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Lake Among the Hills

Grand Tour of Ireland 2012 Day 11: Wicklow Mountains and Glendalough

July 2nd 2012
And we are back to traveling! We headed over to the Wicklow Mountains of Interior Ireland! Those are great rolling green mountains with lakes in between them. The color of the lakes is almost a deep black due to the peat in them. They almost look like lakes of Guinness beer, which I am sure some of you wouldn't mind swimming in. My favorite lake was one in which the mountains proudly stood ove ... read more
Europe » Ireland » County Wicklow

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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