One of the barrels used for fermentation. |
This is the lease that started it all. |
The Guinnes Harp. |
The last day in Dublin was spent traveling by our bus all around and one of the sites we saw was St. Patrick's Cathedral. The cathedral was in the center of a park where families were enjoying the day and it was surrounded with plaques that honored the writers of Ireland.
St. Patrick's Cathedral |
The park was beautiful. |
This is just one of the plaques that were within the church park around St. Patrick's. |
Usually the plots between the hedgerows were filled with sheep - after all it was lambing season! |
The drive by itself was lovely, but the destination took my breath away. Glendalough is an example of Celtic Monasticism. The graveyards were very holy and so were placed within the walls of the encampment near the church. In this lovely area there is a church and a cathedral! The buildings are all of stone - even the roofs were made of stone. Glendalough means "The valley of the two lakes" in Irish. St. Kevin established this monastic settlement in the sixth century.
The entrance to the Glendalough community was through a stone gate which led to one of the most intriguing historical sites we saw in Ireland. |
The site had a small museum that held many stone crosses and a layout of what the monastic village look like in its early days as well. |
One of the first sites was St. Kevin's Church . |
The cemetery was huge and is still used today. In the background is another view of St. Kevin's Church. |
This is the outside of the cathedral on the site which though it had no roof was still a beautiful edifice. |
St. Kevin's Church |
St. Kevin's Cross |
9 comments:
Bob would have enjoyed the Guiness Storehouse. I like the looks of Glendalough as well. You can see that the cemetery is aged by the look of St. Kevin's church. That church looks ancient! The cemetery markers(?) look interesting. Some of them resemble faces and stick figures.
I am sure bob WOULD have enjoyed the Guinness Storehouse! I sure did too. Besides the history which was great, the free pint at the top was really good. Glendalough was a beautiful walk back into history, and yes some of the head stones were a strange shape! :-)
Guinness sure was smart! And the time definitely different I'd add. Drinking his creation where it's made would add to the joy, even if it had been on the ground. Those white borders add a particular bit of nostalgia to the photos as does their size, at least for me.
Those Guiness you can cut with a knife! I am inspired to buy one next time they have it on draft.
I have to say, Robert, that the Guinness here does not measure up to those in Ireland. But it sure is something I love!! Sláinte!
Hi Ciss. Contacting you after quite a long time. Glad to know about your vacation! I'm still reading your old posts and enjoying the beautiful Ireland :)Take care.
Hi, Meam! So good to hear from you again. You have been in my thoughts so much during the past few months. Thank you so much for stopping by and commenting. Hope you're doing really well.
Beautiful photos!
I used to live in Dublin, you know!
Ellie,
I am jealous! I loved Dublin and surrounding area when I visited last April. Thanks for coming by.
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