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"In the Heart of the Hibernian Metropolis"

A Virtual Travel Diary by UCLA Students

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Author: Levon Grigoryan

The reality of the Famine

When doing the assignment about the Irish/Dublin famine it accrued to me that we don’t know what the reality of … More

dubliners, famine, famineexperiance, jamesjoyce, weekseven

Trial by Combat

Throughout the history of mankind, artists have been tackling the themes of death within their work. To almost suggest and … More

death, jamesjoyce, joycevsdeath, weeksix

Live Through Art

William Butler Yeats is by far one of the most influential poets of his time and maybe ever. From the … More

benbulben, weekfive, yeats

New on Abbey St.

The Abbey Theatre was opened in Dublin around 1904. With the theater still being active, we can see how much … More

abbeytheatre, weekfour

Reporting History as it is.

Reading Siobhán Kilfeather’s Dublin: A Cultural History, especially chapter four, discusses the shift from a union to the famine period … More

conciliationhall, famineexperiance, frederickdouglass, weekthree

The Knowledge of the Square

The Merrion Square is also known for being the home of many noble and significant figures who helped mold the … More

merrionsquare, oscarwilde, weektwo

The Irish Green in Glendalough

Viewing a sector of the Glendalough valley displayed in 360cities is mesmerizing. As you put on  Virtual Reality goggles, you … More

glendalough, weekone

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