Word: dubliner
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Similarly, we have found that our mere presence as Harvard affiliates is often expected to add legitimacy to an event. For example, upon arriving at a July 4 concert for the Irish Embassy in Dublin, we were greeted with a host of photographers who--after realizing that we were Harvard students--maneuvered us into their "perfect picture": Harvard students clad in white tie and tails, holding an American flag, welcoming the U.S. Ambassador. Even Ambassador Michael Sullivan commented that he had never looked so good in a picture...
...Bishop Michael Cox, the leader of a tiny religious sect. However, O'Connor hasn't quite joined mainstream Catholicism. Cox has come under fire in the past for reportedly offering confession over the telephone. And according to Des Cryan, assistant director of the Catholic Press and Information Office in Dublin, Cox's "holy orders are not recognized by the Catholic Church in Ireland." Besides which, Cryan adds, "the Catholic Church does not ordain women to the priesthood...
...want to have as many jobs as I can before I'm 30, learn as much as I can, travel a lot--maybe with the Peace Corps--raise a family, and own a small business." She also is thinking about getting a masters in Business at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland...
Last summer, I spent most of my time in the long view. I was in Ireland, and I avoided Dublin, the one major city, as much as possible. This left me the majority of my stay with an unobstructed, uninterrupted view of Ireland's lakes within and oceans without, mountains above and cliffs below, fields all around and bogs all about. 'Twas grand...
...Vikings didn't just pillage and run; sometimes they came to stay. Dublin became a Viking town; so did Lincoln and York, along with much of the surrounding territory in northern and eastern England. In Scotland, Vikings maintained their language and political links to their homeland well into the 15th century. Says Batey: "The northern regions of Scotland, especially, were essentially a Scandinavian colony up until then." Vikings also created the duchy of Normandy, in what later became France, as well as a dynasty that ruled Kiev, in Ukraine...