Britannia

It did it again

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April 26th 2008
Well here we are in Dublin on the 26th. We arrived on the 24th amid rain and cold weather. For some reason this free internet is throwing me off and I am losing all of my narrative as well as pics, so I am not going to say too much. Before we left Edinburgh we saw the Queen's vacation ship, the Britannia and I have included pics. I have a hard time believe all of those grandchildren of hers wo ... 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