To "Hell" and back

Chris Sullivan and James Eisenberg

Today was a great day. There was a lot of walking around though, which tired out some of the guys. Early in the morning we went to a science class taught by Dr. Carey. He first gave us a presentation about the history of great Irish scientists. The presentation included the Irish Nobel Peace Prize winners, and he interjected some of his own funny comments. He then brought us up to one of the labs to perform some experiments, and at the end he gave us lolly pops. After a short break, we all went to different classes to experience the way they ran their school and how they taught in the class room. I enjoyed it and most of the other guys did too. After that we had another break and then traveled to Temple Bar for lunch.
For lunch in Temple Bar, we trekked to The Boxty House, which was a traditional Irish restaurant. The atmosphere was excellent, and it became apparent we were more than welcome.

The head chef and owner of the restaurant met us and introduced himself and welcomed Mr. McAllister back again because the group enjoyed lunch there last year. After a delicious lunch and a demonstration of how to make boxty,
we visited a magnificent mural of the Irish epic, the Tain, on the wall of a parking lot, and set off for the houses of parliament, the national museum and the national library. At the library we traced our roots back to the old sod, and checked out some old preserved newspapers. Shortly after the library, we entered the high-security House of Parliament (Leinster House Along with a brief tour of the estate, we witnessed a live debate revolving around the issues of bee keeping, the profound beef industry of Ireland, and the Garda. When we returned to Belvedere, we ate pizza from “Hell.” Later tonight we plan to visit the Project Theatre and watch the highly regarded play “The Parting Glass.”