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Grand Tour of Ireland 2012 Day 13: Connemara, Galway, and Nuneries

July 4th 2012
This is to be our last sightseeing trip of our vacation. Its almost sad to see it all end but as usual, i miss my bed, bathroom, shower, and cats. God I miss my cats! Our first stop was at the Quiet Man bridge. John Wayne filmed a movie here and the tourist business booms on that idea. BUt all of the people who have seen that movie are dying off. What will happen to this place then I wonder? ... read more
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Irish Flag 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
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