Giants causeway

Portsalon to Portrush

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July 13th 2011
This was a sail which started off beautifully. We slipped the anchor in Lough Swilly at 0715 and with the ebb tide had a beautiful sail to Malin Head. As we entered the Inishtrahull Sound I was conscious of the words in the pilotage book.... this is the most challenging Sound on the north coast, more so than Tory or Rathlin. ut we had the tide with us and a gentle F2 on the nose after we turned ea ... 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