Castle Hotel in Dublin
Because of the rather odd system of one way streets it took Patrick a couple trips around the block until he was able to get us to our hotel for the next two nights - the Castle Hotel. Prior to leaving the U.S. I had read that this hotel was purported to host a ghost. I could believe it once we checked in. The hotel was old and a little worn in that charming English way and the room I was given was in an isolated wing on the ground floor. But the TV worked fine, the bathroom was huge and I had a fake fireplace. What else could I ask for?
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 
