The famine memorial, a coffin ship

Westport

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October 6th 2008
6 October 2008 Reluctantly we decided to leave Achill for the mainland having first updated the blog at Achill IT centre, a modern community facility, and eaten lunch overlooking Keel beach. We crossed the temporary bridge and headed south to Newport and Westport, where we stopped to shop and admire this town laid out in the 1790s. On the way to Louisberg we spotted the nation famine memorial ... 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