{"id":188,"date":"2012-05-15T12:32:58","date_gmt":"2012-05-15T12:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/?p=188"},"modified":"2024-01-29T11:58:39","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T16:58:39","slug":"ulster-american-folk-park-tenneys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/ulster-american-folk-park-tenneys\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland: Day 10 by Amanda De Witt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/DSCN4334.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-190\" title=\"DSCN4334\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/DSCN4334-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a>So today we went to one of the best places in Northern Ireland.\u00a0 We went to the Ulster American Folk Park located in Omagh.\u00a0 I was very appreciative to be able to experience it for my second time.\u00a0 The park has different houses that shows us how the different classes lived.\u00a0 There were houses that were very simple with walls and a room made of sticks and the floor of dirt.\u00a0 And of course in the center of the home is fireplace.\u00a0 Many people would gather around the fire to stay warm on a cold Irish night.\u00a0 They would always keep the fire lit, because it was superstition that if the fire would go out it would mean something bad in the year to come.\u00a0 Another was a little more improved with more room than the previous, a stronger roof and a hard floor made of clay or something similar.\u00a0 Lastly, was the Mellon House, which was huge for that time.\u00a0 The Mellon\u2019s were famous for eventually making a fortune in America.\u00a0 Oddly enough, the grandson of Thomas Mellon was there visiting at the same time s us.\u00a0 We also visited the blacksmith, who was very important in those days for basic necessities to survive, such as pans to cook or horseshoes.\u00a0 He showed us how to make a horseshoe and how to manipulate iron.\u00a0 We also visited the school were saw how class was conducted.\u00a0 We sat in there small seats.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/DSCN4202.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-189\" title=\"I'm now a blacksmith!\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/DSCN4202-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>The class day was separated into religious and secular sessions.\u00a0 We also saw what their religious life looked like.\u00a0 They were two places of worship: a church for those who were Catholic and for those who were Protestant, both were very beautiful.\u00a0 Then we went to go board the ship to start a new life in America, but first we had to get a ticket.\u00a0 We went into the place where they issued tickets and they gave us each one; mine was purple.\u00a0 Now I have my ticket and I board the ship that would give me so many opportunities.\u00a0 America here we come!\u00a0 The journey could take anywhere from 6 to 12 weeks.\u00a0 Many were in danger of dying when going on these ships, because they weren\u2019t meant for the public to travel.\u00a0 Many died from typhus or other diseases.\u00a0 Finally land is in sight and Baltimore is where we take our first step in the new land, or another port near by.\u00a0 Many would now have the opportunity to buy 100 acres for five pounds and to have their dreams come true.\u00a0 Many claim the Irish heritage in America, and I am one of them.\u00a0 This is why this place stays close to my heart and the hearts\u2019 of my family.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, Tuesday is nights at Tenney\u2019s.\u00a0 Everyone gathers to this spot to listen to the beautiful Irish music.\u00a0 Most of the crowd is older around the age of our grandparents.\u00a0 This is great because they have so many amazing stories and are filled with so much history and memories.\u00a0 I was blessed with the honor of meeting Dermot Kelly an older Irish man.\u00a0 I had met him last year on my trip and I happened to run into him again last week.\u00a0 Then tonight at Tenney\u2019s he told me amazing stories of himself of when he was younger, as well as, many stories of Doire.\u00a0 He taught me words in Gaelic.\u00a0 If I had to pick a highlight of the trip it had to be me having this conversation with him.\u00a0 I will miss Ireland and all it has to offer.\u00a0 Its music (<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/07-Reels.mp3\">click here to listen to an Irish song) <\/a>and its tradition and all it has to offer, but on for al little while for I will return to my homeland Eire once again.\u00a0 Over and out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So today we went to one of the best places in Northern Ireland.\u00a0 We went 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