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| A tea and a beer | |
| Clare Island - A beauty beyond a rough sea | |
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The
Silver Surfers/Grandma Online workshop went to Achill Sound to meet
Dr. Lineen. He works there in the healthcare centre. We were lucky
to have him with us, and not only because he took us with him to
Clare Island, where he cares for people’s health. He also
introduced us to the ferry captain, Brian, and to Donal O’Shea,
who is the island community development officer and chairman of
the Clare Island Tourism Committee. So not only a safe journey was
guaranteed. After arriving on the island Donal invited us to a cup
of coffee in his office and we had a very interesting talk with
him. His assistant, Cathy, and he are involved in a number of development
projects and provide a number of important services to the community.
The island is just 5 miles long and 3 miles wide. About 185 people
live there and the population is increasing. During our stay we
had the possibility to introduce Donal O´Shea and Cathy to
the Achill Virtual Community on the internet and they were very
interested in the chance of interactive communication.
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Before
leaving the island we went to Dr. Lineen’s clinic and we met
Margaret, the nurse who is working with him. Afterwards we had the
chance to walk a little bit around, had a glance at the small shop,
which provides the islanders with food, plus we had a look at the
old church. We made our way back to the boat and we had to wait
for the tide so that we could leave the little harbour. Out on the
Atlantic again it was really stormy and the waves were high so that
some of us got a little seasick. Three of us were invited to the
doctor’s house and enjoyed hot tea and homemade cake, homemade
bread and very interesting talks before they went back to Keel.
Back in Keel the three others of our group, missing the homemade
sweets and hot tea, made their way to Castlebar to visit the museum
of country life http://www.museum.ie to get more information about
the lives of the people and bygone days.
By
Vera Colwell |
'Sine
metu' - An afternoon in The Old Middleton Distillery |
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Ireland, drinking plays a very important role in society. Many Irish
people enjoy their daily Guinness in one of the numerous pubs. However,
Guinness is not the only favored alcoholic drink in Ireland. Loads
of people indulge in whiskey. Whiskey experts from all over the
world favor one certain whiskey brand: Jameson. For this reason,
some of us decided to visit the Jameson distillery. At the beginning
of our guided tour through the distillery, four visitors –
two men and two women – were given the opportunity to take
part in a very special whiskey tasting experience. |
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Karsten
Kneese – our man from Achill – was “sine metu”
when volunteering to be one of the lucky guys to taste different
types of whiskey and scotch. “Sine metu” is Latin and
means without fear. It is written on every Jameson whiskey bottle
and represents the early entrepreneurial spirit of the founder of
the distillery. At the end of our guided tour, Karsten could finally
prove that he is a real whiskey expert. Due to his amazing expertise
he finally even received an original Jameson certificate which is
more than just a nice souvenir but can also be added to his résumé,
following our tour guide.
By Matthias
Goering |
No
Liffey water... |
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| Today
we went on a trip to the Guinness Brewery. Guinness is one of the
most famous and oldest Breweries in Ireland. It was founded in 1759
by Arthur Guinness. Since the year 2000 it is possible to enjoy
a self guided tour through the old Brewery. So we followed the arrows
to get to know how they brew Guinness. Everything you need is barley
and water. We also learned a lot of the Guinness history, for example
that it was healthier to drink ale instead of water in the older
times, because the water to brew the ale is boiled before processed
further, so it was impossible to get ill. |
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The
most exciting thing was a film where they showed a cooper at work.
It was really interesting how they work without any instruments
to measure the barrel they build. Today the Brewery produces four
million pints per day, which we found is quite a lot. Last but not
least we got a Guinness at the end of our tour and enjoyed this
pint whilst having a great view all over Dublin.
By Lydia Sawatzky |
| Live music- a memory for life | |
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During this project in Ireland
a few pints of Irish beer have been consumed. A common place for
the consumption of this world famous beverage is an Irish Pub. The
first evening on Achill, when all our travelling was over and the
work of the day was completed, a majority of the participants went
to one of the local pubs to relax and get to know each other better.
It was Saturday night and a lot of local people in the pub. What
could be more suitable for this occasion than some live Irish music?
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We were told that we were lucky to have arrived on Achill that special Saturday since a local group of musicians only played there once a month and this month it was this very Saturday. One could never imagine how beautiful and touching this piece of music was they performed that evening. This is a memory that most of us probably never ever will forget, a memory that will pop up in ones head as soon as someone mentions something that has to do with Ireland. By Petter Ingelsson |
