A Lily in a Clover Field

Green cliffs. Blue sea. Cold rain. Violent Wind. There are all the elements I had first to adapt as I arrived on the Irish ground.

Compared to France, the weather was more grey and cold, the people were nicer and more friendly, and the landscapes were singulars and breathtaking.

As I began my experience, I wanted to share all of my great adventures, my life changing encountering, my amazing discoveries.

In these pages, you will read articles about local events, learn about studying in Ireland and admire the beautiful photographs my friends and I took through our Erasmus experience.

Thank you for reading my blog, and enjoy!

My name is Celia Taunay. I am in my third and last year of Applied Foreign Languages. I studying at the University of Tours in France. In the context of an Erasmus Program, I attended the Mary Immaculate College in Limerick (Ireland) for a semester.

I am 20 years old, and this is my first time studying abroad. I have always wanted to study in Ireland, since I had been here 4 years ago. I traveled in Europe (UK, Italy, Croatia, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Ireland, Czech Republic, Sweden, Norway) and also in Mexico and Japan. Among my travels, I loved Ireland the most. Hence I spent the spring semester in Limerick.

During my time here, I saw the Cliffs of Moher and the Ring of Kerry. I have been to Galway, Cork, Killarney, Kilkenny, Cobh and Kinsale. I gathered pictures and details about these cities, in this blog.

Regarding the future, I plan to visit Northern Ireland, by going to Belfast and being the northern coast. Then, I will finally visit Dublin.

Here are the places I have visited since I arrived. See and discover the amazing part of Ireland.

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One of the biggest city in Ireland, visit the beautiful King Kohn Castle and both the St John and St Mary’s Cathedral in Limerick.

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Well known for its beautiful and colourful neighbourhood, enjoy a ballad near the sea and a lovely night listening to live music at a pub in Galway.

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The most touristic landscape of Ireland, go and see the Cliffs of Moher. Great green cliffs, falling in the very blue of the sea.

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Known as the heart of Irish history and culture, the city is home to several cathedrals and churches. Then, discover the castle, in the heart of Kilkenny.

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Known as ‘Queentown’ before the partition, it was the last stop of the Titanic before New York. Its coloured houses are shining under the sunshine. Discover the beautiful town of Cobh.

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If you want to embrace the traditional landscapes of Ireland, through an amazing road trip, you should definitely visit the following page: Ring of Kerry.

In the context of their last session of Irish language, three erasmus student gave us their insights, a conclusion to their semester in the Irish for beginners class.

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We ask several international students their point of view on Ireland and Irish people.

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We met Baptiste You, a French student, being in Mary Immaculate College (Limerick) for the spring semester. He gave us some insight about living in Limerick and attending this university.

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