Merry Ploughboy Pub Irish Band

DAY 2 Tour of Ireland

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September 10th 2010
We started our tour by heading into Dublin city and were shown lots of the landmarks including statues that represented the great 4 year famine of Ireland from 1845 to 1849. We then had a tour through the elegant state rooms of Dublin castle . That night we went to the Merry Ploughboy pub for a great Irish dinner and a show of traditional irish songs and irish dancing. The following morning we ... read more

Europe » Ireland » County Galway

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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