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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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By kates travels
October 30th 2008

i cant read gaelic. its just impossible. true fact.

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this last week i spent in scotland with the fam hanging out with aunties and uncles that i haven't seen for almost 12 years i spent a day in Edinburgh with uncle derek and eaddie which was humorous as according to him i knew how to get to the shuttle bus better than he and i had been to edinburgh once....he lives there obviously so we get on the shuttle bus and eaddie mentions to derek that the bus driver is polish which is apparently the worst thing u can be in scotland as according to the locals they come over [View Full Entry]

By Schaaz
October 26th 2008

Ugh.

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Today isn't the greatest day. I'm sure it's a combination of the tour ending (separation anxiety), falling sick (AGAIN), and a little bit of money anxiety. I'm fairly furious that I'm sick for the second time this trip, I'm usually able to only be sick once a YEAR. The good thing is that I'm here among friends at the hostel, because today's one of those rare days that I don't want to be alone. I'll catch the rest of the tour up when I'm back in Scotland and have time/resources. I'm going to bed. [View Full Entry]

By nirkeen
October 25th 2008

Dublin at last

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The Bloody Stream
Not what I was counting on the next day.

Forecast- Rain with outbreaks of heavy drizzle followed by long periods of low cloud, poor visibility and downpours Outlook: wet ha! Welcome to Ireland. We have arrived. Not hard to get up and out of the Heathrow Hilton, Terminal 4, this morning. A beautiful modern hotel but the rooms and everything in them - a bit small. Very narrow twin beds on WHEELS with thin white covers, like a gurney (adds a nice nightmare feature to the jet lagged). Aer Lingus flight was ez even with gusty winds. Hassled a bit at Immigration but Customs for both countries was non-existent. Our [View Full Entry]

By Al
October 24th 2008

Goodbye my pretties I am off to a better place!

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My life for a year!
My whole property for a year!

Well lads and lassies.... Just want to start by saying thank you all so much for your generosity, gifts, kind words and company over the last few weeks. It's time for me to begin my big adventure with Colin, Fiona and James. I've decided to set this up, and blog every once in a while about my travels. I hope you enjoy and do leave comments! For the time being I shall leave you all with my favourite quote.... "One of the gladdest moments of human life, methinks, is the departure upon a distant journey into unknown lands. Shaking off with [View Full Entry]

By Joost y Gill en Sudamerica
October 19th 2008

First blog

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Joost & Gill on the top
@ Wicklow Mts

Hiya, Autumn really kicked off now, so a great day to set up our blog in English & Dutch on which Gill & I (Joost) are gonna post our adventures in South America for the next 10 months. Everything pretty much organised and as December comes closer every day the excitement starts to grow more and more. Tickets, insurance & vaccinations are booked/taken, gear has been bought. Jobs, rent & other services have been notified of our departure. All that's left is a few 'good-bye-cu-next-year' parties and then we 're off to the start of our trip Buenos Aires - Argentina; [View Full Entry]

By Schaaz
October 17th 2008

GUINNESS!!!

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Ok so anyone who knows me would tell you my favourite pint: Guinness. Hands down, no competition. I shudder to think of how much I've spent on it over the years, but I've enjoyed every pint. I've been known to sit in a pub for 12 hours on St. Patrick's Day and consume at least one per hour (perhaps my finest hour). I've taken to collecting random Guinness items, hoarding t-shirts, rugby shirts and towels. I refuse to mix it with cider, baileys or ribena. I hate when it's too cold, and I cringe if I watched it poured incorrectly. So [View Full Entry]

By Schaaz
October 17th 2008

Anti-social Dublin

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I went to the Guinness Storehouse yesterday....it's the closest thing you can get to the actual brewery, considering they don't do tours of that. The storehouse is floors and floors of Guinness mecca. I think I spent almost 5 hours there!!! It takes you through the process of making the beer (step by painstaking step), advertising, history, and finally, consumption. The Gravity bar is the top floor, a 360 degree view of Dublin which was beautiful, as the sun was shining (finally!) It's like being in an ad, everyone is drinking perfect black and white Guinness pints and nothing else.... [View Full Entry]

By Schaaz
October 17th 2008

The Party

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These ones were taken the day of the party, before the glorious sun came out and burned off the fog.

Sorry again for the onslaught of pics, but I need to get them off my camera and on here before I go on tour. A lot of them are self-explanatory..the party was amazing. [View Full Entry]

By Schaaz
October 17th 2008

After the party

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Sadie watching us from above.

Sorry about the whirl-wind entries. I'll try to add more commentary from now on. I'm currently ensconced in an internet cafe just down the lane from my hostel. SO cheap, €1/hour....just to give you a relative, the hostel is charging that per 15 mins. AND I can upload pics here! The following are pictures from the gloriously sunny day that followed the party of the century in Kent, England. [View Full Entry]

By Schaaz
October 17th 2008

IRELAND!!! part 1

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St. Stephen's Green, before I headed out to Wicklow.

....as you know, I'm still warming up to Dublin. But these are the pictures of the walk I went on in County Wicklow my first full day here. It redeemed the experience of Ireland so far. Truly beautiful. [View Full Entry]

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