A bit of culture....

Saturday 2 sept
Explored downtown Dublin in search of an open farmer’s market (one discovered on Henry Street), tahini, almond butter and things organic (found two organic food store(s), and just to enjoy the day. Spent the afternoon at St. Stephen’s Green, a beautifully manicured garden like park in the city, and stumbled across “Public Shakespeare”, a group of local theater students that present fractures Shakespeare twice daily in the park through the summer. Delightful 2 hour “show” presented “theater in the round” style with a wee bit of audience participation included…an unexpected treat! The theater theme continued with an evening at the Gaiety Theater watching “Legends of Irish Folk”, as well known Irish folk singers shared stories, a bit of blarney, and several crowd pleasing Irish ballads.

Friday 1 sept
Picked up international volunteer "partner" Regis Richard at the airport at o-dark-thirty in the morning. His arrival, the hire of a local construction supervisor and the first slate of scheduled volunteers coincided to cap off a week of forward movement relative to the Habitat projects here…..YAY!

Spent an enjoyable day/weekend introducing him to Dublin and our neck of the woods, and am delighted to have a counterpart to help build the refurbishment program here.


Gaelic vocabulary:

Glen = valley
Baile (pronounced “bali”) = town
Lough (pronounced “lock”) = lake
Tay (pronounced “tea”) = tea