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St Paddy's Day in Dublin - To Be Sure, To Be Sure!

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March 16th 2007
We got up early on Friday morning, and caught the bus down to Paddington Station. We grabbed a few supplies for the trip and found Beth plus the rest of our tour group, bumping into Klaus on the way (on a different tour). We started on our journey to Holyhead in Wales, picking up Nicola (friend from our Edinburgh trip) and some others. We only just caught the 2.15pm ferry sailing to Dublin Por ... 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