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Grand Tour of Ireland 2012 Day 9: Pride Parade and Day of Rest

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June 30th 2012
We so needed a break from traveling and doing the tourist thing. We woke up late and slowly made our way over to DUblin. They were having the Pride Parade today so we wanted to be supportive and be there. We first went to see the Children of Lir Statue at the peace park. Its supposed to represent the children of Lir who were transformed into swans until St. Patrick came and Christianized them turn ... 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