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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
August 12th 2008

Happy 21st to Sean & Gearoid!

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... (con't from last blog) So, we arrived to the aftermaths of some pretty bad flooding, but to lost of smiling faces! It was being held at the Celbridge GAA pitch and it has been done up so nicely! Cool thing... brought my flash with me and was totally in my element. LOVE these picts as it totally captures the moods, movement, laughter, etc.! Yay! What a blast and happy happy happy birthday to Sean and Gearoid! Glad I could be there to celebrate! The next morning we awoke in our B&B in quite rare form, but Mir and Elaine and [View Full Entry]

By WIRN
September 15th 2007

Cheap flight to Ireland, old castles, big cliffs, and sunshine to boot !

Europe » Ireland » County Kildare » Kildare

Rock of Cashel

So, the first cheap flight with Ryan Air, the day had finally come! What can I say, Eindhoven airport was small but modern. The Ryan Aeroplane... well, could do with a taste upgrade. They are cheap flights for us, so one can't complain, but for example, the seats do NOT recline, and have no seat pocket. I'm also sure the crambed in as many seats as they possibly could, so not much leg room for me. And the (very bright) yellow plastic on the back of all head rests..... dunno, but I can't recommend taking flights for more than 2 hours [View Full Entry]

By Girls On Tour
June 30th 2007

Bon Voyage (Recovered)

Europe » Ireland » County Kildare » Kildare

Girls on Tour
Yes its us in our finery. We just couldnt help getting dressed up one last time before we left our glad rags for 6 whole months!

0 days, 5 hours, 30 minutes and a few seconds I know that we have all been saying this for the past month or so now but, i cant believe we are actually doing this and i cant believe that it is TODAY that we are doing it!! We have had quite a build up to this day, saying "goodbye for now" for about 2 weeks or so, but we are prepped and ready to go (although judging by Linno's "To Do" list last night id say she is still awake trying to pack) The waiting is finally over! I woke [View Full Entry]

By Eoin and Rachel
January 12th 2007

The Countdown Is On

Europe » Ireland » County Kildare » Newbridge

Well, only 5 more days until we fly out. We thought it would be a good idea to start up this blog so that ye all can see what we are up to (if ye want). We aim to update this blog as regularly as we can (as long as we're not too busy sunbathing/scuba diving/trekking/drinking/coping with hangovers/sight-seeing/etc etc......he he). Its the first time we have done anything like this so bear with us if its slow at first. [View Full Entry]

By WhatTheHell
September 13th 2006

Day 20: It's a Small World After All

Europe » Ireland » County Kildare » Castledermot

Kilkea Castle

We had to check out early this morning, because we had a long day of bussing ahead to get to our next destination - Castledermot, County Kildare, where we were to stay in Kilkea Castle. Sadly, that meant no free breakfast at the B&B, so we dined on chips and chocolate from the bus station instead. Woohoo! Our bus ride to Cork went off without a hitch (we had to backtrack a little because we had decided on Killarney AFTER we’d already booked our Cork stuff, but it was only 1.5 hours, so not too bad. Plus, it was nice to [View Full Entry]

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