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kauaioo

Reflecting the Rising

Mar 29, 2016 00:46

I spent all day Saturday and Monday in town and I went to as many sites and events as I could manage, opting to watch Sunday's parade on tv due to exhaustion more than anything else. I have to say, I was completely and utterly blown away by it all! I have never been more proud to be Irish than I am this weekend ( Read more... )

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giftederic March 29 2016, 23:39:51 UTC

Interesting. My experience of it was totally different. Getting into town was a nightmare, and when I got there it was fairly quiet (this was on the Sunday mid to late afternoon). It also seemed to be mostly tourists about, even the pubs weren't that busy it seemed to me ( ... )

kauaioo April 9 2016, 01:21:21 UTC

That's a pity that you didn't have a more positive experience of it. There were certainly a lot of tourists, but there were huge numbers of Irish as well, from all over the country. The biggest day for public engagement was Monday, so you hit town at a bit of a lull I think (although that's the only day I wasn't in so I am not 100% sure ( ... )