A semester in Ireland

Keenan Yoshizawa (’27) recently spent a semester abroad at the University of Galway in Ireland last spring. While there, the program took excursions around the island from North to South and East to West. This is a small collection of Yoshizawa's photos from the many sites around the Emerald Isle.

O'Brien's Tower on the Cliffs of Moher, the highest point on the cliffs. Photo taken on Feb. 8, 2026.

Ella Allen (’27) looks out over the water at An Cheathrú Rua, the village of Carraroe in the Connemara Gaeltacht (Irish speaking region). This photo was also published in the Spring 2026 edition of The Mill Literary Magazine. Photo taken on Jan. 16, 2026.

The canals of Galway. Photo taken on Jan. 20, 2026.

The Cliffs of Moher. This photo was also published in the Spring 2026 edition of The Mill Literary Magazine. Photo taken on Feb. 8, 2026.

Clonmacnoise Monastic Site is a ruined monastery founded around 1500 years ago by Saint Ciarán of Clonmacnoise and holds ties to the ancient kings and High Kings of Ireland. Pope John Paul II also visited the site in 1979. Photo taken on Jan. 25, 2026.

PNCA student Klara Johnson (’27) writes on the cliffs of Dún Aonghasa, a prehistoric hill fort on the Aran Island of Inis Mór in Galway Bay. Photo taken on March 22, 2026.