Dublin Social

On to Donegal

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July 6th 2010
Today was a travel day. We left the Herbert Park Hotel at about 9 am and headed out to New Grange to tour the ruins where there were found remains of the first inhabitants of Ireland. It is located in a rural area and like many ancient sites like Stone Henge and other ancient “wonders” of the world, it is hard to imagine how such structures were built when there were no big machines an ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more