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Day one

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July 13th 2013
Day 1. After a long flight with weather delays we arrived in Shannon, Ireland at 4:40am our time and 9:40 local time. Our driver Eric, was waiting patiently for us. We boarded our huge Mercedes van and off we went to dromoland castle for an Irish coffee (Ernie and I walked the grounds and took pictures. Next we went to the burrens and saw some old churches and castles and a lot of barren ground ... read more

Europe » Ireland » County Clare

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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