Paddy!

Meeting the Emerald Isle

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August 17th 2018
Paddy slowed as we rounded a bend in the picturesque hedgerow lined laneway and stared reproachfully over his shoulder. His meaning was clear. "Do you really expect me to drag you AND that half tonne caravan up this hill??!!!" We dutifully alighted and led him up the incline, his slow but steady pace easy to match. Ev grumbled good naturedly that it should be called a horse drawn gypsy caravan WAL ... 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