Mitchell Scholars Enjoy Thanksgiving in Dublin

Trina met up with the Mitchells class of ’11 in Dublin.

On the Friday after Thanksgiving, the group visited Aras an Uachatarian (the Irish White House). President McAleese was away in Cork so Adrian O’Neill, the Secretary General to the President, spoke with the Mitchells and arranged a tour of the Aras for them.

The gang then headed into town for lunch and happened to meet Fine Gael Leader, Enda Kenny, in the street. Interesting times in Ireland ….

They also visited the Guinness Storehouse at the invitation of Managing Director Paul Carty. Brand Manager Mark McGovern gave a talk on the history of Guinness and we learned a lot of interesting facts and watched how Guinness is made. In each of the last two years, over a million people have visited the Storehouse.

On Saturday, Thanksgiving was enjoyed at the home of Paul Hayes and Mary Calpin. This has become an annual tradition filled with food, music and naps!