A Day In Dublin 039

A Day In Dublin

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April 27th 2011
Today we thought we would explore Dublin. We caught the bus into the City where we boarded the "Hop on Hop Off" Tour Bus. We stayed on the bus for the first loop which took about an hour and a half. We then decided where we would like to get off. Our first visit was at the Library to have a look at the history of the "O'Brien" name and to see if we could quickly trace some ancestors. We t ... 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