Blackrock Collage

The Wicklow Mountains and Ballsbridge

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April 24th 2014
Thur 24 April 2014, Wicklow Mountian's and Blackrock We decide to give Dublin a miss today and head out the country. We headed south to Glendalough, in the Wicklow mountain’s, a small historic village with twin lakes. Glendalough is home to one of the most important monastic sites in Ireland. This early Christian monastic settlement was founded by St. Kevin in the 6th century and from t ... read more

Europe » Ireland » County Wicklow » Glendalough

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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