GlenA2

Tipperary South

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June 27th 2015
I could see "the Rock" as I drove into Cashel. There were lots of tourists there with me. The centuries of neglect are evident but the buildings are being restored. Our guide told us that the Bishop and his crew left because the buildings were too hard to keep warm. I believed him as the cold wind whistled through me. Some visitors from the continent where it is already hot, were, unfortunately fo ... read more

Europe » Ireland » County Tipperary » Tipperary

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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