Mound of Amergin

The Boynne Valley, July '06

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August 19th 2007
Drogheda I caught the train from Belfast, having sworn off buses for the remainder of my time in Ireland. One day they’ll invent inner ear transplants and I’ll never have to feel vomitorious in a car/bus/plane/boat/kayak again. Thank god for train travel in the meantime. Drogheda was a great town. I found the Green Door hostel really easily and it was very comfortable, as hostels go. The ... read more

Europe » Ireland

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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 se... ... read more