*re-post from March 17, 2007 According to legend, St. Patrick’s cathedral in Dublin, Ireland was built on the site of a well that St. Patrick used to baptize converts in the 5th century. It is thought that a small wooden church existed on the site as early as 450 A.D., and a stone church was [...]
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According to legend, St. Patrick’s cathedral in Dublin, Ireland was built on the site of a well that St. Patrick used to baptize converts in the 5th century. It is thought that a small wooden church existed on the site as early as 450 A.D., and a stone church was built in 1191 by the [...]
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Glendalough round tower from the 11th centurySt. Patrick’s cathedral from the 11th century, near a small well St. Patrick is believed to have baptised converts in the 5th centuryH’a Penny bridge over river Liffey near city centerGeneral Post office site of Easter uprising 1916, impressive building, I purchased stamps here Close up light pole near [...]
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The Book of Kells-‘Turning Darkness into Light’. We had the opportunity to see the Book of Kells exhibit at Trinity College in Dublin. The Book of Kells contains a lavishly decorated copy, in Latin, of the four gospels thought to have been produced by monks in the 9th century. I loved seeing the signs for [...]
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Two Last pictures of us in Ireland- We visited the ruined monastic settlement of Glendalough, from the 6th century. Really neat monastary remains and cemetery and a 12th century round tower. The whole area was beautiful and sparked the imagination, imagining monks hiding in the tower with precious manuscripts while the vikings raided the area. [...]
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We are so easily amused- some signs that tickled our fancy…we were puzzled as to what “pitches” are, and not sure if they were off.This crosswalk sign we came up with the interpretation of “death stalks children who cross here.”Pembroke park was also intersected by Pembroke lane, Pembroke Rd. and Pembroke court. This was very [...]
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