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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 orlacopter
August 29th 2008

Last Day

 Europe » Ireland » County Monaghan
Leaving tomorrow!!!! Tis my last day and I have to magically shrink and squash everything into my bag so it weights 10kg..... [View Full Entry]

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By Big Tom
September 17th 2006

Wowsers

 Europe » Ireland » County Monaghan » Monaghan
Centaurs
Centaurs
Dan and I were suddenly viewed as centaurs- beasts to be ridden by the young irish kids- upon their discovering us living down the hill.
What a week. I don't even know where to start. I've been meeting a bunch of people in my classes from all over the world. In my international business class it's almost 50/50 Irish 3rd years and international students, including representatives from all over europe and the U.S. My teachers have worked for Russian and Japanese Business Schools, Irish Businesses, and even the United Nations. Each class seems like on its own it will be trying, to say the least, as all of them culminate in open-ended case study presentations and research projects- put together I'm beginning to realize that I [View Full Entry]

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