Organ Pipes - Giant's Causeway

Northern Ireland - Derry and Antrim

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March 23rd 2008
We left the cosy warmth of Margaret’s B&B in Kilsallagh,on a bleak blustery Good Friday. The next town Murrisk, has a haunting memorial to the Famine years 1845-50, where hundreds of thousands of Irish were sent to the USA in what amounted to floating coffins. The memorial is a brilliantly sculptured bronze with ghostly skeletons clinging desperately to its rigging. We decide to push on quickly ... 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