​French Exchange Visit to St Patrick’s College

On 14^th April, 1^st & 2^nd Year students welcomed their French pen pals to St.Patrick’s College. The French students are from Collège F. Mauriac situated forty kilometres from Paris. Both the letter writing exchange and the visits to St Patrick’s have been taking place over the last number of years. The highlight of the exchange each Spring is when the French students visit St. Patrick’s. This year’s visit proved to be a truly intercultural exchange for all involved. Sarah Murphy, First Year, a prize winning uileann player treated the French to jigs, reels and a haunting rendering of a slow air on the pipes. She was followed by the highly talented Irish dancers, Natasha Martin and Amy O Neill.