Visits For January, 2010
Saturday, 9th January 2010
The First Of The Year - And It's A Snowy One
I simply had to get out after seeing Ken Williams' photos of Haroldstown (County Carlow) on The Modern Antiquarian. A dolmen in the snow is a great thing to get to. Sadly, it started snowing heavily this morning, so a trip to Haroldstown was out of the question.
I decided to do something I've never done before: make exactly the same trip two outings in a row. So, back to Glendruid (County Dublin), Tully Church (County Dublin) and Laughlanstown (County Dublin) it was. Now I know the new simple way of getting to Glendruid it was easy, although today I parked at the farm at the bottom of the lane to Tully Church and walked all the way.
It's so good to get out again. I've been at home all last week catching up on some long overdue holiday time and haven't been able to use it. The snow for tomorrow looks like it'll be heavy, so I'll not be able to get out then.
| Glendruid - Brennanstown (Co. Dublin) | Portal Tomb | 11 New Images |
| Laughlanstown II (Co. Dublin) | High Cross | 2 New Images |
| Laughlanstown (Co. Dublin) | High Cross | 5 New Images |
| Tully Church - Laughlanstown (Co. Dublin) | Church | 3 New Images |
| Laughlanstown III (Co. Dublin) | Cross | 2 New Images |
Sunday, 24th January 2010
The Fog On The Curragh Is Mine All Mine
The day started with having to make a trip to Dalkey, Dublin. While in the area I stopped at Kill Of The Grange (County Dublin). It's very close to home and I haven't been to it for over seven years.
Then my trip began properly and I set off for the Curragh in County Kildare. As I got closer the fog got thicker. Not a promising start. It didn't end too well either, because the fog never cleared. The purpose of my trip was to hunt down some barrows on The Curragh and The Little Curragh. I just about managed to find one, but was forced to give up.
Not wanting to go straight home I went into Kildare to see the round tower up close. I knew I wouldn't be able to go inside at this time of year, but I wanted to get a bit closer than on my previous attempt. I also wanted to see St. Brigit's Firehouse, St. Brigit's Kitchen and the high cross. The latter means that I will have completed my first goal for this year when I complete the entry.
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| Kill Of The Grange (Co. Dublin) | Bullaun Stone | 7 New Images |
| The Curragh (Co. Kildare) | Barrow | 1 New Image |
| Kildare (Co. Kildare) | Round Tower | 4 New Images |
| Kildare (Co. Kildare) | High Cross | 4 New Images |
| St Brigit's Fire House - Kildare (Co. Kildare) | Oratory | 4 New Images |
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