Trinity College area

Emerging from the Temple Bar area we headed up past Trinity College. Once again I had my eyes peeled for Kilkenney beer, but had no luck. Gail, her mother and I wanted to go off and explore on our own but the rest of the group stuck with us. We spent some time window shopping then started back toward our hotel. I was still a wee bit hungry.

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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