Background: Celtic tribes arrived on the island between 600-150 B.C. Invasions by Norsemen that began in the late 8th century were finally ended when King Brian BORU defeated the Danes in 1014. English invasions began in the 12th century and set off more than seven centuries of Anglo-Irish struggle marked by fierce rebellions and harsh repressions. A failed 1916 Easter Monday Rebellion touched off several years of guerrilla warfare that in 1921 resulted in independence from the UK for 26 southern counties; six northern (Ulster) counties remained part of the United Kingdom. In 1948 Ireland withdrew from the British Commonwealth; it joined the European Community in 1973. Irish governments have sought the peaceful unification of Ireland and have cooperated with Britain against terrorist groups. A peace settlement for Northern Ireland, known as the Good Friday Agreement and approved in 1998, is being implemented with some difficulties.
June 25th 2008Europe » Ireland » County Donegal » Donegal Wow, what a trip. the good thing is, it doesn't feel old or tired yet. the scenery is so nice in the north west of ireland I kinda wish we'd come here a couple days ago, so to spend more time
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June 25th 2008Europe » Ireland » County Donegal » Donegal Here we are in Donegal, Ireland, ancestral home of James Greer...
We took the ferry from Holyhead, Wales to Dublin on Friday and spent the night in a very nice hotel. Saturday we took a bus tour d ... 2 photos[full story]
April 24th 2008Europe » Ireland » County Donegal » Donegal Hey folks, thanks for your interest.
I got to Ireland, Friday 4.18.08 and left Sunday 4.27.08 (yesterday), rented a car and basically went 3 different places:
First Galway town in the west (includ ... 43 photos[full story]
March 16th 2008Europe » Ireland » County Donegal » Donegal With St. Patrick's day being tomorrow, doesn't Ireland seem like an appropriate place to write about this week? I spent 2 weeks visiting my friends in Northern Ireland back in 2001, and only spent a f ... 4 photos[full story]
March 14th 2008Europe » Ireland » County Donegal A few days ago, I went for a run and attempted to run into County Donegal which is apart of the Republic of Ireland, so I could officially say that I ran into another country. Well, it was a great su ... 18 photos[full story]
February 26th 2008Europe » Ireland » County Donegal » Lifford Woke up early in the morning to drive in to Driffield to catch the bus over to Leeds. This time it was the Coastliner bus. I tried to sleep as much as possible but these buses and roads are not accome ... [full story]
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