Cross-Cultural Program:
Ireland and Northern Ireland -
Itinerary
This was our preliminary travel itinerary before leaving, subject to change as we went along.
To see where we actually went, see the group journal. (We have not kept
this itinerary page up to date.)
Calendar [August] [September] [October] [November] [December] [Airline Itinerary]
The following calendar of the term shows the preliminary plans for places and activities. Detail about each day is in the detailed itinerary section below the calendar. (Click on any place name in the calendar to get to that section in the itinerary. See also our page of maps of Ireland and Northern Ireland--it includes our contact addresses.)AUGUST |
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| S | M | T | W | T | F | S | |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 25: Orientation at EMU | ||
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SEPTEMBER |
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| S | M | T | W | T | F | S | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1: leave Harrisonburg; 2: arrive in Galway | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25: Limerick |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | ||||
OCTOBER |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 2: Dublin | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16: Corrymeela retreat |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 19: Scotland |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 25: Belfast |
NOVEMBER |
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| S | M | T | W | T | F | S | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 8: L/Derry |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 23: Free Travel |
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DECEMBER |
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| S | M | T | W | T | F | S | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1: Corrymeela Debriefing; 4: EMU Debriefing | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11: End of term | |
Airline Itinerary
In some cases you may check flight status at the web sites of these airports and carriers.
| 9/1 | Travel Mates bus | EMU - Washington/Dulles | meet at noon |
| 9/1 | United 1020 | Washington/Dulles - Boston/Logan | 5:20 p.m. - 6:54 p.m. |
| 9/1-2 | Aer Lingus 132 | Boston/Logan - Shannon | 8:15 p.m. - 7:10 a.m. |
| 12/3 | Aer Lingus 111 | Belfast - Shannon | 11:25 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. |
| 12/3 | Aer Lingus 133 | Shannon - Boston/Logan | 12:55 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. |
| 12/3 | United 912 | Boston/Logan - Washington/Dulles | 7:10 p.m. - 8:41 p.m. |
| 12/3 | Travel Mates bus | Washington/Dulles - EMU | arrive approximately midnight * |
* Any students who choose not to return to EMU on this bus are due back at EMU by Monday morning, Dec. 7.
Detailed Itinerary
This is a preliminary itinerary, subject to change as plans are finalized.All "journal" links go to a corresponding entry about those days in the journal. All place-name links go to external resources not maintained by EMU.
During (free) days the students will generally work on class projects, attend lectures, or explore the area. There will also be occasional day excursions as a group.
Orientation at EMU [journal] [calendar] [top] [maps] [address]
- Tuesday August 25, 3:00-5:00 p.m., Lehman Board Room
- Wednesday August 26 Board Room
- Thursday 27 Board Room/Cue Room/Northlawn lounge
- Friday 28 Board Room
- Monday 31 Board Room
- Tuesday September 1 Depart for Ireland: meet at 12 noon at traffic circle (between the library and Lehman Auditorium) [airline itinerary]
Ireland: Galway (west coast) [journal] [calendar] [top] [maps] [address]
- Wednesday September 2 Arrive in Ireland and travel to Galway - Corrib Village
- Thursday 3 (free)
- Friday 4 Tour Galway city
- Saturday 5 Inishmore (island)
- Sunday 6 Inishmore
- Monday 7 (free)
- Tuesday 8 classes
- Wednesday 9 study day
- Thursday 10 study day
- Friday 11 move to home-stay families
- Saturday 12 Connemara area tour - optional
- Sunday 13 Lisdoonvarna area tour - optional
- Monday 14 (free)
- Tuesday 15 classes; traditional music or theatre in evening
- Wednesday 16 study day
- Thursday 17 classes on Irish language, emigration, islands, folklore and myth
- Friday 18 move to hostel - tour of Clonmacnois and "bog tour" for class
