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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 Lynsey and Gareth
October 10th 2008

2 weeks to go.........

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Nearly time to start packing. The time is drawing close. We're pretty much all set its just a case of putting everythig together into a bag or 2 and take off! [View Full Entry]

By renbyrnes
October 7th 2008

Mummies, Abbeys and Ancient Tombs...Ireland.

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Clonmacnoise

I'm finally able to write about my last two days in Ireland...Nearly two months after my trip. But I so want to finish sharing, if only to have it all recorded somewhere. Since I am covering so much time in this entry and since it will be my last one I'm going to try to make it as abbreviated as possible in certain areas. To start...On our last day with the tour we departed Galway at 8:30 in the morning and set off with Tommy for our cross-country trip. Our only stop of the day on the bus was at Clonmacnoise [View Full Entry]

By Lu sa
October 7th 2008

Kinder

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Lia & Ruben

Da mich immer wieder alle fragen wie denn jetzt eigentlich die kinder aussehen, hab ich mal ein paar gemacht. Sind allerdings immer noch nicht so viele, aber bin ja noch ne weile da und werd auf jeden fall noch ein paar machen! [View Full Entry]

By Lu sa
October 7th 2008

Besuch von Schatz (03.10-06.10.08)

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Mr. Guiness
Dank ihm haben die Iren ihr Nationalgetränk ;-)

An diesem WE war mein Schatz da - endlich =) war echt sooo schön! haben uns Dublin und Dun Laoghaire angeguckt, haben ne Stadtrundfahrt gemacht, waren in Pubs und am Meer. Leider ging das Wochenende viel zu schnell rum, aber nicht mehr lange, dann kommt erst meine Family (freu mich schon riesig auf euch) und dann werd ich ja den halben dezember in deutschland sein! Nochmal danke Schatz, für das geile Wochenende!! [View Full Entry]

By sazd
October 2nd 2008

Preparations begin...

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So i finally handed in my notice and teh whirlwind of perparations for Nov have begun... [View Full Entry]

By WazzaSof
September 30th 2008

The Prodigal Son in Dublin

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GPO and O'Connell Street

In August I went over to Ireland for Sean and Breda's wedding, flying to Dublin, over-nighting in Monaghan and then Enniskillen. I also had 4 nights in Dublin and took the opportunity to wander the streets of the city where I spent almost ten years of my life. It was nice to visit some of my old stomping grounds and see the changes that the Celtic Tiger economy had wrought. I don't know if the sum of all parts is better than when I went to college here but there are many aspects of the city that have improved beyond all [View Full Entry]

By Teeter
September 29th 2008

Ireland, Land of the Guinness

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Sunset over O'Connell Bridge

Day One: Arrival into Ireland We are starting to realize that over here in Europe, things just usually don’t go as planned, that’s just how it is. For instance, our flight with Ryan Air was supposed to depart around 5:30pm out of Gatwick Airport, so Mitch and I arrive about 2 hours before to compensate for traffic or anything of that sort. Check in went smoothly, but Ryan Air doesn’t give the actual gate number because they post it on the monitors about an hour before boarding. Naturally, Mitch and I decide to go through the shops to kill time. Well [View Full Entry]

By Suitcase Shaman
September 29th 2008

On the Road Again

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Rathdrum, Ireland
Downtown Rathdrum

9-29-08 to 10-3-08 (by Becky) Leaving Rathdrum by train, which takes us to Wexford, by way of the coast is a fabulous ride. Trains are by far the most comfy of carriages. We met Betty on the train & she knows Terry (the cartoonist) from England, living in Rathdrum. She was very nice but seemed uncomfortable around us. The light in her eyes was missing - I wonder about her life? She introduced us to her man friend who was a character, but sweet. She asked me if I wanted to come live with them - Wow!! I was quick [View Full Entry]

By Lu sa
September 28th 2008

Pub und Dublin

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James Joyce Tower
am freitag morgen bin ich an james joyce tower gelaufen...hat sich aber net gelohnt, ist zwar ein museum drin, aber des kostet voll viel eintritt und das wars mir dann echt nett wert...der spaziergang... [more]

Bin jetzt inzwischen eine Woche hier, und mir gefällts echt gut! so langsam gewöhnt man sich auch an alles! kenn hier jetzt auch schon andere aupairs aus deutschland, und eigentlich reicht des mir jetzt eigentlich auch, weil ich ja hier bin um englisch zu sprechen. momentan kommts mir eher so vor als würd ich mehr deutsch reden =) bin aber trotzdem froh dass ich die kenn, immerhin hat man dann jemand mit dem man sich austauschen kann, der das gleiche erlebt und man sich nicht überlegen muss wie man das jetzt am verständlichsten formuliert! Am freitag abend war ich dann mit [View Full Entry]

By Suitcase Shaman
September 28th 2008

Remote Viewing

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Laragh Ireland
Riverside B&B

(by Becky) We were nearing the end of our stay in Glendalough when we began exploring where to go next. Lettie shared that she saw a house, third on the left, on the road to Rathdrum in a village called Laragh (Lara). She informed us that it was there that the energies were calling us next. As she experienced the energies we were able to connect as well and get a sense of what we were looking for. Terry & I walked into town and directly to this house, which was there and a B&B, just as she said. As [View Full Entry]

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