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A waterfall we passed. |
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Arriving at Glendalough |
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Glendalough is (was) a monastery founded by St Kevin, a hermit monk who died about 618. |
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An impressive, graceful round tower. |
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Today there are mostly just ruins of several early churches. |
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As you have seen, Glendalough is in a spectacular natural setting. |
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St. Helen's Bay Golf Course |
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A beautiful day on a scenic course - here I am on hole 17th. |
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Fr MacLean on the signature 18th hole. |
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A new sport for us: Lawn Bowling |
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Basically a combination of Bacci Ball and Shuffleboard. |
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Only by rolling the balls on a huge grass court. |
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Arriving at Hook Peninsula. |
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Hook Head Lighthouse |
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Interior of the lighthouse, built in early 13th century, it is one of the oldest operational lighthouses in the world. |
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Views from the Lighthouse, which according to legend dates back to a 6th century monk. |
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If you notice a large boulder on top of the far rock, they said it was thrown up by a powerful storm. |
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Here you can see the landscape of the peninsula, with water on both sides. |
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Ballyhack Castle |
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Built by 15th Century crusaders, the Knights Hospitalers of St John. |
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Fr. MacLean in the chapel of the tower. |
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The tower has a copmmanding view of the Waterford Estuary. |
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The Dunbrody at New Ross |
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A full-scale reconstruction of a 19th century famine ship. |
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An entire family and all their belongings have to fit in one bunk. |
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Storage belowdecks. |
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The first class cabins and captain's room. |
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Since New Ross is the birthplace of the family of former American President Jonh F Kennedy. |
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So the Irish-Americans decided to dedicate an Arboretum. |
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A nice rainbow while leaving the Kennedy Arboretum. |
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St Mary Island |
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St Mary's was an ancient place of pilgrimage. |
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But in October 1649, Cromwell attacked, killed the priests, and the Church has been destroyed since then. |
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The "Island" is actually a peninsula in the midst of a salt-water lake. |
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The moden parish of St Mary |
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A view of St Mary Island from the Church. |
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A crucifix that a young man tried to save from the Church, but alas was shot down by the brutal soldiers. The crucifix was found in the lake in 1887. |
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We bicycled down to Kilmore Quay, just a few kilometers south of where we stayed. |
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The local parish of St Mary in Kilmore. |
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We said Mass here each day. |
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One is welcomed to the town of Kilmore by a nice grotto of Lourdes. |
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The Keating farmhouse where we stayed in Kilmore. |
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An old barn on the farmhouse, with our rental car. |
