For Easter Sunday I figured, why not go to St. Patrick’s for
mass?? So I did, and a lot of other people had the same idea, it was very
crowded. It was a nice service in a beautiful church, but things got a little
hairy during communion, when instead of following the lead of the Ushers,
people from the back of the church starting lining up for communion
immediately, thus leaving many people confused and things a bit disorderly. It
was strange.
After Mass I wandered around some and grabbed some lunch at
Sheehan’s, the first time I ordered proper fish and chips.
Then as I was walking back to my Hostel, I stumbled upon a
mini parade of people marching with Sinn Fien banners, which then led me to a rally that was taking place in front
of the GPO. Because the next day was Easter Monday, the 99th
anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising, the political party Sinn Fien was having
a remembrance event /rally. It started off with a performance of live music:
(video coming...)
After the music was played, some speeches were given to get
the crowd riled up. The whole payment for water issue was brought up again,
which I had seen a protest about a couple days beforehand. They also mentioned
one day reuniting Northern Ireland with the Republic of Ireland, so they’re
still holding out hope for that to happen. I’d have to say Sinn Fien leans a
little left for my taste, but coming from the world of politics, it was
definitely interesting to see politics taking place in a foreign country.
When all the excitement ended, I headed back to my hostel to
hang out in the common room and write in my travel journal, on TV they were
playing “The Wind That Shake The Barley”. No better way to spend your last
night in Ireland than watching a super depressing movie! But its really good,
so if you haven’t seen it, I recommend it!
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