Entrance to Trinity

Dublin Days

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March 16th 2009
When I planned this trip, my main goal was to make a pilgrimage to James Joyce's old home and the setting for all of his works of fiction (even if he wrote many of them far from Ireland). What I had failed to take into consideration was that my school's spring break would coincide with St. Patrick's Day. So, I found myself arriving in Dublin on the eve of the big day, a city at the moment floode ... 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