Some Castle in Swansea

Still alive and in Dublin

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June 4th 2005
We have arrived in Dublin at long last. But, the journey was fun and that's all that matters. We stopped for a while in Swansea, Wales. The pound buys so much more there, we felt rich! Charles and I wandered the docks there for a while and then got a bite in a pub. To get to the women's restroom, you had to go up several flights of stairs, down winding hallways and around and around and around. I ... 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