Tuesday, April 9 (Ryan)

 

Getting outside of the school was a real treat for us today, getting to visit both the National Gallery of Ireland as well as the Hugh Lane Gallery! Both of them had many interesting art mediums on display, with a special emphasis on various religious interpretations of key Catholic characters. Other highlights were visiting a local convenience store, a shopping mall formed from a formerly very wealthy Irish family, and checking out all of the gift shops along the way!

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