I have always loved border collies. They are not only a beautiful breed, but also extremely hard working and intelligent. Today was the final excursion of our long weekend, and we made a few different stops. Our first location was a sheep farm in the Wicklow Mountains where we got to see a demonstration on…
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8/6: Fam look at the Lamb
Today we went to see lamb farm near Glendalough, a beautiful lake and then went to the town of Kilkenny. The lamb was so cool to me. I am not going to lie, I had low expectations for the lamb farm. I thought it would be just another petting zoo. Boy was I wrong. …
Touristy Things
To end our long weekend, the class did another all day excursion, this time to Glendalough and Kilkenny. Our first stop was at a sheep farm in Glendalough, where we got a peek into the farming industry in Ireland. We watched a demonstration of the farm dog herding the sheep. Unfortunately, we were not allowed…
Day 21: Glendalough and Kilkenny
Today, we had another excursion day and took the bus to Kilkenny, Wiklow Mountains, a family sheep farm in Glendalough. Similar to other places in Ireland that we visited, tourism was the main business that kept the towns, farms, natural sites, etc alive and surviving in the economy. We first drove to the family sheep…
Glendalough and Kilkenny Cathedral
Today, the Woodcock Global Honors Fellowship visited the foothills and town of Glendalough, and the town of Kilkenny. Within Glendalough, we visited a sheep farm run by a man and his two sons, and witnessed a demonstration of how the sheep are herded. What impressed me was the organization of the farm, and the connections…
Through the Fields of Ireland
Today, I got to adventure through Glendalough and Kilkenny, two smaller towns in Ireland. In the morning, we arrived at Glendalough and watched a sheep herding demonstration at a sheep farm. The family who owns the farm allows tourists to come and view their property. They have more than 200 sheep scattered all around their…
Herding in Tourists
Traveling out of Dublin City once more, we arrived at a farm in Glendalough. I think this is one of the most memorable moments of the trip as we got to see a sheepdog herd in the flock by the subtle commands of the owner. It was so interesting to witness the amount of loyalty…
Glendalough and Kilkenny
Today’s visits to Glendalough and Kilkenny continued to reinforce the a lot of the things that I have said about tourism in Ireland thus far: I am surprised by the large number of Irish versus the small number of international guests, I am amazed at the way that the tours seem to always come back…
Glendalough and Kilkenny
Today we had yet another excursion, this time heading over to the sheep farm and lakes of Glendalough, as well as the town of Kilkenny. Much like the rest of Ireland, these two places were very reliant on tourism as their main industry source. Our first stop was at the sheep farms in Glendalough, which…
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