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Travel Blogs from Carrickfergus
Intervarsities
... was some good fun. After that, thought, I had to rush back to the hostel to watch the Fightin' Irish take on the Trojans to complete our undefeated season and win a spot in Miami for the BCS National Championship. I can't believe we're going to the championship!!! Nobody on the volleyball team understood my excitement about American football, especially the French guys who heard the American pronunciation of Notre ...
A Day trip to remember....
Hello all....here I am back in Carrickfergus. Ali went on to her friend's wedding in England. So I couldn't miss the opportunity to come back.
This morning Joe and his grandaughter (Anna) took me to Larne to see where Nana and Grandad were laid to rest. The cemetary was very nice and very ...
Day 8/Carrick
... is a booth with curtains. We shared some laughs. It was nice to be with all of our group and Tim.
We got dropped off at the local DownPatrick Pub, Speedy/Mullen's. We enjoyed some music and drinks and then headed off to the next pub The Cabin. Both were a blast and a lot of fun.
Our group took a taxi home and then stayed up late having a blast together.
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Here's to you, Bobby Sands
... became a permanent underclass in their own country and were denied the higher paying jobs and positions enjoyed by the Protestants. From time to time the Catholics would attempt to change the system and these occurrences became euphemistically known as "The Troubles". In 1916 there was a major uprising which was brutally suppressed, but which simmers below the surface continually. The IRA are characterised in the British press as ...
Walking in the Footsteps of the Giant
... so we joined the throngs that were already there.
It’s similar to Wal-Mart, but doesn’t have the selection that we’re used to. We did pick up a few things, then came back to the farmhouse. We were able to see and talk with all the children today, and that was wonderful.
Tomorrow we’ll leave Northern Ireland and its much better roads but worse exchange rate and return to the Republic for the rest of our stay. Two weeks down, two weeks to ...
Location
Other places to stay in Carrickfergus
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Clarion Hotel Carrickfergus
75 Belfast Road, Carrickfergus | 3 star hotelfrom $77 -
Premier Inn Carrickfergus
The Harbour , Carrickfergus | Hotelfrom $84 -
Knockagh Lodge
236 Upper Road, Carrickfergus | Hotelfrom $105 -
Coast Road Hotel
28 Scotch Quarter, Carrickfergus | Hotel -
Langsgarden
72 Scotch Quarter, Carrickfergus | Hotel -
Dobbins Inn Hotel
6- 8 High Street, Carrickfergus | 2 star hotelfrom $82
