Us with Patrick

And, we're off!

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September 4th 2005
Okay, it's official. We made it to Ireland and we found out that Patrick Pierce is here! We hooked up with him for a couple of days. Patrick is the one in the pic - with us at a pub. We originally planned to visit Northern Ireland first but we had to take advantage of some native hospitality. We are headed to Northern Ireland on Tuesday the 6th. My first challenge (Doug) was to acclimate ... read more

Europe » Ireland » County Dublin

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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