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 18th 2008Europe » Ireland » County Sligo I left because I was meeting Win (my brother, for those who don't know) in Cork on June 28th. My stay at the farm was unbelievable, and it deserved a number of blog posts, but in the interest of not ... 2 photos[full story]
July 17th 2008Europe » Ireland » County Sligo So since I can't go to Celtic week in Swannanoa this year I took it upon myself to create my own celtic week and as luck would have it, one of the most popular music camp/schools in the same vein as o ... [full story]
May 27th 2008Europe » Ireland » County Sligo » Sligo My alarm went off at 5:45am, I growled, turned it off, and forced myself to get up. I packed my things up in the dark and snuck out into a completely deserted Belfast. I walked to Victoria Station i ... [full story]
March 25th 2008Europe » Ireland » County Sligo » Sligo So heres how my next 3 days go...
Day 4- Setting out at an early time of 8 am allowed me to miss all the weekend, Easter traffic. I made good time and managed to get to Tarbert for my 20 min ferry ... 25 photos[full story]
February 14th 2008Europe » Ireland » County Sligo » Sligo Here are pictures from my trip to Sligo. The highlights were Yeats grave and a couple celebrating their 50th anniversary at the bar we stopped into. The wife taught us how to Irish step dance. ... 15 photos[full story]
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