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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 JessRK
September 4th 2008

Week of relaxing in Galway

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We went out for Tappas... pouring rain, the other side of town... and this is what we saw when we got there... haa! figures

Well... There hasn't been too much to update ya on, but I will give ya a bit anyway! (This entry is up about 4 days late... there will be another this evening). I returned back from the Fleadh and just crashed. Totally exhausted. We had a good night out here in Galway and from that point on I've just been sleeping and resting. For the first time in my life I was bored for a couple days. Now, bored for me... let's see... most of you know me well and know that I am someone who goes from dawn until late [View Full Entry]

By katenian
August 25th 2008

LAST DAYYYYYYY

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So today is our LAST in Europe...not counting tomorrow which is full with a bus, a train, and two planes!!! Yesterday we toured the Cliffs of Moher and the Burren, two verrrry beautiful areas around Galway. The cliffs were absolutely amazing, and we lucked out with pretty good weather. We haven't had true sunshine here yet (and its raining today), and I wish we had, because there is so much green that would be almost flourescent if it was sunny. Still gorgeous though. Last night we found some people to play cards with and had some pretty big card games going [View Full Entry]

By ramblinman1985
August 25th 2008

Last week in Galway

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Claddagh

Travel will commence on September 17th, watch this space! [View Full Entry]

By katenian
August 23rd 2008

A few more for the road...

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Hey all! Today we went on a day trip with Galway Tour Company. We were a little afraid because it was raining, but it ended up being alright. A bus picked us up around 10 AM and we drove to the county of Mayo, yes like the condiment, where we stopped at Ross Errily Friary, ruins of a friary that has been around since the 14th century. Great place to take photos and walk around, it almost felt like a little maze. Good fun. We drove past a stone circle and a fairy tree, where locals believe the fairies come out [View Full Entry]

By mbondi
August 22nd 2008

Pictures!

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Monastery in County Clare

Sorry it took so long to post these pictures and my last entry of my trip, it was phenomenal! I will let the pictures speak for themselves but I greatly appreciate all of the kind words from everyone!! [View Full Entry]

By emma and roz and isab
August 7th 2008

smithy & the techno turtle twins

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SUPERLAMBANANAS

HELLO! we have left the uk! finally get to use euros woo. well it has been ages, internet suddenly got epically expensive but at this hostel its free, AMAZING haha. we are meant to be using the time to try and get some planning done for scandinavia (arriving in under a week, so excited!) but procrastinating and photo sharing is way funner obviously. guess will try and do a catch up? we last wrote in liverpool, which is way too many cities ago for much detail....we saw a museum and a gallery, hung out with our couchsurfing host, cooked a real [View Full Entry]

our couchsurfing host had 18 different body washes, emma was way impressed

raiding the kids dress ups at liverpool art gallery

By Tommy Rooney
August 1st 2008

And they're racing at Galway!

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Killary fjord at dusk
The hostel is right by the water in beautiful Connemara.

The Galway races are one of the premier annual events in Ireland, and it's fortunate my visit coincides with the week long festival taking place in this wonderful city, situated on the west coast of Ireland. The fillies are out in force for a canter on the streets, and many are being dutifully escorted by dapper gents. Everyone in town looks a million bucks, er ... except me that is, but nevertheless I'm happy to be joining in the fun. The actual racing is solely comprised of hurdling and Irish stayers are world renowned jumpers. I was fortunate to be in [View Full Entry]

By Finn magill
August 1st 2008

Minha historinha de Galway..

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Olá, Eu acabei de chegar de Galway, a melhor cidade da Irlanda. Galway é com certeza uma cidade maravilhosa. Tudo acontece no "Merchant Street," uma rua calçada de paralelepípedos, com gente do mundo inteiro. Tem muitos músicos de rua, que tocam nas calçadas para ganhar dinheiro. Eu vi um canadense corajoso, deitado em uma cama de pregos enquanto uma mulher ficava em pé no peito dele. Vi também um rapaz fazendo mágicas com vazos, frascos, dinheiro, cigarros, e coisas assim. Claro, existem muitos músicos, tocando música da Espanha, Irlanda, Estados Unidos, França, e qualquer lugar que se [View Full Entry]

By James Joyce s g f
July 28th 2008

G is for Galway

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art on the street..

I went to Galway last Sunday (20 July) for the day. It was beautiful--I went with my friend Erica and we decided that it was a place we just had to see before returning to America. Why? Well, other than the Galway girl song which EVERYBODY loves (well, I like it) 'And er hair was black and er eyes were bluee' everybody in Ireland says Galway is a great place to go outside of Dublin. It's the 'San Francisco' of Ireland. I can see the similarities...they are both west coast cities with an alternative edge...boho, if you will. Just like San [View Full Entry]

River that empties out into the Galway Bay

By Finn magill
July 28th 2008

The Humors of Galway

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Salutations everyone, I am in Galway, home of the "Galway Races" (horse-racing). I love Galway and Galway loves me. So much in fact that I managed to make 25 Euro in 45 minutes busking on Merchant street, or the Bourbon street of Ireland.. Some of you have been here but for those that haven't (that being most of you), I will do my best to capture it in a few sentences. You're more likely to hear French, German, or Spanish in downtown Galway than you will English. There are literally tourists everywhere, and many of those foriegn accents belong to former [View Full Entry]

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