Articles tagged ‘viking boat’
An Viking apology 1,000 years in the making
By Seán | August 16th, 2007 |
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So a great big viking ship sailed into Dublin harbour yesterday.
6 weeks at sea and a bunch of salty Danes rowed up to Irish shores for the first time in centuries. Their ship was a replica of one built in Glendalough, Wicklow (Ireland) in 1042 AD. Rather than leap from the ship and begin [...]
Athlone Viking Boat Tours
By Seán | June 10th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Ever ride on an animal-headed viking ship?
It’s one of those things most tourists miss. I don’t mean the vikings - their blonde hair and nordic features blended into the indiginous Irish population centuries ago - I mean spending some time on the river Shannon.
If you’re spending any time at all in Athlone during the warmer [...]
