Stories of Ireland 2018
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Stories of Ireland 2018
Bellevue College students traveled to Ireland to study civil rights. We are telling stories about the people we met and the issues they care about.
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Why Bundoran, Ireland is a Tourist Mecca
Bundoran is a small town in Countyy Donegal on the west coast of Ireland.
During the troubles of the 1960s to late 1990s it was hard to market...
Surfing in Ireland
Surfers of all shapes and sizes are finding a welcoming environment in the cold waters ofIreland’s west coast. Miranda Johnson and Jesse DeFelice repo...
The Perseverance of Irish Culture at Donegal Castle by Jesse DeFelice
Red Hugh O’Donnell was chief of the O’Donnell clan when he built his castle in 1474. Donegal Castle, sometimes called O'Donnell Castle, was built on...
Protest Music in the US and in Ireland by David Shuer and Isis Ishino-Amen
Protest music has a long history in Ireland and the U.S. The anthems of the US civil rights movement, like We Shall Overcome were embraced by protesto...
Richard Shipley by Megan Harry
The term life long learner applies to Richard Shipley, the 81-year-old Olympic college student who traveled to Ireland with other students for a secon...
John Kelly Museum of Free Derry by Isis Ishino-Amen
The Museum of Free Derry in Derry Northern Ireland tells the story of Sunday Bloody Sunday, when British troops fired on protestors, killing 14. John...
Thoughts on Styles of Prejudice in America and Ireland - Isis Ishino-Amen and Jessi Walker
After a study tour of Ireland, Bellevue College students Jessi Walker and Isis Ishino-Amen talk about the ways prejudice shaped and still influences I...
Ireland's Repeal of the 8th Amendment by Audrey Bean, Megan Harry, Hannah Judson
Across the world, women are fighting for the right to safely terminate pregnancies. On May 25th, 69% of Irish voters repealed constitutional ban on ab...
Irish Musicians Find Inspiration At Home and Abroad by Audrey Bean
There is a story that back in the Sixties, Jimi Hendrix was asked what it was like to be the greatest guitarist in the world. Supposedly Hendrix respo...
Doagh Famine Village by Sydney Sept
The Doagh Famine Village is a tourist attraction in Ireland. It tells the story of Irish life from the Great Famine of the 1840s through until the pre...
Irish Catholic Secret Worship Sites by Miranda Johnson
When the English ruled Ireland, Catholicism was outlawed. Catholics had to find secret places where they could worship.
Miranda Johnson reports...
Drag in Ireland by Hannah Judson
Drag culture is taking to the stage in Ireland in a way it never has before, thanks in part to Ru Paul's American television show. Hannah Judson repor...
Castle Donegal, reported by Jessi Walker
Castle Donegal, in Donegal Town in Western Ireland stood in ruins until the 1990's. Restored now, it remains a potent symbol of Irelands political his...
Brexit and Borders by Kaddy Jabbi
Northern Ireland and Ireland are separated by a long border that has been open since the signing of the 1998 Peace Accord that ended the violence of "...
Brennan's Criterion, A Different Kind of Irish Pub on the Wild West Coast of Ireland by Tim Jones
Almost wherever you travel, you’re likely to come across an Irish pub. There are upwards of 8,500 of them in 152 countries around the world. Their mot...
Thoughts On America and Ireland after a Study Tour- Miranda Johnson, David Joseph, Hannah Judson
Bellevue College students David Joseph, Miranda Johnson, and Hannah Judson discuss race relations in the United States as informed by their April 2018...
Thoughts on Ireland and America after a Study Tour-Grant Rasmussen, Sydney Sept, David Shuer
After a study tour of Ireland, students Sydney Sept and David Shuer of Bellevue College and Grant Rasmussen of Olympic College talk about race, cultur...
Thoughts on Ireland After a Study Tour-Jesse DeFelice, Kaddy Jabbi, Sean Stuart
Students from Bellevue College spent a week in Bundoran, Ireland in April 2018. They delved into Irish history, culture and politics. Students Jesse D...
Flags Over Derry, By David Shuer
Palestinian and Israeli flags fly over the city of Derry in Northern Ireland. For centuries the city has been a center of tensions between Loyalists...
Bundoran Clean-up Story by Tim Jones
In April 2018 Bellevue College (BC) sent 13 students and three faculty members to Ireland as part of a study abroad program focused on civil rights an...
Thoughts on Environmental Sustainability and Social Justice after a study tour of Ireland
Bellevue College Study Abroad students and instructors traveled to the Galapagos Islands in January and to Ireland in April 2018. They explored the co...