Lonely Planet has listed Hook Heritage Centre and lighthouse in County Wexford as one of the top 14 attractions in Ireland and the no 1 flashiest lighthouse in the world.
The present structure is about 800 years old and is the oldest operating lighthouse in the world.
Many English language students of the Slaney Language Centre in Wexford have spend some of their time in Ireland in and around this amazing lighthouse and would definately agree with Ben Handicott, the Lonely Planet author.
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Hook Lighthouse no 1 flashiest lighthouse in the world according to Lonely Planet
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011Anna-Lena from Germany
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
Hello!
I want to tell you about my experiences in Ireland:
If I look back on my last month in Wexford, Ireland I throughout remember positive things.
I stayed with a hostfamily and I really lost my heart for the Irish way of living. There is NO better possibility to make your English fluent than with a hostfamily.
But especially the Slaney Language Centre does a great job. Lisa is the best manager you can imagine for a language school and Anita arranges everything so lovely. I liked the small classes and my teachers Emma and Susan just taught us in such a sucessful way. I enjoyed every single day! ( I can’t remember that I liked my school in Germany so much 
)
It’s just so pleasant to work with a small group and to learn so many things day by day! To my mind Wexford is a perfect place to stay. There are lots of possibilities for activities in your freetime. One of my class mates worked as a volunteer in an Oxfam-Shop in her freetime after school. I think, it’s a great thing: You can combine the voluntary work with meeting lots of Irish people and you learn to understand the different accents. Her English was getting better so quickly!
Another thing that I liked were the activities in the afternoon. One day Jim, the bus driver, took me and the other two girls of my class to the Hook, the last operating lighthouse. We had a nice walk on the cliffs and Jim told us lots of stories and legends. I really enjoyed it - THANK YOU JIM!
After a three-weeks language course I did a work experience in the office of the Slaney Language Centre.
I’m quite sad that the beautiful time in Ireland is over now 
But I think I will come back and have another great time here!
Kind regards.
Anna-Lena
St. Patrick’s Day
Thursday, March 12th, 2009The St. Patrick’s Day celebrations are approaching quickly. We will celebrate the feast of St. Patrick next Tuesday 17 March. This is a national holiday in Ireland as St. Patrick is our patron Saint. He is believed to have been the first person to introduce Christianity to the shores of Ireland around 432 A.D. There are many myths and legends surrounding St. Patrick. One is that he drove all the snakes out of Ireland. St. Patrick is believed to be buried in Downpatrick, Co. Down. The shamrock is a symbol of Ireland. It is said that St. Patrick used the shamrock to explain the Catholic Holy Trinity - the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost, to the pagans of Ireland. This is why we wear shamrock on St. Patrick’s Day. There will be a host of celebrations in Ireland and Irish communities abroad on 17 March. There will be street parades, singing, dancing and celebrating. Everyone will wear green, white and gold and paint their faces and drink green beer and eat green ice-cream. So raise your glasses on Tuesday and say ‘Slainte’ and join in the celebrations.
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day,
Sinead