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Day Trip to the Country

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February 10th 2010
If I am going to have my first full pint of Guinness ever, it might as well be in Ireland. Today we went for a day trip out into the southern countryside. Tim and I were both really looking forward to getting out of the city. The tour would take us into the Wicklow Mountains, with stops in Glendalough and Avoca. Our morning got off to a hectic start because we found out as we were leaving our a ... 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