Day Trip 049

Day Trip

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September 12th 2008
This morning our Irish Experience teacher picked us up around 11:30am to give us a mini tour of Carlow and the surrounding areas. She first took us to the Browneshill Dolmen. It is believed to have been built between 4000 and 3000 BC by some of Ireland's earliest farmers. The capstone is argued to be the heaviest in Europe, around 100 metric tons. We then traveled about 15 min outside of Ca ... read more

Europe » Ireland » County Carlow » Carlow

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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