This really is a beer lover's city

Almost as soon as we checked into our rooms James was summoning us to go for dinner. Our hotel was just off Parnell Square. We simply had to cross to the other side of the square to reach our restaurant. It was getting uncomfortably hot in the early evening in Dublin and unfortunately our restaurant didn't have a/c. We enjoyed an Irish favorite, lasagna and orange drink for dinner then quickly left the stifling heat inside for a walk along the Liffey River.

Day Three (Killarney-Blarney-Dublin)

July 15th 2006
No need to describe the great breakfast. The rest of Irish/English food may not be all that exciting but they certainly give better breakfasts than the Italians and French. James had us on the bus and out of the hotel parking lot before 9:00am. Once again it was a brilliant, sunny day. The temperatures were expected to rise as we went further inland. We were headed to Blarney Castle on ... read more

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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

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