- Saturday 19 Sligo - WB Yeats tour
- Sunday 20 Strokestown - Famine Museum
- Monday 21 (free)
- Tuesday 22 classes: History of the Conflict from the Plantation forward; Travellers in Ireland
- Wednesday 23 study day
- Thursday 24 classes: History of the conflict, Penals laws, Mass rocks
Limerick (west coast) [journal] [calendar] [top] [maps] [address]
- Friday September 25 Travel to Limerick (hostel)
- Saturday 26 Killarney, Dingle, Muckross
- Sunday 27 Blarney castle
- Monday 28 (free)
- Tuesday 29 classes: Conflict resolution theory; Gender, women, and Protestants in politics
- Wednesday 30 Hunt Museum, Walled City, St John's Castle
- Thursday October 1 Angela's Ashes
Dublin (east coast) [journal] [calendar] [top] [maps] [address]
- Friday 2 Travel to Dublin (hostel: Kinlay House)
- Saturday 3 (free)
- Sunday 4 Powerscourt, Enniskerry & Glendalough dairy farm
- Monday 5 (free)
- Tuesday 6 classes: Christianity, Gaelic Ireland, Vikings and Anglo-Normans; theatre in evening
- Wednesday 7 class: The role of Protestants (Archbishop of Dublin); Dublin walking tour
- Thursday 8 Museum, galleries, US Embassy
- Friday 9 (free)
- Saturday 10 Hill of Slane and Abbey, Tara and New Grange
- Sunday 11 Kilkenny medieval castle, cathedral, Black Abbey
- Monday 12 (free)
- Tuesday 13 study day
- Wednesday 14 class: 1916 Era, Setting the Scene, Home Rule forwards, 1916 Rising, Aftermath; preparation for Northern Ireland
- Thursday 15 class with Joe Liechty
Northern Ireland: Corrymeela [journal] [calendar] [top] [maps] [address]
- Friday October 16 travel to Corrymeela, Ballycastle for mid-semester retreat
- Saturday 17 Corrymeela retreat; Antrim coastline/Giants
- Sunday 18 retreat; Ballycastle Causeway; lecture on "Scottish-Irish" plantation
Scotland [journal] [calendar] [top] [maps]
- Monday October 19
- Tuesday 20
- Wednesday 21
- Thursday 22
- Friday 23
- Saturday 24 return from Scotland, move to Belfast (Ulster People's College)
Belfast city (northeast coast) [journal] [calendar] [top] [maps] [address]
- Sunday 25 Ulster Folk Museum
- Monday October 26 (free)
- Tuesday 27 class: overview history of Northern Ireland
- Wednesday 28 David Moshier, Joe Campbell; maybe Stormont
- Thursday 29 classes: conflict resolution theory, understanding the politics of Northern Ireland
- Friday 30 tour of Belfast and City Hall; meet the Lord Mayor
- Saturday 31 tour Scrabo Tower, Strangford Lough area, Mourne mountains
- Sunday November 1 (free)
- Monday 2 (free)
- Tuesday 3 meeting political parties; visit Med Network
- Wednesday 4 WAVE or Stormont
- Thursday 5 political parties; Sinn Fein
- Friday 6 (free)
- Saturday 7 Antrim coastline; Glenariffe Forest and waterfalls
L/Derry (north coast) [journal] [calendar] [top] [maps] [address]
- Sunday 8 travel to L/derry hostel and short walking tour of walled inner city
- Monday November 9 (free)
- Tuesday 10 classes: history of Derry city, preparation for tomorrow
- Wednesday 11 meet Mayor, then visit reconciliation and cross-culture groups all day
- Thursday 12 study day
- Friday 13 Tower museum and Grianan Ailigh (oldest standing fort in Europe)
- Saturday 14 Donegal town and North Atlantic Drive or Glencolumbkille
- Sunday 15 move to home stays; then (free)
- Monday 16 (free)
- Tuesday 17 class: building for peace (peace-keeping, making, building)
- Wednesday 18 classes: Civil Rights in Northern Ireland; local myth and folklore; reconciliation definitions
- Thursday 19 (free)
- Friday 20 Ulster-American Folk park, Omagh
- Saturday 21 Donegal - Inishowen; Donegal - Erigle mountain & Poison Glen
- Sunday 22 (free)?
Free travel [journal] [calendar] [top] [maps] [address]
- Monday November 23 free week to travel
- Tuesday 24
- Wednesday 25
- Thursday 26
- Friday 27
- Saturday 28
- Sunday 29
- Monday November 30
Corrymeela (northeast) [journal] [calendar] [top] [maps] [address]
- Tuesday December 1 travel from meeting point in Belfast to Corrymeela for closure retreat
- Wednesday 2 retreat (Corrymeela)
- Thursday 3 morning departure for USA [airline itinerary]
Debriefing at EMU [journal] [calendar] [top] [maps] [address]
- Friday 4 (free) - students due back on Dec 7 for debriefing
- Monday 7 debriefing
- Tuesday 8 debriefing
- Wednesday 9 debriefing
- Thursday 10 debriefing
- Friday 11 debriefing; all papers due
Map
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