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Background: Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the earth's surface. The first half of the 20th century saw the UK's strength seriously depleted in two World Wars. The second half witnessed the dismantling of the Empire and the UK rebuilding itself into a modern and prosperous European nation. As one of five permanent members of the UN Security Council, a founding member of NATO, and of the Commonwealth, the UK pursues a global approach to foreign policy; it currently is weighing the degree of its integration with continental Europe. A member of the EU, it chose to remain outside the Economic and Monetary Union for the time being. Constitutional reform is also a significant issue in the UK. The Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales, and the Northern Ireland Assembly were established in 1999, but the latter is suspended due to bickering over the peace process.

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By GrantH5185
September 14th 2008

A Giant time up north

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Eyre Square
The main square in Galway, a sweet college town

Northern Ireland has been a highlight of the trip and my trip to Portstewart on the coast to see the Giant's Causeway was spectacular. I finally met up with my friends in Galway and had a bit of craic (a good laugh) with them as the sun shined down on us. It was another lovely day and as we chatted about memories of Prague and what the future had in store for us athletes were running and biking through the streets of the nice college town. It was some sort of adventure race with what appeared to be teams of [View Full Entry]

By derHeld
August 26th 2008

Like the old days.

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a fort
an old fort from when the normans came. The only purpose it served was to show off. "See I got the bigger ring." :)

Sunday August 24th Rushport, Northern Ireland So I crossed the border to Northern Ireland. Nothing changed really except for the accent, but that changes every two miles here. Yes I crossed the border, not we. Stephan left yesterday, as planned, for Germany. But first things first. I left you at that house in Glendalough, south of Dublin deep in the Wicklow Mountains and far away from any civilization. As I told you, be came to Glendalough and found it ridiculously expensive. We started asking people if we could camp on their grounds. One guy finally told us about a spot up [View Full Entry]

By Bothan Taistil
July 17th 2008

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Bob samples the good German Beer

The town of Bushmills, N. Ireland to Dublin, Ireland to Holyhead, Scotland This is day 100 of our trip... and after much discussion, today we begin our trip back to the US. This has been a amazing adventure, with many challenges, wonderful people, memories, and experiences, but for Kel (Maureen) it is time to Go Home. Not to bore you, our "subscribers"-- that have followed us on this trip, but we want to let you know how we managed to find our way home. It will take some doing, but we plan to store the Bothan in Leese, Germany. Bob worked [View Full Entry]

Kelly Bob with Martain having a German dinner.

By Swanny
March 3rd 2008

Matt Swann and the Whiskey Distillery

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Me and 12 year old whiskey
Got Whiskey?

Now, I know what it is like to be Charlie in the Chocolate Factory, but this time it happens to be a whiskey distillery. In fact, the worlds oldest distillery. This Sunday, I went with Ronald and Minda to Bushmills, a very small town outside the surf town of Portrush. We arrived at the distillery and took a tour of the Old Bushmills Distillery. Founded in 1608 with permission of King James the I after the infamous Flight of the Earls in 1607, the Old Bushmills Distillery has been providing high quality Irish whiskey (Just a reminder: evidently, you do not [View Full Entry]

By Nicco
November 8th 2007

The "Indescribable" Causeway

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Dad and Me
My dad and me pose for a shot along the north coast of Ireland.

Today was nothing short of breathtaking as my parents and I ventured to the north coast of Ireland for a day at the Giant's Causeway. My parents arrived Tuesday evening for what is their first visit to the island country. So far we have had a wonderful time. Our trip today was all that I hoped they would experience. We left from the international youth hostel this morning and made our way north by way of bus. It looked as though bad weather was certain to leave a blemish on the day. A steady rain fell from the wee hours of [View Full Entry]

By Nicco
October 19th 2007

A Day With Giants

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Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge

I have now been in Northern Ireland for longer than a month and failed to see what is perhaps Northern Ireland's greatest tourist attraction, the Giants Causeway. Yesterday, the time had come to remedy that. I booked a ticket on a bus tour that ventured on the coastal highway along the Irish Sea and North Atlantic Ocean. We left Belfast about half past 9:00 a.m. and began meandering our way north. Our first stop was at the Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge. This particular attraction makes for an interesting time as one crosses a bridge made from rope, as you probably figured out [View Full Entry]

By Debzee
September 20th 2007

The Glens of Antrim

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Glens of Antrim

There are two things that Ireland does not have: one single faucet that mixes the hot and cold water (what's with one tap for hot water and one tap for cold? I keep burning my left hand and freezing my right. Half my face is always scalded! The other thing it doesn't have is an abundance of internet cafes. That's why I have not been able to post any pictures. Maybe by the time I'm finished this blog, I'll have been able to coax this computer into cooperating. In the meantime, I'll jot some notes about what we've been doing. Words [View Full Entry]

By Chelle and Izzy
August 6th 2007

The Antrim Coast

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Our Irish Wheels

Today was the start of a beautiful travelling relationship. Michelle and me winding through the Irish country side with Kristelle and Ryan in hot pursuit. Well that’s how it started anyway. We quickly realised that our car was a bit sluggish and KB and Ry’s had no worries keeping up. We headed out of Belfast after a quick goodbye to the old fella (thanks for the lift Al!) - destination Londonderry. First up was a standard pit stop at a Castle on the Antrim coast at Carrickfergus. The weather was a bit rough so we decided to drive on - hoping [View Full Entry]

By Kerlyn
October 10th 2001

Meeting the beautiful sights of Northern Ireland

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Dunuce Castle from afar

Heading up the Antrim coast, we stopped at an awe-inspiring site of a ruined, roofless castle clinging on a cliff! It reminded me of Dunnottar Castle in Scotland with the dramatic setting. It was only a photo stop for a few minutes but I knew that I would be back someday to explore it. Dunluce The first castle built here was by Richard de Burgh in the 1200's. In 1513 it was owned by the McQuillan family then later was the home of the chief of the Clan MacDonnell and the Clan MacDonald of Donnyveg. Part of the kitchen collapsed into [View Full Entry]

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