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 | Joined | January 3rd 2011 | Trips | 0 |
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Been there... done that.
January1986. Me and Vaughan hitchhiked to some little hellhole of a town and stayed in a near empty youth hostel (January being the ideal time to visit Ireland). Having no vehicle and limited funds - not withstanding our considerable allocation for beer and such - we decided to bike around the Ring of Kerry. Did I mention it was January? And that the Irish punter who rented us the bikes failed to mention that his war surplus uni-gear bikes weren't exactly meant for climbing and such. Anyhoooo, we somehow managed to make it to this exact spot and view this same vista. Looks pretty much the same, except I was vomiting the first time.