WINDY!

Galway: It Was Wet! But What's New?

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April 6th 2010
Just returned from Galway this evening! I can feel myself getting sick - it was cold, windy, and pissing rain when we got there, and kept on being that way until the next morning. But it did not stop the fun! I got to hear what it sounds like when STRONG, STRONG wind blows through the loose rigging of hundreds of sail boats (answer: AWESOME), and Rebekah and I bought each other claddagh rings from ... read more

Europe » Ireland » County Cork » Cork

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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