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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]
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] Blog: A Day in Dublin
Date: December 26th 2007
Greetings from Dublin! It's St. Stephen's Day here (Boxing Day in the UK and Canada) so little is open... but the weather's pleasant, leaves still green on the trees. I'll add pictures in a day or two, when I'm not posting from a per-minute internet connection. The thing most striking so far is that all the signs are in both English and Gaelic... though I've yet to hear anyone speaking the la ... read more
Date: December 26th 2007
Greetings from Dublin! It's St. Stephen's Day here (Boxing Day in the UK and Canada) so little is open... but the weather's pleasant, leaves still green on the trees. I'll add pictures in a day or two, when I'm not posting from a per-minute internet connection. The thing most striking so far is that all the signs are in both English and Gaelic... though I've yet to hear anyone speaking the la ... read more
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