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From a bridge over the River Corrib
It's all CRAIC in Ireland

January 24th 2007
By the way . . . Craic is slang for "fun" in Irish. . . just so you know. After briefly visiting one of my best friends in London for New Year's 2007, I arrived on the Emerald Isle on January 2nd and quickly fell in love with the place. Like I said in my intro, I'm studying at the National University of Ireland at Galway (NUIG) for the semester. I guess this first entry can be my attempt to sum ... read more
Europe » Ireland

Irish Flag 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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