getting ready to kiss the stone
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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 s... [read more]
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 s... [read more] Blog: Pucker up, sweetie
Date: June 25th 2009
Yes, I kissed the Blarney Stone. I can hear you all now, various comments about coals to Newcastle, wondering if it exploded on contact, gales of laughter. Bring on the sarc. Had to be done. And it ain't easy. The trek up the winding stone stair is near-vertical and extremely narrow - room only for a rope strung along the wall to help with the going. This one poor lady from Taiwan early had a mel ... read more
Date: June 25th 2009
Yes, I kissed the Blarney Stone. I can hear you all now, various comments about coals to Newcastle, wondering if it exploded on contact, gales of laughter. Bring on the sarc. Had to be done. And it ain't easy. The trek up the winding stone stair is near-vertical and extremely narrow - room only for a rope strung along the wall to help with the going. This one poor lady from Taiwan early had a mel ... read more
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A century ago (give or take, I'm part Irish, given to exaggeration and romanticism) my paternal grandfather left Ireland. I'm heading to the land of my Brady forefathers - and Synge, O'Casey, green hills and fine whiskey - for the first time, on a holiday that combines Dublin and an 8-day hiking tour of Galway, Connemara and the Aran Islands. You should come with me. ... full info
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