January 25, 2009
Irish students' Leaving Cert holidays
I'm guessing this is kind of similar to American high school students going on vacation to celebrate graduation though it seems to be much more common in Ireland with basically all students doing it. This article talks about travel agents' role in booking these holidays. Apparently it's a good (and relatively new) source of income but also a good deal of work.
Posted by James Trotta at January 25, 2009 6:26 PM
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The Leaving Certificate from Ireland is equal to an AA degree here in the US. When I took the Leaving Cert exam in '62, no one went on foreign vacations, mostly travel in Ireland, I went on a tour starting from Dublin, up around the north coast, and following the coast all around Ireland baack to Dublin again. I found Galway and Kerry to be the most scenic, although I'm sure it has changed since then.
Posted by: Aileen at January 28, 2009 11:37 AM