{"id":34,"date":"2024-02-17T12:43:19","date_gmt":"2024-02-17T12:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emileerorick.me.holycross.edu\/?p=34"},"modified":"2024-02-17T12:43:19","modified_gmt":"2024-02-17T12:43:19","slug":"beyond-the-city-across-the-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emileerorick\/2024\/02\/17\/beyond-the-city-across-the-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond the City, Across the Country!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome back everyone!<\/span><\/p>\n

Hope you enjoyed my piece about my favorite lunches in the city, there are a lot of great eats in Dublin. However, speaking of great eats, there are plenty more outside of the city. One county deemed the \u201cFood Capital of Ireland\u201d is Cork, which I had the pleasure of visiting this past November. I went for a long weekend to visit my good friend and fellow Study Abroad Blogger Erin O\u2019Donovan<\/a>, and she made sure to give me such an amazing tour of both Cork and the surrounding towns. When I first arrived, we got some delicious food at her favorite cafe and she showed me around the gorgeous University College Cork<\/a> campus. We also walked around the city and through the infamous Marina Market Cork<\/a>, which had endless food vendors, living up to the city\u2019s nickname. Beyond the city, we traveled around the southernmost part of Ireland, first stopping at Kinsale (the cutest town ever) before making our way to Old Head, which is located at the edge of the town. It was a great way to get away from the city and catch some beautiful views of the blue Celtic Sea. Later that weekend, We went to the Blarney Castle<\/a> to kiss the lucky Blarney Stone, and met up with some of our Holy Cross friends for a meal.<\/span><\/p>\n