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Week 20 - Ireland p3

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July 2nd 2007
Monday 25th June My Birthday! Woohoo! It was cool having my birthday in a foreign land, even though it sucked a bit not having my family around. Breakfast was at the B&B (I was a bit sick of the full Irish by this point) after which we toddled down to town for a walking guided tour of Kinsale. We learnt a great deal about this history rich town including that there are 2 old fortifica ... 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