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Leaving Galway

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August 22nd 2007
Yay!! We just got our internet back, it wasn't working yesterday at all. So yesterday we took a drive up to Connemara, Clifden and Lettefrack, in what the Irish call the wild west. The roads are not nearly wide enough to be two ways, but they are, as I said before, it's pretty terrifying. That area is one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen. There are mountains everywhere, and they're j ... 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