Category Archives: Archaeology
Kildare, Ireland
Kildare, Ireland Kildare, Ireland * http://www.kildare.ie/kildareheritage/?page_id=39 * http://www.kildaretown.ie/ * The visit I took in July to Kildare was one of the most sacred pilgrimmages I’ve made in my life. The Goddess Brigid has been my Matron and principle Deity … Continue reading
Donnelly’s Hollow, Giant Footsteps, and Dancing Circles
Donnolly’s Hollow, Giant Footsteps, and Circle Dances The Curraugh, Kildare, Ireland The Curraugh is speckled with natural bowl-shaped amphitheaters known to be dancing locations for Pagan and Christian groups. One of these is known as “Donnolly’s Hollow” where … Continue reading
Medieval District of Dublin
Medieval District Dublin, Ireland The walled district of Dublin that contains Christ Church, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublinia Medieval Museum, The Brazenhead Pub, and many other landmarks is known as the “Medieval District”. As Dublin can trace its origins … Continue reading
Christ Church
Christ Church Cathedral * http://cccdub.ie/ * Dublin, Ireland * Christ Church also known as the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity was founded in 1030 C.E. in Dublin’s Medieval District and is dedicated to the Holy Trinity. The Cathedral … Continue reading
St. Michan’s Church, Dublin
St. Michan’s Church * 8 E Church St * DUBLIN 3, Co. Dublin, Ireland * 01 8724154 * One of Ireland’s most macabre and spooky sites, St. Michan’s Church is an early Danish chapel that was built in … Continue reading
St. Mary’s Abbey
St. Mary’s Abbey Dublin, Ireland St. Mary’s Church On the corner of St. Jervis and Mary Street, St. Mary’s Church of Ireland was one of Ireland’s earliest examples of a galleried church. It was built in the early … Continue reading
Wolf Tone Square
Wolf Tone Square Corner of Mary Street and Jervis Street, Dublin, Ireland Desecrated Cemetery behind Church Bar (formerly St. Mary’s Church) that is now a City Park. I walked through this park many times during my 2 week … Continue reading
Dublin’s Famine Memorial
Famine Memorial Dublin, Ireland Because the Famine was so devestating to Ireland and Europe, numerous Memorials, such as this one, were constructed in memory of the events that took place to remind the future of what can happen … Continue reading
Hore Abbey
Hore Abbey Cashel, Ireland Just 1 km down from the Rock of Cashel is the Hore Abbey, a ruined Cistercian monastery on the Tipperary plains in Southern Ireland. The name for the abbey comes from the term “iubhair” … Continue reading
Rock of Cashel
Rock of Cashel Rock of Cashel * Cashel, Ireland * On the Tipperary plains atop the town of Cashel sits the infamous fortress, the Rock of Cashel. Mythically it was believed to have originated in the Devil’s Bit … Continue reading