Author Archives: Dean

How Ireland saved Western Euroupe

Around the end of the 5th century A.D most of Europe was controlled by the great Roman Empire which controlled land from England to Turkey and everything in between. But such a vast empire cannot protect all of its boarders and like … Continue reading

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Homemade cures from Ireland 1940s-1960s

The following cures are from a first hand account of treatments commonly used in Ireland during the 1940s-60s . The treatments with an * are treatments that were used on the person who I spoke to. The treatments with an ^ are … Continue reading

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Hippolyte Island

In the book, Hippolyte at first seems to be a harsh, disgusting, and a person no one would want to get along with. He only uses people to get something he wants and after that he throws them to the side. … Continue reading

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The Irish Invasion of…..Canada?!?

So I couldn’t find any more islands that were of a great interest around Ireland itself but how about an Invasion of Canada by Irishman. I mean come on why would the Irish government attack Canada? Well it wasn’t the Irish … Continue reading

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Great Skellig

The island of Great Skellig, or Skellig Micheal, is an island off the coast of County Kerry, Ireland. The island is best known for its 7th century Christian monastery that is on the cliff of the island. The monastery helped … Continue reading

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Arranmore

Guess where this island is! If you thought France your wrong and I’ll never talk to you again. The Island of Arranmore, Aranmore or Árainn Mhór  is a tiny island that is about fifteen minutes/3 miles from the Irish shore of county … Continue reading

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The Rockall Dispute

  Ever heard of an Island called Rockall, probably not, and who would blame you it is a tiny uninhabitable rock in the Atlantic, no one lives there and life cannot be sustained there except for clams. Its approx. 56 … Continue reading

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Ireland the Isle of Alcohol.

  Ireland the land of green fields, music, and of course beer. But do the Irish really drink a lot as some people say or is it just overstated? Also does the influence of alcohol make it easy for teens to … Continue reading

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