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The 8 or 15 day *# pass is good for unlimited train travel*.                                      Rail Rambler                                           Train Tour                                             Rail Roundup                                           Train Trip                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Ireland's *police force* is called the *#* and except for extraordinary assignments, *they are [*.                                                              Garda Siochana                                         Policio Garda                                          Guards of Force                                        Ireland's Guard                                        unarmed                                                armed with clubs                                       all men                                                all over 35                                               *# is excellent* and the *fees* are *moderate*.                                                                                                                 Medical treatment                                      Bus transportation                                     Train transportation                                   Dental treatment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Ireland is known for its *abundance of fresh meat, #, [ and eggs*.                                                                                              fish                                                   vegetables                                             fruits                                                 flowers                                                butter                                                 milk                                                   cheese                                                 bread                                                     A real *Irish breakfast* consists of *juice, porridge with milk or cream, fried eggs, bacon, sausage, toast, homemade #, butter, marmalade, tea or coffee*.     soda bread                                             pies                                                   doughnuts                                              cakes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 *Dublin Bay #, Galway oysters and Limerick [ are famous Irish foods*.                                                                                           prawns                                                 salmon                                                 kippers                                                herring                                                ham                                                    bacon                                                  sausage                                                beef                                                      *Irish whiskey* is usually made *from # and is subject to three distillations*.  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failed to recapture the [ is near Drogheda*.                                                                            James II                                               Henry VIII                                             Oliver Cromwell                                        Henry V                                                crown of England                                       Isle of Man                                            crown jewels                                           ship of state                                          
  *Galway* is a busy *seaport located at the mouth of the #*.                                                                                                     River Corrib                                           Columbia River                                         Thames River                                           River Shannon                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        The *Church of St. Nicholas* in Galway is said to be the *last place # worshiped before [*.                                                                     Christopher Columbus                                   Prince Charles                                         George Bernard Shaw                                    St. Patrick                                            sailing for America                                    he died                                                retiring for the evening                               sailing for Italy                                      
  *#* is a *major port*; it has an enviable position *on the [*.                                                                                                  Limerick                                               Galway                                                 Dublin                                                 Glasgow                                                River Shannon                                          River Corrib                                           Thames River                                           Green River                                              *#* is most *famous for lace, cured hams and bacon, salmon fishing, and flour milling*.                                                                         Limerick                                               Dublin                                                 Glasgow                                                Amsterdam                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            *Carrowmore*, between Sligo and Knocknarea, *is the #*  a site containing *the greatest concentration of [ in Ireland*.                                         'graveyard of the giants'                              'gateway to stones'                                    'forest of stones'                                     'mound of leprechauns'                                 megalithic burial stones                               imaginary people                                       dead Clydsdale horses                                  pyramids                                               	  *# [ is world renowned*.                                                                                                                                        Waterford                                              Limerick                                               Cork                                                   Dublin                                                 crystal                                                linen                                                  lace                                                   silver                                                 		  *Waterford*, which is 18 miles from the sea, was *founded by the #*.                                                                                            Vikings                                                leprechauns                                            glass blowers union                                    Normans                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	  The city of *Waterford* is *famous for* the *#* that bears its name.                                                                                            crystal                                                luxury liner                                           king                                                   mineral water                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
  The early *Viking settlement in Wexford features a #* housed *aboard a* former *lightship*.                                                                     maritime museum                                        perfectly preserved Viking                             theater                                                hair salon                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
	  *Wexford* was *settled* in 850 *by the # who gave it its name* which means, *[*.                                                                                Vikings                                                Italians                                               Spanish                                                Normans                                                the harbor of the mud flats                            dirty river                                            the port of small boats                                the haven of refuge                                    
	  In 1649, *# captured Wexford, massacred the townspeople, and destroyed 13 churches* in three days.                                                              Oliver Cromwell                                        King Henry VIII                                        Adolf Hitler                                           Robin Hood                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         