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Friday, June 23, 2023

Kilkenny & Glendalough, Ireland 2023

Kilkenny & Glendalough, Ireland 2023

May 16th, our last morning was spent in Kilkenny before the drive back to Dublin. We didn't head right back to Dublin, we stopped in Glendalough for a few hours for some sightseeing.

Before our tour started off again, we had time to walk around Kilkenny in the morning. A walk along the river and around the Kilkenny Castle grounds and park.

A view of the river, next to the Kilkenny Castle wall.

We didn't have time for the Kilkenny Castle tour, but we did walk around outside.

By 11 am we were back on the road heading to Glendalough located in the County Wicklow. The Wicklow National Park and Glendalough known as the Valley of Two Lakes. Also accessible is the Monastic City. At the Monastic City we saw the Gateway and St Kevin's church, the cathedral ruins and the beautiful round tower.

The early Christian Monastic settlement was founded by St. Kevin in the 6th century and from this developed the 'Monastic City'.

The City consists of the monastic remains, the most impressive is the Round Tower.

The Gateway to the Monastic City

I like this heart shaped carving around the bench.

There are various hiking trails in the park, the green trail takes you to the lakes.

Upper Lake, one of the two lakes in Glendalough.

" We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone." unknown

I hope you enjoyed! Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day!

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