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Goodbye Ireland

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June 4th 2012
We are sitting at Cork airport waiting to fly to Bristol. No rain today, the sun came out earlier. We had a lovely drive to the village of Kinsale yesterday. It is a pretty little place on the sea. Lots of brightly coloured cottages with pretty flower boxes on their windows. Cork is quite a big city, pop 500,000. It was a major port in days gone by. It was the last port of call by the Titani ... read more

Europe » Ireland » County Cork

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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