Clonmacnoise

Mummies, Abbeys and Ancient Tombs...Ireland.

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October 7th 2008
I'm finally able to write about my last two days in Ireland...Nearly two months after my trip. But I so want to finish sharing, if only to have it all recorded somewhere. Since I am covering so much time in this entry and since it will be my last one I'm going to try to make it as abbreviated as possible in certain areas. To start...On our last day with the tour we departed Galway at 8:30 in t ... read more

Europe » Ireland » County Dublin » Dublin

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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