Me at Trinity College

Trinity is in city center. It was built in 1592 (i think) as the solely protestant college in Dublin. James Joyce hated it. It has old classic cobblestone university beauty, not like state.

Bank Holiday weekend=A good Craic

June 1st 2008
That's right, a good craic. It's NOT a typo. The Irish use it to say "good time", and it's pronounced CRACK. Haha. This weekend was bank holiday weekend, which means no work for the people of Ireland on Monday! I can consider myself now a "resident of Ireland", at least temporarily. Even though I'm clearly a yank with my whiny midwest accent...I stick out badly. "Yeaaahh, can I get you some ... 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

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