A hop, skip and a jump

Crystal Lowder ENGL MWF 10 0 !ra"el Essay #ue 11$1 $1 A hop, skip and a jump For as lon% as & 'an remem(er &)"e known that & was o* &rish and German herita%e+ &rish on my dad)s side and German and &rish on my mother)s+ When & was in *i*th %rade our 'lass was learnin% a(out World War &&+ We were dis'ussin% how the Na,is would spare people that they saw as -per*e't.+ /londe hair, (lue eyes+ We also heard that they would send anyone that they didn)t 'onsider -per*e't. to the 'on'entration 'amps+ &n all o* the 01 kids in my 'lass only two o* us had (londe hair and (lue eyes+ & was one o* those two+ &t horri*ied me2 & was part German and des'ended *rom these people2 !he thou%ht that all my *riends would ha"e (een hurt or killed and & would (e spared+ !hat was a de*inin% moment *or me+ From that moment on, & was &rish2 3o &)"e (een %i"en the opportunity to study a(road in &reland, am & %oin% to a''ept4 5ou (et & am2 &)"e always (een a*raid o* hei%hts, and planes terri*y me2 6ne thin% that &)"e always said thou%h, is that i* & was %i"en the opportunity to %o to &reland & would not hesitate to jump on that (i%, s'ary plane and %o+

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A hop, skip and a jump

& ima%ine &:ll *ly into #u(lin, &reland+ &t:s one o* my -must sees. on the trip+ &:ll plan on spendin% a *ew days there seein% the si%hts+ &:"e ne"er (een out o* the ;nited 3tates so the *irst thin% &:m sure to noti'e is the a''ents and lan%ua%e di**eren'es+ My e<8hus(and was En%lish and it took me awhile to a''limate mysel* to the way he and his *riends would talk+ &:"e always *ound the &rish lan%ua%e and it:s a''ents (eauti*ul+ =ope*ully &:ll pi'k up some o* the a''ent while &:m here+ 3in'e &:m an En%lish major and this is a study a(road trip my plans are to "isit se"eral literary sites while &:m here+ !rinity Colle%e Li(rary is *irst on my list2 !he !rinity Colle%e we(site says that -!he Li(rary:s history dates (a'k to the esta(lishment o* the Colle%e in 1>?0 and it is the lar%est li(rary in &reland. @-=istory o* the li(rary., 0011A+ !he & *ell in lo"e with this photo the *irst time & saw it7

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A hop, skip and a jump o"er @not literallyA the /ook o* Eells, an illuminated (ook o* the *our Gospels o* the New !estament+ &t was 'reated (y Celti' monks around F00 a+d+ &:d also lo"e to do the #u(lin Literary Gu( Crawl+ =ow 'ould you %o to &reland and not

"isit a pu( or three4 !hese are #u(lin:s most *amous authors (ein% re'ited (y e<perien'ed a'tors @Hisit #u(lin, 0010A+ Men su'h as Iames Ioy'e, 3amuel /e'kett and 6s'ar Wilde+ 5ou 'an also take a walkin% tour o* pu(s that these men ha"e (een to or *eatured in their (ooks+ & 'an almost smell the hops and old 'i%ar smoke now+ &ma%ine "isitin% pla'es that these *amous authors may ha"e "isited+ & 'ould e<perien'e literary history while ha"in% a pint+ A*ter spendin% some time in #u(lin &:m sure &:ll (e ready *or some pea'e and Buiet+ What (etter way to spend that time then to take a walkin% tour o* &reland+ & 'hose the Connemara and Western Way F day walkin% tour+ Foot*alls Walkin% =olidays says -JiKt is a wild pla'e, with some o* the *inest s'enery &reland has to o**er. @001 A+ &t sounds ideal, (ut the real reason & want to take this tour is that alon% the way & will "isit Maam, &reland+ &t is the site where the mo"ie -!he Luiet Man. starrin% Iohn Wayne and Maureen 6:=ara was *ilmed in 1?>0+ !his has to (e one o* my *a"orite Iohn Wayne mo"ies o* all time+ & *irst wat'hed it with my mom when & was little+ !he 'olors and a''ents mesmeri,ed me+ &t:s one o* the reasons & lo"e &reland so mu'h+ Alon% the way &:ll also %et to "isit some remote areas o* &reland+ 3in'e the %reat *amine o* 1F1>, there are still lo'ations that no one has li"ed in @Walkin% =ikin% &reland, 001 A+ Lush %reen, empty *ields as *ar as the eye 'an see, only (roken up (y the drystone walls+ !hese low stone walls were 'reated to di"ide the land and help 'lear the *ields+ =ere is a pi'ture o* what the "iew looks like+

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A*ter takin% the walkin% tour, sin'e it:s in the same area, & would de*initely ha"e to %o see the Cli**s o* Moher+ Named a*ter the &rish word -Mothar. whi'h translates to ruined *ort+ 3pannin% *i"e miles down the Atlanti' 'oast they stand 900*t tall at their hi%hest point+ &t:s said to (eauti*ul to photo%raph durin% sunset+ & 'ouldn:t a%ree more2

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