St. Patrick's Cathedral

St. Patrick's Day weekend in Ireland

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March 19th 2007
My longest weekend away from Bilbao was this past weekend, where I spent 5 days in Ireland. I left after class on Thursday morning and met Ryan, who had been there the whole week for his spring break, in Dublin. We stayed with some of his distant relatives who were kind enough to house us and feed us and sit down with us for more afternoon teas than I've ever had before! My first full day in I ... read more

Europe » Ireland » County Dublin

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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