Bear the Dog

Ireland - Adare

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August 10th 2010
Hi everyone, Here we are again! We left Killarney heading for Adare and one of the first places we went through was Castlemaine - birthplace of Jack Duggan - the Wild Colonial Boy - a bushranger in Australia. (In Australia - my mum lived in Castlemaine, Victoria for a time about 30 years ago!) As we drove along there was an older couple riding their bikes and stopped to have a kiss - w ... 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