When I chose to go to Ireland for the spring semester, I didn’t even think about the fact that I would be in Ireland come March 17. I didn’t know if they even celebrated St. Paddy’s Day in Ireland that much. As soon as March began, though, I knew that I was completely wrong. No…
Category: Cultural Celebrations at UL
Holi: The festival of Colours (Part I)
Holi: The festival of Colours (Part I) By Nishita Dimri India is known to be a country with lots of festivals. We probably have a few festivals every month (and I’m not exaggerating). It’s sometimes hard to keep track of the, because they don’t really happen on a specific date. Most of the times the…
The Redness of the Spring
Baoyan writes about Chinese Spring Festival and what it is like to celebrate New Years in her new home at the University of Limerick. Can you feel the warmth of spring in Limerick? Daffodils are blossoming and sun is coming out from the gloomy clouds. It is February now. Time for Chinese Spring Festival, last…
This Potato Pancake Recipe is Perfect for Celebrating Hanukkah Abroad!
University of Limerick student shares her grandparent’s potato pancake recipe in time for Hanukkah, and discovers its European history!
Celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year in UL
By Xiaoyu Lin For all the Chinese, Chinese Lunar New Year (also called the Spring Festival), is undoubtedly the most important thing for a year. Weeks or even one month before the New Year’s Eve, families especially grandparents tend to be very busy preparing traditional food, snacks for visiting relatives and new clothes. The process…
Chinese New Year and Dumplings by Hanbin Yao, UL International Student Ambassador
On the 18th of February 2015, most of the Chinese Students in UL got together in Chung’s Cuisine (Chinese Restaurant) to celebrate Chinese New Year with the staff at UL. Dumplings are one of the major foods eaten during the Chinese New Year and today I will introduce you to this traditional Chinese food. Chinese…
‘My First Semester – Over in the Blink of an Eye’ by Wajeeha Zaidi
By Wajeeha Zaidi Three and a half months ago when I was packing my belongings to travel to Ireland I did not know that the next couple of months were going to be this much fun. I am a very childish, playful and bubbly girl being the middle child in the family, “a girl who…
Study Ireland - Stories & Guides from International Students 