Ireland 2001
Dublin
Trinity College, where one finds the Book of Kells, the oldest known illuminated book. The spider? I think that in good Irish fashion they were getting ready for some party, some special event. |
A neat city with people with colorful hair and colorful places |
M & S stores one finds all over here and in England, where I would buy my lunches |
Ha'penny Bridge in Dublin, not my picture - that I often crossed |
As with the rest of the 2001 visits, camera memory ran out and new cards were expensive, however, there were more pictures, but I need to find where I secured them. |
Boyne Valley - Bru Na Boinne
5000 year old graves and ceremonial mounds |
I burdned the areas and placed arrows, to show where early humans carved marks |
Boyne Valley - Drogheda
The Saint Laurence Gate in Drogheda, where our little group stopped for a delicious lunch of fresh-caught salmon |
Monasterboice
Celtic Crosses
Muirdach's Cross (South Cross) 900-923 AD |
Muirdach's Cross, a side view |
West Cross, Ireland's tallest |
One of the typical tall watch towers of this area |
Don't know what all of that white stuff was, but I cleaned up a little of it on the cross on the left. Showing some detail here. |
Muirdach's Cross, close up |
Not all the graves here are ancient |
This is looking out of the window of the tower below |
I remember this place being closed when we got there, and we had to jump the surrounding wall to enter |
Monasterboice
Mellifont Abbey
The first Cistercian abbey to be built in Ireland |
The abbey dates back to the 12th Century |
Two members of our small tour group at the ruins of Mellifont Abbey |
Killarney
The Killarney Station |
Killarney traditional transportation |