Waterford and New Ross

The day after we arrived home from our visit to Co. Clare, we continued the weekend's festivities and visited St. Augustine's College, Waterford City, The Dunbrody, Good Counsel College, and the Kennedy homestead in New Ross! It was a busy end to a busy weekend!

At St. Augustine's, we were treated to a full Irish breakfast and a short tour of the school. It was nice to see where many Mercyhurst students had attended high school. Our next stop was Waterford city and the Waterford Treasures Museum, where we learned about the rich history of Waterford county and Ireland- from the Vikings to present day.

We then traveled to New Ross to visit the replica of the famine ship the Dunbrody, which carried passengers from New Ross to American during the Great Famine. Seeing the conditions in which the immigrants would have traveled really opened my eyes to how hard their journey would have been. After the Dunbrody, we went to Good Counsel College, where we were provided with a delicious dinner and the chance to meet some current students who are applying to Mercyhurst as well as a current Mercyhurst student's younger brother!

Our last stop was the Kennedy homestead located near New Ross. Visiting where President Kennedy's ancestors came from and learning about his life from a Kennedy relative was such an interesting opportunity. After a short look around, we got back on the bus and headed back to Dungarvan after a tiring weekend.