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Donegal

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.



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Tuesday, August 5
68 days ago: The Baron published a blog
Tuesday, August 5
August 6th 2008  Europe » Ireland » County Donegal » Donegal
We experienced a very typical wet Irish day today. It was raining from the time we stepped out of the cottage in the morning until the time we returned (past midnight). A lot of that was nothing mor ... 9 photos [full story]

81 days ago: Finn magill published a blog
Donegal Rocks
July 23rd 2008  Europe » Ireland » County Donegal » Donegal
The subject heading says it all. I embarked on a Donegalese adventure on monday morning after a great weekend in Sligo. Sunday was kind of an archaelogical tour of County Sligo as I traveled around ... [full story]

109 days ago: Mark Jag published a blog
one last time
June 25th 2008  Europe » 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 Jus ... [full story]

The last blog...
109 days ago: Mark Jag published a blog
The last blog...
June 25th 2008  Europe » 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]

Ireland
166 days ago: Brian Brook published a blog
Ireland
April 24th 2008  Europe » 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]


Donegal Blog Entries

Somewhere in Donegal
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Statue of Our Lady on Tory
Rainbow chasing on Bloody Foreland
Cruitch
Loch Swilly
Rathmullan beach
Cliff walk
Not as tropical as it looks

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