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A long day of adventure

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May 3rd 2018
Wow, what a long day - we got a great night sleep and awoke bright and early with the sun coming in. Up and out and walked into the city, maybe 20 mins, via St Stephens Green, which was an interesting historic site for the "Easter Rising" of 1922. We had see a documentary about the Rising so it made more sense to walk around the city sites. We found Trinity College and had a really wonderful to ... 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