A woman wears false flag eyelashes during the St Patrick's day parade through Dublin city center on St Patrick's day, March 17, 2013. Julien Behal/PA/AP
Cian O'Sullivan, background center, and Tom Walsh playing music in O'Donoghue's pub in central Dublin, Ireland. The most famous pub for live 'trad' performances is O'Donoghue's, a living room-sized venue that inspired the Dubliners and Chieftains in the 1960s. Peter Morrison/AP
Twins Aine (l.) and Emer Quinn eat sweets in the local parish hall after making their First Holy Communion in St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Cushendall, 2010. Cathal McNaughton/Reuters
A handler steadies his Teeswater sheep in the ring on the first day of the Balmoral Show in northern Ireland May 15, 2013. The show is Ireland's biggest agricultural and food event. Cathal McNaughton/Reuters
A group of children receive their high-visibility vests from the Road Safety Authority, presented by policeman Niall Cunningham, in Dublin, Ireland. Robbie Reynolds/PA/AP
Ena Keogh, 88, runs The Oldest Art Gallery in Dingle, Ireland. She loves to embroider. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
Participants arrive at Guildhall Square for the 'Brides Across the Bridge' event in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, April 27, 2013. The organizers aimed to attract 2013 women wearing wedding dresses for the charity event in aid of the Foyle Hospice. Cathal McNaughton/Reuters
Danny Farrell from Galway waits to sell his horses at the Ballinasloe Horse Fair in Co. Galway, Ireland, Oct. 1, 2012. Ballinasloe Horse Fair is one of Europe's oldest and largest Horse Fairs, dating back to the 1700's. The annual event attracts up to 100,000 visitors from all over the world. Julien Behal/PA/AP
Golfer Rory McIlroy is pictured on a wall in the Holylands area of Belfast, February 23, 2013. Historically most of the hundreds of murals across Northern Ireland promoted either republican or loyalist political beliefs. However, since the paramilitary ceasefires some of the paintings have become less sectarian, celebrating sporting successes and cultural achievements. Cathal McNaughton/Reuters
The Drombeg Stone Circle in County Cork, Ireland, has 17 upright stones and probably dates to the 5th century AD. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
Swirls of sand, land, and sea at the Portnoo Strand in County Donegal, Ireland. Ireland is about 300 miles from north to south and a driving trip in the country's western region includes hilly, narrow roads with spectacular views ranging from seaside cliffs to verdant farmland. Jake Coyle/AP
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (c.), Irish President Mary Mc Aleese (r.), and Christy Cooney, President of the Gaelic Athletic Association look out at the pitch at the home of the GAA, Croke Park Stadium, in Dublin, May 18, 2011, site of a notorious massacre where British troops killed 14 Irish civilians in 1920. The Queen's visit to Croke Park highlights the vast improvement in Anglo-Irish relations since those dark days. Peter Morrison/AP
Young band members take part in the annual 12th of July parade through the center of Belfast, Northern Ireland, July 12, 2011, to commemorate Prince William of Orange's victory over Catholic King James II at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690. The mass Protestant parades are an annual test of the British and Irish peace process. Colm O'Reilly/AP
Stephen McGarry poses in the back garden of his home in west Belfast October 17, 2012. According to McGarry the peace wall '...never should be taken down. But mum would love to see holes in it to let the light through.' The first barriers between protestant and catholic communities were built in 1969, following riots known as 'The Troubles.' The temporary structures have multiplied from 18 in the early 1990s to 40 today. Cathal McNaughton/Reuters
The colorful storefronts of Dingle, Ireland, line one of the main streets through town. This is Gaeltacht, or Irish speaking, country. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
A woman takes a break in the poultry tent on the first day of the Balmoral Show in northern Ireland May 15, 2013. Cathal McNaughton/Reuters
Children watch the St Patrick's Day parade in Dublin, Ireland, March 17, 2010. Hundreds of thousands of people will mark the national day at more than 180 events in towns and villages across the country. Julien Behal/AP
A woman walks past a derelict shop, its windows covered in giant posters to make it look like a cafe, in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, June 6, 2013. Organizers of the G-8 summit of world leaders, June 17-18 in Northern Ireland, use window-sized posters to make derelict shops appear like thriving businesses with fully stocked shelves. It has proved most eye-catching — indeed, eye-fooling. Peter Morrison/AP
Razor wire surrounds the Lough Erne Golf Resort in County Fermanagh where the G8 summit is being held. Cathal McNaughton/Reuters
The Lough Erne Golf Resort Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, June 13, 2013. The Resort which is surrounded by water is due to host the G8 summit on June 17th and 18th. Peter Morrison/AP
A government ban on a parade organized by pro-British unionists has opened old wounds about national identity in Northern Ireland.
Four nights of violent disorder in Northern Ireland that were sparked after a Protestant parade was banned from marching through a Catholic part of north Belfast have injured 71 police and several bystanders.
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