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The Emerald Isle

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March 2nd 2009
Doing the Emerald Isle Ian, Kat, and I left on Thursday, February 26th for Manchester Airport enroute to Shannon Airport in Ireland. The trip started off crazy to say the least. To begin with, we were late to board the plane (well, what's new?). Then after boarding we taxied toward the runway until the plane suddenly stopped. Ryanair called out an engineer to look at the plane. We sat ther ... 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