LaGRANGE COLLEGE
NORTHERN IRELAND TOUR
TENTATIVE ITINERARY for JANUARY
2004
Day One
Arrive in Dublin
Lodging in Dublin
Day Two
Dublin
- 1916 Rebellion Tour with Loran Collins
- Kilmainham Gaol
Lodging in Dublin
Day Three
Day Trip to Newgrange
Lodging in Crossmaglen
Day Four
Crossmaglen
- South Armagh tour with Jim McAllister
Lodging in Crossmaglen
Day Five
Derry/Londonderry
- Tour city, including Bogside
- Museum Derry
- View movie, Sunday
- Tour PSNI station
Lodging in Derry/Londonderry
Day Six
Corrymeela
Lodging at Corrymeela
Day Seven
Free Day along the Antrim Coast
- Giant’s Causeway
- Carrick-A-Rede Rope Bridge
- Old Bushmills Distillery
Lodging at Corrymeela
Days Eight and Nine
Craigavon
- Drumcree Church/Garvaghy Road
- Possible visit with Jesuit community on Garvaghy Road
- Possible meeting with The Garvaghy Road Residents Coalition
- Mark Hammond’s community relations work with YMCA
- Possible meeting with David Trimble
- Sister City events
Lodging in Craigavon
Days Ten through Twelve
Belfast
- Tour Falls Road
- Tour Shankill Road and Sandy Row
- Visit Linen Hall Library
- Tour Stormount
- Possible meetings with representatives of:
- Habitat for Humanity
- Restoration Ministries/Ruth Patterson
- Peace People
- Ardoyne Parents’ Group and Catholic School
- Shankill Community Early Learning Centre, Baroness May Blood
- Short Strand Community Center, Sean Montgomery
- SDLP, Sean Farren
- VAST (Victims and Survivors Together)
- Ballymurphy Women’s Center
- Possible Community Service Projects
Lodging with families in West Belfast
Day Thirteen
Fly home from Dublin
Note: This is a very tentative itinerary and will change. I am very
open to suggestions and would love to add some lecture/training opportunities
with individuals like Joseph Liecthy, Gareth Higgins and Cecelia Cleg.
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