Japanese Garden at Powerscourt

Hollywood, Saints and Stuff

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May 7th 2007
Hey everyone -- we're in Hollywood! Well, we WERE in Hollywood. Hollywood, Ireland. But it made us miss home... We were on the way to Glendalough (glen-da-lock), a beautiful spot in the Wicklow Mountains south of Dublin. Glendalough is the home of Saint Kevin. Who knew there was a saint with my name? (Well, Erin, for one, who booked us in a wonderful B&B here.) The big draw here is the ... 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