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.
July 26th 2008Europe » Ireland » County Kerry » Dingle Peninsula Hello everyone! I'm still in Ireland, now in Dingle and just enjoying my last few days here! I was supposed to go to Cork but ended up meeting a great group to travel with and we all cancelled our se ... [full story]
July 25th 2008Europe » Ireland » County Kerry » Killarney So I'm heading to Dingle tomorrow instead of Cork. Pretty excited about the spontenaity.....Keep you posted. P.S. my camera broke! So not happy! Getting a new one soon even though I'm going to spen ... [full story]
July 24th 2008Europe » Ireland » County Kerry » Killarney So I'm here in Killarney, Ireland. So far, update of my trip- I've met the GREATEST people, many from Canada and Boston, actually, I'm on day 8...yes 8 of wearing the same jeans and they haven't star ... [full story]
July 23rd 2008Europe » Ireland » County Kerry » Killarney Hey Everyone,
We spent the last 3 nights in Killarney, which is the most touristy town we've been to so far. It's situated in County Kerry, in the Killarney National Park, and not only do they have ... 4 photos[full story]
July 20th 2008Europe » Ireland » County Kerry » Dingle Peninsula Well, one thing that we learned about Ireland is that internet connections are few and far between! So now we have a lot to catch up everyone on, especially if we hope to encourage a cult following of ... 15 photos[full story]
July 19th 2008Europe » Ireland » County Kerry » Tralee July 19
We made it home safely. Here is an account of our final trip in Ireland.
On our last day in Ireland we had a wide range of experiences. We began with the challenge of ascending Connor P ... 12 photos[full story]
July 19th 2008Europe » Ireland » County Kerry » Dingle Peninsula This morning we started with a full Irish breakfast. Our B&B owner was a wonderful cook and we all enjoyed leaving with full stomachs. After packing our bags, we loaded the car and set out for Dingle. ... [full story]
July 18th 2008Europe » Ireland » County Kerry » Dingle Peninsula We started our Journey today around 12pm. Since I was able to book our tickets with frequent flyer miles, my mom and I traveled to rochester for our flight. The trip was an easy drive and the time pas ... [full story]
July 14th 2008Europe » Ireland » County Kerry » Dingle Peninsula July 13 & 14
Sunday was an easier biking day. We only biked 25 kilometers but the first 10 were uphill through the mountain gap. The uphill was not too bad but then we took a back road down the oth ... 17 photos[full story]
July 13th 2008Europe » Ireland » County Kerry » Dingle Peninsula July 12
The “Agony and the Ecstasy” was the theme of today. We rode a 70 Kilometer ride from Castletown Bearhaven to Kenmare today. The route was not direct as we rode on the “Rin ... 7 photos[full story]
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