Scotland: Blair Castle
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Nice architecture; nice history. Thanks for posting these for us to see, Mark.
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Thank you Mark for the great history and quality pictures. Really enjoy all your work on putting this together for us who will never be lucky enough to see it.
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jederick wrote:
Interesting and enjoyable, as usual, Mark. The history in the British Isles is almost spellbinding with all the turmoil, war's and skirmishes over centuries...makes the old TV series, Dallas, pale by comparison!! 
Thanks Jim. Visiting there and actually seeing the places where the historical events took place has addicted us to British TV!
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repleo wrote:
Oliver Cromwell's army invaded Ireland in 1649 and proceeded immediately to slaughter the native population. Estimates range from a minimum of 10% and up to 50% of the Catholic population were butchered and most of the rest were driven out of the eastern half of the country to the poorer land in the West. 'To hell or to Connaught' was a battle cry. One of his scouts reported to him that the Burren in the West had 'Neither tree to hang a man, nor water to drown him, nor soil to bury him.
Thanks so much for the info Phil.
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