Blarney Castle 3

That's a Load of Blarney...Castle that is.

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August 24th 2008
This entry will focus on the first day of our tour proper in which we began our travels on the tour bus with our fearless leader, Tommy O'Reilly. I was paired with Nancy on the bus and we all settled in to our new mode of travel which included long periods of Tommy sharing his endless Irish wisdom and boundless knowledge of Irish history with us, interspersed with Irish music. Our first stop w ... read more

Europe » Ireland » County Kerry » Killarney

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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