Off to kiss the Stone!

A Bunch of Blarney

---

March 5th 2008
On Friday morning, Siri, Carrie, Joy, and I rose before the sun to begin our trip to Ireland - first stop Cork and then on to Dublin. In Cork, we ventured up to our hostel only to discover that we couldn't check in until 3, but we could leave our luggage, so we grabbed what we needed and went to find the Cork Gaol. The gaol looked almost like a castle, from the outside anyway. Once inside, we f ... read more

Europe » Ireland

---

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