During my stint of swimming lessons in secondary school, I was “recovering from a cold.” Every week I would hand a new note on my illness to a very suspicious PE teacher and watch with my coat on as the rest of my class froze in the pool. I was often joined by a friend who also tragically and completely coincidentally could not shake her own Friday morning cold. Maybe it was contagious.
Today, April 18, is World Heritage Day! What could be more fitting than examining Ireland's UNESCO mentions? From the Boyne Valley to hurling, Ireland has several places and cultural items on United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organisation's radar.