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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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Night of 05 May 06 At the orientation that morning I met 2 girls; Sarah and Jacynthe (Jay). We ended up just talking at the orientation and found out that we were in the same hostel and all from Canada and we decided to get together later on so we would know some people in Ireland (we all were traveling alone). We ended up haning out for the rest of the day and then we decided to hit Temple Bar(the bar) in Temple Bar. In a traditional irish bar you would expect to hear a lot of Irish music. This was [View Full Entry]

kellwood - Kathleen Ellwood | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: May 8th 2006 | 165 Views | [diary=57766]

Entertainer in Temple Bar.. he
Entertainer in Temple Bar.. he
Entertainer in Temple Bar.. he

\hey all. we're in Dublin right now- awesome big city. We spent the last few days in whats called the golden veil region of Ireland, which is where our Ryan heritage is from. In Tipperary there were at least 6 Ryan pubs, ryan butcher, real estate (Matthew Ryan!!) Pretty cool stuff. The countryside is beautiful. Thanks for all the messages. The best part of our time in Ireland has been hanging with the family. Jana is the funniest person I know!! We finally got her to have more than one beer the past two nights and were lucky enough to get [View Full Entry]

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Published: May 6th 2006 | 101 Views | [diary=57480]


May 03/May 04 There hasn't been anything interesting over the past 2 days so I'm combining the 2 days into one. One of the major things that I have learned is to make sure that your adaptor for electric appliances has a control for the amount of voltage that is going through the appliance. I turned on my hair dryer and the next thing I know there is a burning smell comming from it. So I look at it and the coils inside are bright red, so I think they were a bit too hot. So I don't know if I'll [View Full Entry]

kellwood - Kathleen Ellwood | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: May 5th 2006 | 70 Views | [diary=57363]


By Colclazier
May 3rd 2006

Dublin

 Europe » Ireland » County Dublin
Does being at the airport for a really long time count? I think it does... [View Full Entry]

Colclazier - Hannah Colclazier | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: May 10th 2006 | 105 Views | [diary=58349]


G'day, So its a long time since I went to Dublin with Jo (Greame's sister) for a wkd of drunken debauchery but will try to remember all the highlights for the blog. -"Why do you build me up (build me up) Buttercup, baby Just to let me down (let me down) and mess me around" - sorry, in order to fully recreate our wkd I'll need to randomly insert lyrics from the Foundation's classic, 'build me up buttercup' as, after hearing it after a few pints on our first night in Dub's, I spent the rest of the wkd bursting into [View Full Entry]

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Published: May 3rd 2006 | 194 Views | [diary=56829]

Our hostel
Our real hostel
Pretty flowers in Merrion Square

29 April 06/ 30 April 06 I left St. John's on Saturday at 11:55pm after having my last cup of Tim Hortons Cafe Mocha for the summer with Auntie Rita and Uncle Joe. The flight to London, England wasn't that bad, however even though I asked for a window seat I got and isle seat which I guess was a bit better. My long legs were thanking me for the bit of extra space that the isle provided at times. Air Canada does not have that much space between their seats but I guess that is understandable because of the [View Full Entry]

kellwood - Kathleen Ellwood | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: May 2nd 2006 | 178 Views | [diary=56637]

Goodbye lunchbag.. food made by Karen.. bag decorated my Luna
Auntie Rita and I in the airport
me, Auntie Rita and Uncle Joe in St. John

Happy April 16th!
Happy April 16th!
Viva la revolution!
Free Us - Or We'll Keep Your Mail! Ireland Blog 2 of 2 Jan, John and I decided to go spend the weekend in Dublin to see … whatever there is to see in Dublin. Jan had mentioned something about a parade on Easter Sunday, but we didn’t pay it much attention at first. It turns out this parade was in commemoration of the 1916 uprising that was the precursor to the rebellion that brought independence to all but Northern Ireland. Moreover, this was the first time the parade had been held in 30 years due to “The Troubles” with the [View Full Entry]

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Published: April 17th 2006 | 250 Views | [diary=53230]

The General Post Office
Helicopter Fly Over
Irish Soldiers

Irish Hillsides
Irish Hillsides
This is such a beautiful country ... sights like this were everywhere.
Good Guinness, Good Advice and a Good haircut! Blog 1 of 2 Today ... Lot's of Reading! Hope everyone had a Happy Easter! I had Jan and John over here for one more weekend, so we decided to hop a flight to Dublin and spend Easter in Ireland…Good call. The weather was beautiful, the people friendly and the Guinness was smooth as silk … lots and lots of Guinness and Beamish and Kilkenny! We arrived on Thursday night and within 20 minutes we entered the first of many pubs and had a Guinness and some Irish Stew; cliché I know but [View Full Entry]

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Published: April 17th 2006 | 255 Views | [diary=53291]

A Monument to One of the Martyrs
Looking Over the Liffey
The Fishing Pier in Howth

You think we would have learnt our lesson prior to leaving for the tour ... but rocking back into Dublin late on Saturday night ... on Easter weekend .. there was not a bed to be found for stranded backpackers like ourselves. Kim and I ... loaded up like pack camels with our newly acquired suitcases (well they are a couple of weeks old anyways) and our backpacks and daypacks ... needed to find somewhere to stay fast. While Kaine was keen to get back out into town and party with people from the tour. We soon found ourselves in the [View Full Entry]

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Published: April 20th 2006 | 159 Views | [diary=54036]

Guinness Storehouse
Guinness Storehouse
View from the top

Coolest Sign
Coolest Sign
This is a sign from some playing fields at Trinity College. The Gaelic is really cool and it is everywhere in Ireland.
Here are some more of the Ireland Photos. Hope they can be seen and enjoyed by all. [View Full Entry]

Scrappy - Kristen Cook | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: May 2nd 2006 | 71 Views | [diary=56654]

Celtic Crosses
Dvblina
House of Lords