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The Time I Got Bog in my Hair and Other Stories

February 5th 2007
So option #1 for this past weekend was to go up to Tory Island - a little island about 15 kilometers off the north coast of Ireland which has apparently claimed independence from the republic, has its own king, and is nothing but rocks. We were to go with the Gaelic speaking Drama society who was headed up to Tory Island to perform its current production about heaven and hell fighting over the sou ... read more

Europe » Ireland » County Galway » Connemara

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

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Sudie Niesen

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Hello there! My name is Sudie Niesen; I began this blog during my semester abroad at the National University of Ireland in Galway. That experience only strengthened an already intense passion for traveling, and prepared me for my next adventure . . . After graduating from Miami University (Ohio) in May, I am headed to the Indian state of Kerala for a year of volunteering. I will be there from September 08-August 09 and look forward to sharing my experiences here! Visited US States Map [img=/VC/vus.php?sl=alarazcacodcdeflgahiiailinkskylamamdmemimoms... full info

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