Cliffs of Moher or Cliffs of Insanity

Diddley Dee is Ireland all over!

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July 10th 2013
We have spent one week making a roughly circular route around Ireland with my cousin and a friend. Each new stop never seems too far away although we have still travelled some considerable kilometres. (Yes Ireland is metric, unlike England and it also has Euros!) Every destination has a load of pubs offering good standard meals and traditional Diddley Dee music. Some sing those ballads and you ... read more

Europe » Ireland

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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