Carrick

The trip home

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January 29th 2009
We are currently making our way back towards London, and then we will fly home on February 7th. We left Cork for Sligo which is in the Northern part of the Republic of Ireland. There is some beautiful scenery there, mountains, ocean, and some viking princesses buried there. We couldn't do too much without a car. We went to the Belleek factory and saw how it is made. We went to Carrick which is in ... read more

Europe » Ireland » County Donegal » Donegal

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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