Bournemouth

Scenes Irish and Cornish, a Family Get Together and a Pint of Speckled Hen

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June 27th 2011
And so back to the Republic for a further dose of scenery before we leave Ireland. We drove down to Kilkenny, via a very rainy and cold Bru na Boinne. This neolithic bunch of tombs is 500 years older than the pyramids, and it wasn’t the first time that we were reminded just how old civilization is on this island. Our Kilkenny hosts were Vicky and Patrick. They were very hospitable; we felt a ... read more

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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