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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 trex
September 12th 2008

24 hours of highs and lows

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Myself, Brian, and Rob with his awesome new handlebar mustache!

There is nothing better than being in a foreign country and finding comforts of home. We found sushi!!! Becca you'd be so proud because we actually found several sushi restaurants AND it was still delicious. We sat at a table that had no backs to the benches or chairs (apparently its supposed to help your posture, but I felt worse after the whole experience), and sushi moved on a conveyor belt all around us. You just grab what looks good! I had an amazing tuna, cilantro, lime, and spinach roll with a wasabi sauce on top that would've brought Matt to [View Full Entry]

By saintjohnnymexico
September 11th 2008

Days 1 and 2

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sunrise
I am the Lord of All Creation

Day One Shelly, smile. I plucked my eyebrows and wolf-man ear hairs this morning. I love Irish tea. I really really love it. I find myself anxiously awaiting teatime, which luckily for me is breakfast, lunch, mid day, dinner and after a futbol match, though I’m hardly taking advantage of this. I’m already convinced that an Irish smile could charm a person into doing anything, with the exception of the airline hostess Caroline who has the most perfect upper row of teeth and hurricane Katrina teeth on the lower. My favorite words spoken in an Irish accent; “ok, [View Full Entry]

By saintjohnnymexico
September 11th 2008

This Just In

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Tara just gave me a note i had written drunk at the bar. I felt it necessary to include it after i just had written about the other night from memory. From my Love Note; "I have discovered Guinness to be a tasty exceptional drink here in Ireland. It's definitely less tasty than i was made to believe, but still delicious. It's is less exceptional than Smithwicks, "properly said, "smith-icks." This is by far the best tasting beer i have ever had. I have yet to find a Murphy's Red though. I am convinced that Will Brady is watering down his [View Full Entry]

By saintjohnnymexico
September 11th 2008

The Way to Dublin

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First let me begin with a song i wrote on the first 30 minutes of my plane ride; (all characters depicted in this song may or may not be real and only some of this really happened) Whiskey On the Plane 'O As I was going over The dirty pacific ocean I met with stomach aches And sickness not from the motion She first produced a drink cart And then i produced my Euros Caroline gave me some Jameson And became my first Irish hero (Chorus) Musha ring dumma do damma da Caroline keep me sane 'ol Caroline keep me sane [View Full Entry]

By Token Ginger
September 11th 2008

Close to the end of the first chapter, and so good you can't put it down...

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Windmill Lane Studios
The little plaque that looks like a record tells you what it once was.

After most of my third week in Dublin, here are the (debatably) exciting parts: Friday was gross... or as Ingle would say, mis. It was the first day that it rained for most of the day. I went out when it stopped raining for a jaunt about town. I found the hearing aid shop that is Bono’s namesake and U2’s original studio on Windmill Lane that is now absolutely covered with graffiti. Unfortunately, it’s not U2-worship graffiti, but it’s still a sight to see. It started to rain again on my way back, so I lazily spent the rest of the [View Full Entry]

By trex
September 10th 2008

We made it!

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Brian's first "tea time"

After nine hours in the air with Brian beating me in a clean sweep at backgammon, yahtzee, connect four, and crazy 8's, we are here safely in Dublin. As we started to land and we were zooming down through the rain and fog, there was a moment where it was so thick that you couldn't even see the wing of the plane. There were about four hours of sunshine yesterday and so far only two today. We spent our first day sleeping in a hostel near the bus station and our first night out with my friend Rob and his Irish [View Full Entry]

By saintjohnnymexico
September 9th 2008

paddwagon

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me and tara just shacked up at a smelly hostel which charges for internet. i have two days worth of shit to speak on, so check back tomorrow morning (wed) or late tuesday night your times. I gotta skiddaddle. Tara's napping, i'm now wired and the pubs just opened. It already rains too much. [View Full Entry]

By kristinbrodie
September 8th 2008

Cathedral's and Breweries

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shamrocks

So I have finally made it to my home away from home, only to leave again. From what I’ve seen of Bangor I can only surmise that it rains… all the time. Great, I love being wet and cold! On a brighter note the one thing I thought could be ridiculous to bring - rain boots- was actually a very smart addition to the suitcase. So thank you Emmy, I now have dry pants everywhere I go! But wellies, rain, and Bangor are not the point of this blog so I’ll move on to….. IRELAND! Our first stop on the island [View Full Entry]

By Token Ginger
September 5th 2008

Did you see that fox on the way back?

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My favorite store in Dublin
I haven't been in yet, but I'm sure they had all the knobs and knockers I could ever kneed.

The title refers to a question about an actual fox that was spotted by an anonymous student on the way back to XXX last night. The response from another student who will also go unnamed was, “Honestly, when you asked me that question, I thought you were referring to Dr. Barrington...” Back by popular demand! Sorry for the extended hiatus, folks, but I have returned. Here’s a rundown of the past few days. If you’ve only got a bit of time, skip to the end because you will NOT want to miss the last part. If you have time, read the [View Full Entry]

By Ellen Around the World
September 4th 2008

Ireland - a slight chance of rain

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Dame Street, Dublin

Confused? True, my blog has experienced drought-like conditions these past six months. Testament perhaps to the nature of my crazy adventures and just how much fun I've been having! And no, unfortunately I'm not still in some exotic and hot Central American location. Actually, I've just moved to Dublin, Ireland - where I'm busy applying for jobs and 'back-blogging'! Ireland? "Why would anyone want to live in Ireland, instead of Australia?" "All it does here is rain" "This is the worst Summer we've had in twenty years" "Dublin's just not the same as it was ten years ago [View Full Entry]

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