Visiting Ireland has long been one of my deepest desires. I have Irish ancestry on both sides of my family, but sadly very little of the Irishness has been passed down, save my red hair, a few sayings, and tall tales that are no longer credited to their birthplace, but relegated to Ozarkian culture.

As a history teacher, I include a substantial chunk of Irish history in my world history class Thank goodness my school district allows some for wiggle room in our courses. Visiting Ireland would give me an opportunity to experience what I teach. Now, I just look at the pictures and dream.