Dublin and Surroundings
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Dublin Street Scene
During Hurling Games |
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Book of Kells, Medieval Gospel Manuscript
Located in Trinity College |
Dublin arrival after 21 hours of air journey from Yakima.
Our hotel, Grafton House on Grafton Street, was a perfect
location accessible to all the major sight : Trinity College with the Book of
Kells, Ireland's National Museum of History, and fabulous restaurants and pubs.
So friendly and helpful are these Dubliners.
Currently, it seems all of Dublin is energized with the National Hurling (as popular as American football) competition taking place. Celebrations day and night!
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| St. Patrick in Central Dublin |
Traveling north to Bru Na Boinne and Tara
The view of Bru Na Boinne's immense, round, white
stone walls topped by a grass dome is almost futuristic.
Part of this vast Neolithic necropolis contains a fine Stone Age passage
tomb, predates the Pyramids by some six centuries! It's
sophisticated engineering gives the precise alignment with the sun at the time
of the winter solstice.
Nearby is The Hill of Tara, Ireland's most sacred turf
abounding with history, legend, and folklore. It was the home of the
mystical priest-rulers Druids and later served as the ceremonial center of the
high kings for hundreds of years....
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Newgrange, Irish Passage Tomb
5000 Years |
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Newgrange Entrance Stone
Example of Neolithic Art |
Nearby is The Hill of Tara, Ireland's most sacred turf abounding with history, legend, and folklore. It was the home of the mystical priest-rulers Druids and later served as the ceremonial center of the high kings for hundreds of years....
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The Hill of Tara
Ireland's most Sacred Stretch of Turf
Entrance to the Underworld |
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Ceremonial Center of the High Kings
142 Priest-Kings Who Practiced Their Form of Celtic Worship and Rule |
