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September 9th 2013 9th September
After leaving Dublin on the M4 we stopped to take photos of Boyle Abbey ruins before returning to Carrick-on-Shannon where we alighted the Moon River boat for a cruise on the Shannon River. This included scones, jam and cream. The cream in Ireland is lovely - must be a side benefit of all the rain. A chirpy man on a mandolin and his mate on a Penny Whistle entertained us with joke
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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 COMING SOON HOUSE ADVERTISING ads_leader_photo_bottom