Newgrange and the Hill of Tara. Ancient sites of some amazing peoples. What a stunning day. The wind was whipping the beejeezus out of us on the hills, and gray clouds scudded across the sky and still for thousands of years these stones stand.
It's downright breathtaking to stand there with them. To be able to trace your finger along the carving. Made over 5,000 years ago. Puts you in mind of a kind of perspective it's hard to hold on to when the national attention span can't quite break 2 minutes any more. We spent the day driving about the Boyne Valley. Immersed in Irish history, from the Messolithic to Irish Independence. I admired our young guide as she lovingly told the stories of the passage graves, and what the possible meanings are.
She was lovely and her voice was lilting and I can see why so many people want to find some drops of Irish blood in their veins!
did you visit knowth as well as newgrange? i found the burial mounds fantastic.
ReplyDeleteNo, we had a special tour at Newgrange so we were on a schedule. Definitely could have spent more time!
ReplyDeleteToday we found out that in the heart of Dublin, near Christ Church they last week discovered a Viking settlement and are currently excavating that! Would LOVE to come back and take a look at what they find there!
And spend a lot more time here ... definitely on my "returns" list!