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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 Bess
February 12th 2008

Friends and fun!

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International Karaoke Night
This is my Italian roommate (Fede). She was the first one to do karaoke...she did Bon Jovi, "Living on a Prayer" (you'd like her Sheryl) :)

Meet my friends! Hey guys! Sorry it's been a little while since my last post, but needless to say I've been super busy and having LOTS of fun! This post will have some pictures of my new friends and my most recent new experiment...cooking! After lots of phone calls to my mom I finally figured out how to make a pretty good stir fry (I didn't know how to cook the chicken) AND I put together some homemade tacos for my roommates. Believe it or not everything actually turned out great (just ask Fede, she liked it!). Well, I feel [View Full Entry]

By Pink Ladies on Tour
February 8th 2008

Going Away Night 2 (Galway)

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Well friday after a loooonnnng day at work hungover we had a lovely presentation in work from everyone and then logged out for the last time, handed back our badges and said goodbye to Boston Scientific. I headed back to my house and went to bed, some sleep was seriously needed!! after my power nap i was up and at it by 7pm, a shower perked me up and Elaine (my sister) arrived ready to go. We headed to Bazaar at 9.30pm and of course i was first there (too damn punctual so i am!!). Everyone arrived within the next 45mins [View Full Entry]

By Pink Ladies on Tour
February 8th 2008

Going Away Night 1 (Work)

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Champagne Ladies!
Yes pure fancy girls that we are!

So this is our first blog entry and it'll be short because im hardly fit to compose sentences after last night. It was a great night. Seamus brought a few from our team out for dinner in Cookes (yum!!). After we were nicely dined and wined we headed to Buskers to join Jacinta and anyone else who had showed up. Well! By god was i embarrassed we had reserved an area! The bar was practically empty! Down by the back where we had reserved a few had gathered and it quickly filled up. Thanks to everyone who made the effort to [View Full Entry]

By Rosemary16
January 28th 2008

Galway, Aran Islands and the Cliffs of Moher

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A rock beach on the island

This past weekend I went with the international club at school to Galway. It is a great town on the west coast filled with fun pubs. On Saturday we took a ferry to the Gaelic speaking island of Irishmore, part of the Aran Islands. The island is scattered with thatched roofs and numerous rock walls. My friends and I eventually climbed to the top of the island and had an amazing view of the island's cliffs. We also saw our fair share of sheep which provide the wool for Ireland's well-known Aran sweaters. On Sunday the group went to see the [View Full Entry]

By Bess
January 28th 2008

Strep throat, Grilled Cupcakes, and Spiderman

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Tommaso's balloons
These are the Spiderman balloons Tommaso got for his 24th bday....hehe

Strep throat, Grilled Cupcakes, and Spiderman Today I spent 3 hours at the clinic.........but they gave me drugs, YAY! I have strep, an ear infection, and an eye infection. Basically, I don't have the "luck of the Irish" at all.... I hope the leprechauns will eventually start to like me and I'll find my "pot of gold" here in Galway. OR...maybe my immune system will just get used to the rain and start working. Some of you have requested pictures of my apartment so I tried attaching them to this post. Also, ther [View Full Entry]

By Bess
January 27th 2008

finally...

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I have arrived...sort of Well, I've finally started doing this blog thing of my travels here in the Republic of Ireland. Sorry that it took so long, but I was busy getting my feet wet (literally) and just trying to figure things out in this place. Unfortunately, I not only got my feet wet, but I got myself completely soaked and sent to the hospital with mild hypothermia . So, I'm finally getting over my cold and I'm ready to do some more exploring! This time though I'll have on wellies so my feet won't actually get wet! [img=http://www.fredsclothing.co.uk/Pr [View Full Entry]

By Camry
January 21st 2008

The longet busride of our lives...

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Hallo again! Tonight is our second night in Galway, on the west coast of the island. We are in apartments that face the bay, and I think my group of 3 girls is in the best one! We're in the penthouse, so we have two little porches and a huge terrace, all looking out over different parts of the city and the bay. We have two bedrooms, which combined comfortably house 5 people. Kristen and I are in one room and Andrea's got her own room because she was feeling sick yesterday. :( Today she's better, though! We have a heat [View Full Entry]

By SarahB325
January 15th 2008

Galway Girl

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Franzi and I
Franzi is my German roommate; she's from Dresden and was surprised when I told her I knew "Slaughterhouse 5"

I’m doing quite well on updating frequently. I have a personal journal, but it’s fun to write publicly, catering specifically to my adoring public. Ha, ha. The first day of class was today. First of all, I would like to point out that the highlight of my day was that a black Labrador puppy was running about in the Arts Concourse. He looked like he was about 9 months old, so he was taller but very gangly and awkward, with big paws and a flopping tail. So cute! I had seen him running around my apartment complex, and he looked like [View Full Entry]

By SarahB325
January 11th 2008

Keep YOU Entertained

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Quadrangle Building
The oldest building on campus. It's square-shaped (hence the name). It was built in the 1840's by the British in an effort to create jobs in Ireland, but since it's primarily stone it required stone... [more]

Hello again! Paige, Megan, and Mother: Thank you for the comments! I loved them, and it’s exciting to sign back in and see love. I miss all of you guys very much. There is one particular thing I would like to address in this post: Grocery shopping. I always kind of thought I knew how to shop. Go in, get your stuff, leave? I focused primarily in the frozen food aisle, and perhaps the occasional box of cereal and a gallon of milk. Now, not only do I have to shop for myself, I have to shop for myself in Europe! [View Full Entry]

By SarahB325
January 8th 2008

The Weather Is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful

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Hello, All; I just saw an add for Subway on BBC. Isn't that funny? There's also an Aldi's in the shopping center, and American brands like Neutrogena and Dove in the drugstore. I went grocery shopping yesterday for the first time, and that was sure an adventure. It's not like I've never gone grocery shopping at home, but it's definitely an adventure here. I thanked god I chose an English-speaking country when trying to figure out what to buy. The shopping center is about a mile away from where we are staying. We have to walk along a very busy highway [View Full Entry]

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