Irish History
Around A.D. 80, the Roman general Agricola looked across to Ireland from Scotland (which he had just conquered) and sighed. "But a single legion would be enough for the conquest of Ireland," he said (as told by Roman historian Tacitus). However, while the rest of Celtic Europe fell to the Romans, Agricola thought Ireland was not worth the trouble, and so he let it be.
In other words, laziness by Agricola and what I am sure is the luck of the Irish led to Ireland maintaining itself while Romans trampled so many others!
In addition to today's tidbit I have another piece of Irish history for today...today is Irish Bloomsday! Irish Bloomsday was first celebrated on June 16, 1954 for the 50th anniversary of the release of the James Joyce novel Ulysses. The name is derived from the protaganist of the book Leopold Bloom. The celebration was originally organized as a walk along the path of the book, but now is also celebrated with performances of the book or readings. James Joyce is a wonderful author and I hope everyone will read him during your life!
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Ha ha ha! That is a great story! Go Irish!!!
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