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More Catching Up

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March 16th 2010
So March 6 Day 47- I went on the Angela's Ashes Walking Tour- with a wonderful Irish guide named Mike or "Micky" as his friends, including the author of A's A. He was wonderful. He gave us a lot of insight not to just the book but the daily culture of the time and added his own stories. A few favorites include when Frank (the author) wrote about climbing up the drain pipes to look in the 4 sisters ... 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