Ballyshannon

October!

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November 2nd 2007
Hello Friends and Family! Since my last blog I have had Thanksgiving, gone to Kerry/Killarney and Dingle Bay, Donegal, Ballyshannon, the Hill of Tara, Phoenix Park, and celebrated Halloween! University College Dublin held their first Thanksgiving for Canadian students and had the new Ambassador from Canada, Patrick George Binns as a guest. He was born in Weyburn Saskatchewan and moved to Pr ... read more

Europe » Ireland

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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