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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 clj1130
July 19th 2008

The Guiness is WAY better in Ireland!

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Hey everyone! Well I made it to Ireland and am currently in Dublin. It's amazing here. The streets are all cobblestone and the buildings are so old, it's gorgeous. I checked into my hostel yesterday after I got here and took a nap. I woke up to a small Irish band playing jigs outside my window. I don't think it could get much better than that. I met a few really cool girls in my hostel, two from Australia, one from the states (Ohio) and another from Canada. The hostels aren't bad, I feel like I'm back in college with the [View Full Entry]

By McGoose
July 19th 2008

Temple Bar hardy harr har

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Irish Music at Porterhouse

We started out at Dublin Castle this morning. Then we headed over to the original U Dub (Trinity College) to see the beautiful campus and the Book of Kells. A magnificent piece of work from the Dark Ages! Who knew! We crossed the O'Connell bridge and walked up to get some fish and chips in a food-court. Then just walked around and found a street market where Robyn got some chocolate and some orange rum bread for breakfast tomorrow. A little rest at the hotel and then it was off to the Temple Bar district for drinks and revelry. I think [View Full Entry]

By James Joyce s g f
July 18th 2008

Guinness...great for the heart?? I guess.

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Laura @ Guinness storehouse

This past weekend (11 July-13 July) a huge transition took place. My friend Laura and a bunch of other people that came during the same program left Ireland and returned to the states. My apartment where I live, Shanowen Square, has gone through a couple of different transitions, if you will. When I first arrived there was mostly Irish people living there who attended DCU (Dublin City University). Personally, in my flat in particular there were not any Irish people living there but one girl from the states and two german guys who all moved out within about two weeks or [View Full Entry]

Level 3: How NOT to get a hangover...sounds down okay with me

By McGoose
July 18th 2008

O'Neils and Guinness

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Dublin Hotel Window

Robyn and I arrived in Dublin today and after a long layed-over flight from Amsterdam finally made it to our hotel. We rested a bit, showered and then went out for a bit of authentic Irish cuisine. We had a magnificent leg of lamb with all the types of potatos you could want (mashed, pealed with and without herbs), collard greens and carrots. All washed down with a beautifully poured guinness. Now we're going out for another drink. Cause that's what people do here! [View Full Entry]

By shelliestar
July 16th 2008

Last night in dublin!

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Ok so heres the first blog entry to see of this thing works! just finished packing and I've to be on the plane in 11 hrs!! yaaaaaaaaaaaaay just hope I can remember to keep this thing updated [View Full Entry]

By ryanedwards
July 12th 2008

Kiss Me I'm Irish!!

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St. Pattirck's Cathedral
Very beautiful, and we could actually take pictures inside!!

We're in Ireland!! Thursday I had it all planned out for us to leave on a train from London Euston to Holyhead wales. We departed at around 8, due to train delays (someone jumped in front of a train and killed themselves at a station, so they were all delayed.). We arrived in Wales at 12:45 am. We had a 2 hour layover, then we boarded this massive ferry (more like a cruise ship) for Dublin. It was a 3 hour ferry ride, of which we slept most of it on the couches in the lounge. Once we arrived it was [View Full Entry]

By TravellingHan
July 11th 2008

Dublin Shenanigans

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After my wonderful experiences in Wales I was a little bit over it all. I'd spent two nights all alone in the hostel in Caernarfon and was ready to move on. Don't get me wrong, I loved Wales and if you look at my Facebook photos you'll see just how beautiful it is. But I was lonely and ready for some excitement. So I jumped the bus to Holyhead, the ferry to Dun Laoghaire and the DART (train) to Dublin. I'd booked myself into the only available hostel simply so I wasn't stuck in northern Wales with nothing to do for [View Full Entry]

By Team Little Kiss
July 11th 2008

Safe and sound in Ireland thanks to Rick Steves!

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Hello all, greetings from the cloudy and rainy island of Ireland. Chelsea and I are having fun in Dun Laoghaire (pronounced dun leery) and Dublin. We are staying in a cute B&B, painted mostly the color salmon pink, with creaky old beds and the most confusing shower I have ever use. I broke the controls the first time I tried to use it, the look on the owners face was of annoyed bemusement when I told him. Thanks to the Meier kids for their prayers for a good flight, we were given an upgrade to World Traveler Plus for free! That [View Full Entry]

By BethElgert
July 10th 2008

On our way home

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The last weather report: some patches of blue sky. Did it really wait until we were packed for us to get blue sky? But then I remembered that we had had blue sky two days ago. We saw a t-shirt in one of the shops that said, "It only rained twice the week I was in Ireland: first for three days, then for four." Mark got a t-shirt that says, "The Four Season in Ireland" and it has 4 squares on it. In each square there is a sheep under an umbrella with various amounts of wind and rain evidenced by [View Full Entry]

By remlap
July 10th 2008

Baile Átha Cliath, Top 'o te mornin to yer!

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Bell tower at Trinity College

Finally got around to our first weekend getaway, so took the opportunity to go to Dublin for the weekend which was fantastic! (It's still pretty crazy and hard to believe we can fly return to another country for a total of $60AU each!!) We were actually booked to go a couple of weeks earlier but I came down with some serious food poisoning the day we were going to leave so had to cancel. Ok so I probably asked for it eating a chicken and pork sausage hot dog from a street vendor outside the british museum, but they smelt soooo [View Full Entry]

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