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Scenes from the Irish Countryside

Celtic Cross in graveyard at the castle-style fortress and religious
shrine known as the Rock of Cashel, (which is said to date back to the time of St. Patrick).

 


The Rock of Cashel graveyard on an overcast day.
Jokingly, we referred to this part of our trip as the “medieval” tour with the ravens flying above, cold wind
and a little bit of rain to set the mood. The graveyard had quite a history, being nearly as old as the fortress, and
still in use today for selected citizens of a nearby town.

 

Inside the castle part of the fortress, some silver and gold artifacts on the left,
and a medieval tapestry shown on the right.

 

 

Stone masons carved their own faces on columns inside of the fortress, seen at left.
Right, another carving showing some deer or stags and an inscription.

 

The Ring of Kerry - southern Ireland/Atlantic coastline.

 

Islands off the Ring of Kerry; mountain wilderness road and scenery.

 

 

An ancient ring-fort, built by the Celts overlooking the coast.

 

coastal scene elsewhere

 

idyllic Irish countryside

 

A jaunting car ride from Killarney to Muckross House along a country road, passing abbey ruins.



Muckross House, a home also once owned by the Guinness family.

 

A rainbow over Donegal Bay, in Northern Ireland. The rainbow was a complete arc, stretching from one side of the Bay to the other, but only one side of it shows here.


County Sligo, in the shadow of Benbulben mountain— a church doorway with swan handles in Drumcliffe,
where poet, William B. Yeats is buried.

 

 

Blarney Castle - in Southern Ireland near Limerick

 

“Kissing the Blarney Stone,” on top of the castle ramparts,
which involved hanging off the edge of the walkway, with your head upside down
where there was a hole in the castle walkway, and a view below which was a little too hard to look at.

 

Left, another view from the ramparts of a beautiful chateau, evidence of architecture from a later century.
Right, an ancient window with a view through to the river bordering the castle grounds, way below.

 

Brightly painted Irish bars. The bar on the right was across the street from the other one,
and you can see it reflected in the window.

 

A Guinness beer poster

 

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