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Kiplin Hall

June 18 - July 9, 2011

During the trip, students also read Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights as well as some of her poetry. A trip to the moors was in order before they headed off to Ireland to kiss the Blarney stone, enjoy singing and socializing in Irish pubs, and read from more contemporary poets like Seamus Heaney and Patrick Kavanagh.

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Enlarge photos by Olivia Mott '12.

A sign posted on the moors showing the way to the Brontë Falls and Top Withens.

Students sit on the wall of Top Withens, the house that supposedly inspired the Earnshaw home in Emily Brontë's novel, Wuthering Heights.

Dr. Gillin reads some of Emily Brontë's poetry aloud, describing the brutality and beauty of the moors.

Tina Gardner '11 attempts to befriend a sheep upon the moors.

York Minster in the city of York, England.

A very excited Tina Gardner '11 boards the plane to Ireland.

The fields of Blarney Castle are almost reminiscent of Chestertown.

Jim Lyons '13 makes a bid for eloquence as he kisses the Blarney stone.

Lisa Maberry '14, Stephen Cook '12, and Chris Meagher '13 sing at an Irish pub in Glengarriff.

Vince Fitzgibbon sings "Some Enchanted Evening" to students in Glengarriff.

Sarah Masker '13 is very excited about visiting a peat bog.

Peat laid out to dry, despite the rain.

Lisa Maberry '14, ready to head down Guagan Barra.

Olivia Mott '12 and Clare Van Schaik ready for more rain on Hungry Hill.

Zoë Woodbridge '13 on top of Hungry Hill.

An old druid circle on Hungry Hill.

Chris Meagher '13 prepares to slide the rest of the way down Hungry Hill.

The end of the rain and the end of the trip brings us atop a rainbow in Ireland.

Heading home tomorrow, the group gathers together for a final group photo.