 4:00 Tour of Gleann Cholm Cille Folk Village (Liam Cunningham)
7:00 – 9:00 Free time

5/12 10:00 – 4:00 Archaeology Tour (Paddy O’Donovan); bring your lunch and sturdy walking shoes and prepare for rain and/or wind (or sun)
7:00 – 9:00 Sean-nós Singing (Lillis Ó Laoire)

5/13 all day: Free time

Week Seven:
5/14 10:00 – 12:00 Irish Herbology Indoors (Judith Hoad)
2:00 – 4:00 Irish Herbology Outdoors (Judith Hoad); wear walking shoes
7:00 – 9:00 Poetry Writing (Kate Newmann)

5/15 10 – 11:15 Irish Language, group I
11:30 – 12:45 Irish Language, group II
2:00 – 4:00 Seminars
7:00 – 9:00 Gaeltacht Studies (Donncha)

5/16 10 – 11:15 Irish Language, group I
11:30 – 12:45 Irish Language, group II
2:00 – 4:00 Tin Whistle (Tommy Chit)
7:00 – 9:00 Bodhrán (Paddy Mór)

5/17 10 – 11:15 Irish Language, group I
11:30 – 12:45 Irish Language, group II
2:00 – 4:00 Drawing (Conal McIntyre)
7:00 – 9:00 Céilí evening (Clement)

5/18 10 – 11:15 Irish Language, group I
11:30 – 12:45 Irish Language, group II
2:00 – 4:00 Knitting
7:00 – 9:00 Dráma (An Grianán or Balor Theatre)

5/19 morning: Free time
2:00 – 4:00 Poetry Writing (Cathal Ó Searcaigh)
7:00 – 9:00 Poetry Reading (Cathal Ó Searcaigh)

5/20 all da:y Free time
7:00 – 9:00 Sean-nós Singing (Gearóidín Breathnach)

Week Eight:
5/21 10 – 11:15 Irish Language, group I
11:30 – 12:45 Irish Language, group II
2:00 – 4:00 Sean-nós Singing (Gearóidín Breathnach)
7:00 – 9:00 Poetry Writing (Kate Newmann)

5/22 10 – 11:15 Irish Language, group I
11:30 – 12:45 Irish Language, group II
2:00 – 4:00 Seminars
7:00 – 9:00 Gaeltacht Studies (Eithne)

5/23 10 – 11:15 Irish Language, group I
11:30 – 12:45 Irish Language, group II
2:00 – 4:00 Photography Walk (Conal McIntyre)
7:00 – 9:00 Music Session (Paddy Mór)

5/24 10 – 11:15 Irish Language, group I
11:30 – 12:45 Irish Language, group II
2:00 – 4:00 Exhibition of Student Drawings (Conal McIntyre)
7:00 – 9:00 Study for Final Exam

5/25 10 – 11:15 Final Exam, group I
11:30 – 12:45 Final Exam, group II
2:00 – 4:00 Packing and Clean-up
7:00 – 9:00 Potluck Dinner in the dorm

5/26 all day Bus to Dublin

Week Nine: Finishing Up the Final Essay
5/31 10 – 12 Seminars (SEM II, E1105)
1:30 – 4:00 Paper meetings in small groups (SEM II, E1107)

Assignment: Finish your paper over the weekend. It should be integrative and comprehensive, linking your experiences in Ireland (the “practice” of Irish Studies) with what you learned at home (the “theory” of Irish Studies). Assume about 20 pages in length, due on Monday, June 4, at 1:30 pm IN CLASS. In preparation for picture sharing day, prepare either a slide show or place your photos online so that they will be easily accessible by you when it’s your turn.

Week Ten: Celebrations, Self Evaluations, and Picture Sharing
6/4 1:30 – 4:00 Decompression and Self Evaluation discussion
6/7 10 – 12 Self Evaluation session (reading out loud)
12 – 1:30 Potluck lunch (C2105)
1:30 – 4:00 Picture Sharing (SEM II, E1107)