Stephanie at Monasterboice, the oldest Irish monastery. It's home to the two tallest Celtic crosses.
One of the 'round towers'. The Irish would all climb up in the tower (and roll up the rope door) to escape from the marauding Vikings!
The view from our living room of the Mourne Mountains. We are loving Ireland. Highlights so far: attending the 5 service cycle (in 1 day) at the nearby Holy Cross Monastery, cooking gourmet meals, intense card games (Madeline and I win), etc. Today we are in Dublin. We've seen Kilmainham, a jail built in 1798 and literally packed with Irish history, the Guinness factory, and an evensong service at St. Patrick's Cathedral, the national church of Ireland. A countertenor was featured! (especially funny when we glanced at their choir books...which were entitled 'Sing Low'. )
This weekend we're traveling to Galway to see some natural wonders on the West Coast of Ireland! More to come soon.
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