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 16th 2008Europe » Ireland » County Tipperary » Clonmel So... right off of Willy Clancy, Miriam and I went to Clonmel... where her and Siobhan live. There I met her parents and did some laundry and hung up my dent to dry out. It was awesome to be in a hous ... 141 photos[full story]
July 4th 2008Europe » Ireland » County Tipperary » Cashel Happy Fourth of July! On Good Morning Ireland this morning (Ireland’s equivalent to Good Morning America, we think) they had the owner of a Dublin Restaurant called Captain America cook some &l ... [full story]
June 29th 2008Europe » Ireland » County Tipperary » Tipperary ...cause I'm leaving on a jet plane...Oh yes they are all packed, All the classics onto that little ipod of mine! John Denver's "Leaving On A Jet Plane", Willy Nelson's "On the road again", Daft Punk' ... [full story]
May 14th 2008Europe » Ireland » County Tipperary » Cashel Drove North about an hour from Cork to see Cahir Castle which is from the year 1142. We then drove to the Rock of Cashel which is a fortress from the 4th century. We attempted to see a Castle Ormond ... 7 photos[full story]
March 20th 2008Europe » Ireland » County Tipperary Today's entry is short. We headed out today to see the Rock of Cashel. Exactly what we wanted to see on this trip; an ancient castle ruin surrounded my beautiful countryside. The only bad thing was th ... [full story]
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