Joy and resilience...

I love this sculpture of Irish folk dancing, it really captures the joy of movement and life. We spotted it beside the car park at the Rock of Cashel. 

There are so many historic ruins in Ireland. The Rock of Cashel is a complex of medieval buildings including a Gothic cathedral, a Romanesque chapel, a round tower and more, set on a limestone outcrop in County Tipperary.

The Rock of Cashel was first used as a royal seat in the 4th century, but most of the existing buildings date from the 12th to 13th century. Again there were graves from the 1700s.

We also saw the Cahir castle when we stopped in the town for lunch. We didn't go inside, because you can only tour so many ruins...but I did like the rooks and geese foraging for a meal in the river encircling the castle like a natural moat.




























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  1. Neville CannMarch 1, 2025 at 6:26 AM

    Ireland looks and sounds so interesting. I’ve just finished reading a book about the Irish famine. They have been through so much suffering and hardship as a people and yet, as you described to us, their music and culture is filled with life and energy. Thanks for your continuing blogs and fotos. We are enjoying them all. Today (Sat) I ran in Parkrun in the morning and then teamed with Yvonne Brown in the Chanel Challenge. She did the swim and I ran the 2 k run. Over 900 in the event and a big spectator attendance. Cheers.

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    1. Europe Trip 2025March 1, 2025 at 10:37 PM

      Well done Neville ! I'm glad you're enjoying the blog. It's a bit like doing my homework every night.😂 You're absolutely right, Irish people are amazingly resilient and very friendly and chatty. I plan to visit a famine museum while we're here to learn more about it. xx

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