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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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Okay, somehow i will try to make this quick.... First of all, I survived my first day of driving in Ireland...Yeah!!! Second of all, this place is so- charming and picturesque...I feel like royalty on vacation at a country cottage. It's a fairytale, and a relaxing night well deserved after white knuckling it all the way from Dublin. I could not have made it without a great co-pilot either. Warren is a great travel partner and compliments my high string when it comes to stressful situations like this. Without the GPS system and Warren telling me to stop veering off into [View Full Entry]

The Seattleite - Tami Kay Anderson | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: November 5th 2009 | 32 Views | [diary=451009]


I have been to the University of Ireland, Galway and walked around the campus. It is very nice and all of the kids look nice but talk funny. It is a bit bigger than I expected but much smaller than A&M. The kids dress like American college kids with Jeans and A&F T shirts. No flipflops because too cold.  The campus looks less diverse than A&M. You will also love the heart of town which is about 20 blocks from campus and looks like a little Irish town but has tons of cute little shops, pubs and restaurants. I had a [View Full Entry]

Audreyyyyt - Audrey Tompkins | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 1st 2009 | 40 Views | [diary=441314]


By Audreyyyyt
September 30th 2009
Czech it out. Europe » Ireland » County Galway » Galway
Dad's flying to Shannon tonight then driving to Galway in the morning. It will be his first time driving on the left side of ze road...crazy man. I can't wait to hear about his trip and see all the pics! Andrew was right...Mom's making sure he takes lots of pictures for meh. Gnarly. Can you tell that Galway's been on the brain? [View Full Entry]

Audreyyyyt - Audrey Tompkins | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: September 30th 2009 | 27 Views | [diary=441072]


By Audreyyyyt
September 28th 2009
Here's to Big Dreams Europe » Ireland » County Galway » Galway
I dropped off my last form to be filled out that I need to make my application to NUI Galway complete. It was almost hard letting it go. I passed the point of no return long ago, but this just makes it official. All I have to do is wait for my letters of recommendation to arrive. This is going to be the most amazing journey of my life...yet I can't always seem to get past the negative. Missing family, missing friends, missing student life at Texas A&M. But how much of that will I really be missing out on? I [View Full Entry]

Audreyyyyt - Audrey Tompkins | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: September 28th 2009 | 24 Views | [diary=440529]


My Encouragement: Email from daddy The woman who really wants to do something finds a way, the woman who doesn't, finds an excuse. You found a way which shows desire, determination, character, and tenacity. Let me tell you another secret in life - a busy man is recruited for high positions and seldom a man with time on his hands. Why you ask? Because the busy man has proven he can multi-task and is effective at getting stuff done. One more lesson then I will shut up. Knowing all of this, it is still important to know your limitations and not [View Full Entry]

Audreyyyyt - Audrey Tompkins | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: September 28th 2009 | 28 Views | [diary=440530]


By Morrison
September 24th 2009
Inish Mor Europe » Ireland » County Galway » Aran Islands
Yesterday we took the ferry from Galway to the Aran Islands.... The sea's were rolling and Amber was convinced we were gonna flip the boat. And by boat I mean a pretty goodsized ship. Don't worry we didn't capsize and we got our moneys worth for the ride. We landed on Inish Mor, the largest of the three island, and rented Mountaibn bikes... more rust buckets with front suspension but at least most of the gears worked. We only got rained on for about 5-10 minutes but then the sun came out and we dried off quickly. We rode up to [View Full Entry]

Morrison - Amber | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: September 24th 2009 | 52 Views | [diary=439318]


I have always loved to travel. Spending three weeks in a country was never long enough for me. I love meeting new people, eating new foods, trying helplessly to learn a new language, make relationships with other kids just like myself, and helping others. From a pretty young age I have always wanted to see new things and experience life as I never have. When a group of my friends went to California for a wakeboarding competition and I was left here, I had this crazy urge to start researching studying abroad and mission trips. My first thought was to only [View Full Entry]

Audreyyyyt - Audrey Tompkins | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: September 22nd 2009 | 27 Views | [diary=438833]


On our last day on Manchester we decided to tackle the rail system and go into the city - a far better option than driving in! It is safe to say that Hong Kong really did spoil us for any future public transport, and the rail system in Manchester was neither speedy, nor clean! We did make it in to the city and back however, and had a great time exploring, including going on the Manchester Wheel to get a good view of the city. Jen and I were terrified and held hands - well more like clutched hands - for [View Full Entry]

European Escapades - Diane | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: September 6th 2009 | 74 Views | [diary=434418]

View from the Manchester Wheel
Penny Lane - where else!?
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Things to do in Ireland when you're leaving I've been putting this off for weeks for many obvious reasons. I am travelling and I will be living ~18,662 kilometers from home. It is an epic move for me but I can't wait. Pictures of Christ Church I have to book my flights, organise my work visa and, sort out my travel insurance. Book Flight from Shannon (SNN) to Christ Church (CHC) ebo [View Full Entry]

cosmicengineer - Stephen Brady | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: August 28th 2009 | 13 Views | [diary=431891]


By carterface
August 26th 2009
Galway Europe » Ireland » County Galway » Galway
We got to Galway mid-afternoon. We started the search for hostels, after going to a few to check rates and then the tourist information we decided upon the Kinlay House. It was a really nice hostel and not very expensive either. We got in our hostel and felt the emptiness in our stomach and went for on a search for some food. We found the Irish equivalent of Walmart, Dunne's. We first were introduced to this store in Kilkenny, it is a lot like Walmart but the quality seems a bit better and it is definitely not the cheapest option, though [View Full Entry]

carterface - Carter Foster | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: August 28th 2009 | 51 Views | [diary=431412]

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