Mrs. Plunkett

The story goes that she was engaged to Joseph Plunkett and they were supposed to be married on Easter Sunday, but postponed it b/c of the rebellion. Then he was captured and sentenced to death. They allowed them to be married in the jail the night before he was executed. She continued his work and was eventually captured. She was eventually released but never remarried.

Dublin Day 1 -- No Leprechauns yet

March 16th 2009
I should preface this by saying that I’m coming up on being up for 2 days with a 2hr (broken) nap on the plane. My flight was fine - got a nice plane (757) that had the personal TV in the seat. Even had a 110V outlet at my seat. Nice! It was hard to sleep with all those options, but I figured it would be better to catch some zzz’s on the plane than waste my day sleeping. Turns out it was ... read more

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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

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