Dublin - James Joyce Drinking a Guiness 2000

Dublin

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June 10th 2000
Marnie the Aussie drove me across the country from Dingle to Dublin, which only took about four hours, and every person we passed waved to us. I was pretentious enough to want to visit the tower from the beginning of Joyce's Ulysses but got more enjoyment from drinking a Guiness next to a painting of him after the brewery tour. A whole section of Dublin smells like hops on certain days. Dubl ... read more

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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