From: Linda Mundt <lemundt_at_facstaff.wisc.edu>
The University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Library and Information
Studies again offers its popular study tour of Ireland, June 21- July
3, 2001.
This small group will take in the contrasting "countries" of the urban
(Dublin) and rural (Clare, Donegal, Sligo and Galway), settings that
are far more different than Northern Ireland is from the Republic of
Ireland. We will feature literature, storytelling, hiking and sight
seeing. The focus is on meeting local people; they are our access to
the history, the architecture and the literature.
Dates: June 21-July 3, 2001
CEUs: Participants can earn 3 continuing education units for this
program.
Housing: In Dublin we stay at Trinity College Dublin; throughout
the rest of the country, we stay in private homes.
Price: $1675 estimated (the final price will be set in early March)
plus air fare. This price includes housing, entrance fees, tour
guides, land transportation, gratuities, performers, and most meals.
The dollar has been strong against the Irish punt, and we expect to
have no increase in the estimated price.
Program: We'll attend theatre, learn about women literary figures who
have been neglected in the public conversation, meet religious leaders
(including a couple of women), have our own storytelling circle, watch
turf (peat bogs) being cut for a turf fire, have tea and scones by a
turf fire, visit the ancestral home of U.S. President James Polk,
visit the little book store in Galway that has started an explosion
of Irish collecting at numerous American universities. We'll walk
and talk. We'll see ancient sites with architecture representative
of the many periods of Irish history, and we'll see the results of
the Celtic Tiger, Ireland's most modern economic upturn. We'll
also have an opportunity to visit the oldest public library in Ireland.
Tour size: We've reserved a small coach so that we can more readily
travel
the country roads and the seaside overpasses. This trip is limited to
14
people.
For more information, contact LEMundt_at_facstaff.wisc.edu or call Linda
Mundt, 608/263-4452 (days) and 608/255-0651 (evenings).
Linda Mundt
School of Library and Information Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison
600 N. Park Street, Room 4263
Madison, WI 53706
608/263-4452 phone 608/263-4849 fax
Received on Wed Dec 20 2000 - 13:49:55 EST