Solanum Tuberosum - The Harry Potter Spell That Goes Staight to the Hips and Thighs
June 10th 2011 Kenmare was our first stop in County Kerry. On a bank holiday long weekend (and the Kenmare Walking Weekend, no less) it was packed with visitors. We saw at least two hen’s parties trawling around the town in their finest sparkly getups. We watched the Ireland vs Macedonia Euro 2012 qualifier in one of the pubs.
We visited Kenmare’s local sights – a mini-Stonehenge-like ring of stones, t
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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 
