{"id":23,"date":"2023-12-09T14:05:30","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T14:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emmagraziano.me.holycross.edu\/?p=23"},"modified":"2023-12-09T14:05:30","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T14:05:30","slug":"fan-girling-in-dublin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/2023\/12\/09\/fan-girling-in-dublin\/","title":{"rendered":"Fan-girling in Dublin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If there is one thing you need to know about my friends and I, it\u2019s that we are very dedicated to the things and people we love. In this case, my friend Helena and I are VERY dedicated to the band <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inhaler.band\/\">Inhaler<\/a>. If you are unaware of this Dublin-based band, you may be aware of the classic Irish phenomenon U2. The frontman of Inhaler, Elijah Hewson, is Bono\u2019s son! My friend and I have seen Inhaler many times in concert, and when we heard they were playing a show in Dublin, it felt like fate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Since Helena decided to book a ticket from Boston to Dublin just to see Inhaler (and visit me of course), I knew I had to show her around and make the most of her weekend trip to the Emerald Isle. I started showing her around by stopping at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stpatrickscathedral.ie\/?gad_source=1&amp;gclid=CjwKCAiAvdCrBhBREiwAX6-6Ui5rKhSp0nRUu4ERjQI4w4lhODtpK6QC0yGo1g-prT2PdGekjD11kxoCeeMQAvD_BwE\">St. Patrick\u2019s Cathedral<\/a>, which was absolutely breathtaking on that sunny day. We then made our way over to the grounds of the Dublin Castle. Here I caught a photo of Helena in the gardens.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-23 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/2023\/12\/09\/fan-girling-in-dublin\/img_7118\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/12\/IMG_7118-scaled-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-24\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/12\/IMG_7118-scaled-1.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/12\/IMG_7118-scaled-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/12\/IMG_7118-scaled-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/12\/IMG_7118-scaled-1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/12\/IMG_7118-scaled-1-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-24'>\n\t\t\t\tSt. Patrick&#8217;s Cathedral in Sunlight\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/2023\/12\/09\/fan-girling-in-dublin\/img_7124\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/12\/IMG_7124-scaled-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-25\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/12\/IMG_7124-scaled-1.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/12\/IMG_7124-scaled-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/12\/IMG_7124-scaled-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/12\/IMG_7124-scaled-1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/12\/IMG_7124-scaled-1-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-25'>\n\t\t\t\tHelena in the Dublin Castle gardens\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Making our way across the River Liffey, we made it to the <a href=\"https:\/\/hughlane.ie\/\">Hugh Lane Gallery<\/a>. Since I\u2019m currently taking a class at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucd.ie\/\">University College of Dublin<\/a> called <a href=\"https:\/\/hub.ucd.ie\/usis\/!W_HU_MENU.P_PUBLISH?p_tag=MODULE&amp;MODULE=AH10070\">\u201cDublin: It\u2019s Museums and Collections\u201d<\/a>, I\u2019ve been studying a lot about Hugh Lane and the works he collected while he was in Dublin. If you\u2019re looking for a fascinating class combining Irish history and its art, this class is for you. Helena and I walked around the museum during its exclusive <a href=\"https:\/\/hughlane.ie\/whats_on\/hlg-andy-warhol-three-times-out\/\">Andy Warhol exhibition<\/a>. We got inspired and decided to take a shot at photography while viewing the art.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-23 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/2023\/12\/09\/fan-girling-in-dublin\/30437184_unknown\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/12\/30437184_Unknown.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-26\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/12\/30437184_Unknown.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/12\/30437184_Unknown-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/12\/30437184_Unknown-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/12\/30437184_Unknown-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/12\/30437184_Unknown-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-26'>\n\t\t\t\tAndy Warhol Exhibit\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/2023\/12\/09\/fan-girling-in-dublin\/30439296_unknown\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/12\/30439296_Unknown.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-27\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/12\/30439296_Unknown.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/12\/30439296_Unknown-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/12\/30439296_Unknown-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/12\/30439296_Unknown-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/12\/30439296_Unknown-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-27'>\n\t\t\t\tMusic in the Tuileries, 1862 by Manet\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/2023\/12\/09\/fan-girling-in-dublin\/30439680_unknown\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/12\/30439680_Unknown.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-28\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/12\/30439680_Unknown.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/12\/30439680_Unknown-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/12\/30439680_Unknown-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/12\/30439680_Unknown-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/12\/30439680_Unknown-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-28'>\n\t\t\t\tHelena and I both taking pictures\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Finally, after stopping at Tower Records foreshadowing our evening, we made it to the 3Arena to see the concert of our lives.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-23 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/2023\/12\/09\/fan-girling-in-dublin\/img_7474\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/12\/IMG_7474-scaled-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-29\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/12\/IMG_7474-scaled-1.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/12\/IMG_7474-scaled-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/12\/IMG_7474-scaled-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/12\/IMG_7474-scaled-1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/12\/IMG_7474-scaled-1-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-29'>\n\t\t\t\tInhaler Records\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/2023\/12\/09\/fan-girling-in-dublin\/img_7515\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/12\/IMG_7515-scaled-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-30\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/12\/IMG_7515-scaled-1.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/12\/IMG_7515-scaled-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/12\/IMG_7515-scaled-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/12\/IMG_7515-scaled-1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/12\/IMG_7515-scaled-1-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-30'>\n\t\t\t\tHelena and I at the Venue\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We made so many fun friends waiting in the line with us, listened to our favorite songs of all time, and never stopped jumping throughout the entirety of the concert. I\u2019ve been incredibly grateful for my study abroad experiences thus far, and I&#8217;m so lucky to share these moments with some of my best friends.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-31\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/12\/IMG_7102-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Inhaler Concert!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thanks for reading, and stream \u201cDublin in Ecstasy\u201d by Inhaler on any streaming platform. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/12\/IMG_7139-646x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"832\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My best friend and I<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If there is one thing you need to know about my friends and I, it\u2019s that we are very dedicated to the things and people we love. 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If you are unaware of this Dublin-based band, you may be aware of &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/2023\/12\/09\/fan-girling-in-dublin\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Fan-girling in Dublin&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":631,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3,4,5,6,1,9],"tags":[15,18,20,24,26,27,28,30],"class_list":["post-23","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art","category-dublin-art","category-dublin-music","category-holy-cross-study-abroad","category-irish-music","category-uncategorized","category-university-college-of-dublin","tag-concerts","tag-dublin-museums","tag-friends","tag-ireland","tag-irish-history","tag-music","tag-study-abroad","tag-ucd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/emmagraziano\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}