Just outside Dublin

USA to Ireland

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May 9th 2011
Sorry for the delay in getting my blog posts up…had virtually no internet upon arriving in Ireland on Tuesday. Leaving Detroit was largely uneventful, except for getting stopped at security to have my backpack checked…seems a small bottle of hand sanitizer looks suspicious…be warned everyone (I was supposed to remove my ‘liquids’ from any carry on…oops). When I got to my gate, big sig ... 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