St Patrick's cathedral

Dublin

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July 13th 2010
After a long cramped plane ride (2 hrs of sleep, woohoo! - questioned my decision to NOT spend the extra miles to go first class!), I got to to Dublin in the morning. Checked into the hostel (room on the 4th floor....no elevator!)and then spent the day touring around before hitting the sleep wall around 930pm. Saw St Patricks' cathedral, Christ Church, the Guinness Brewery, and just generally to ... 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