thran - stubborn
fernenst - next to
gadgee - someone not from your own community
cowped - to hit or fall
The service was nice. There was a great deal of singing. And the minister spoke quite a bit.
After church we headed to Alfie G's for a spot of lunch. Mmmm....lamb!
Then we met up with the rest of the group in Rostrevor. There was a Fiddler on the Green festival and we listened to some bands and saw the memorial for Officer Ross (famous for burning down the White House.) Then we headed back to drop Tim at Queens to get his vehicle and through Bangor.
Bangor, NI is much larger than the "center city" portion of Bangor, PA. And the view is incredible--it looks out over the ocean. We only stopped briefly by the lighthouse before heading to Millisle to meet up for a BBQ with a group from Palestine. While there we saw a comparison of an Irish wedding to a Palestinian one. It was very interesting. After the BBQ we spoke with the Minister from Palestine about what it is like to live there. Hearing the things that people go through on a daily basis makes me so very happy that I live in America where we're free to practice our own religion and the like. They sound like they have a very nice program which they're looking to expand this coming year by bringing some Israeli students along on the trip.
Tomorrow we're headed out with Maynard again. We're going to meet him at the office and then head to a radio station somewhere. In the evening we're going to see "Magic of the Dance", a show about Irish dance at the Belfast Opera House.
Tuesday we head to a summer school in Newry and Gary is supposed to meet us there.
Wednesday we're hoping to go with Mark to the rope bridge up by the Causeway, Bushmills Distillery and Slemish Mountain.
Thursday is our farewell day. We'll be at St. Patrick Centre most of the day.
Friday....plane home. (Tim may very well have to drag me kicking and screaming out of Belfast. LOL)
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