The Country of St. Patrick

00:00:09 A long way from the heart of Europe lies this land.

00:00:32 This land struggled successfully for freedom and retains it to this day.

00:01:33 Arrival in a new country always carries a sense of expectation.

00:01:49 An unusual type of tourist.

00:02:34 On his way he blessed pilgrims and turned heathens to Christianity.

00:02:53 From those days the mountain carries St. Patrick's name.

00:03:24 the Town Hall, castle and the docks.

00:03:41 and the end of the hated English rule.

00:04:27 A million Irish people died of hunger, 1.5 million emigrated.

00:04:45 but in search of a better future the intelligentsia too -

00:05:44 and the last glance of home for those leaving.

00:07:55 Even today monastery is a place which enables spiritual development.

00:08:18 a historical novel is, for example, narrated during lunch -

00:11:07 So, by the way, a thought occurs:

00:11:54 is part of the magic of every Irish home.

00:15:15 Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed

00:15:36 As if God forgot this land.

00:18:29 is like an evil jape and thus has to be returned dead to the sea.

00:21:18 Teaching staff are university educated.

00:24:54 in the four hour ascent of the mountain.

00:26:00 Where the wave of moonlight glosses The dim grey sands with light

00:26:24 While the world is full of troubles And is anxious in its sleep.

00:27:55 A long way west, enveloped by sea, thrashed by Atlantic rain and wind.

100:00:00 emigrated to America.