A few weeks ago
I hit the road with a recorder taking in some of the best medieval sites in
Ireland. The show takes in 1000 years of Irish history in one day-trip.
Starting in around the year 600 in the monastery Glendalough at sunrise before
driving through the Wicklow mountains to Kilkenny, I visited many places
mentioned in the podcast. The trip finished off in the 16th century in a spot
off the beaten track, but a real forgotten gem, Kilcooley Abbey.
Listen to my podcast of this trip at Irish History
Podcast on iTunes.
You can join me
on a similar trip on Saturday June 6th (2015). Mail booking@Irishhistorytours.ie to
book your spot on what will be a unique trip for up to 30 people at a cost of
only 60 Euros.
We depart by
8am to avoid the Dublin traffic.
We turn west
and visit Glendalough with its ruins of an abbey, round tower, graveyards, and
seven churches, visitor center. Lots of history to discuss here as we
walk the ruins by the lake.
We drive south
through the beautiful Wicklow Mountains along the coast.
We continue
west to Kilkenny with its excellent medieval buildings, castle, towers, and
graveyard which contains historic people we will chat about.
We take back
country roads to visit Kilcooley Abbey which is isolated and which very few
people know about. We most likely will have the ruins to explore on our
own.
We head back to
Dublin in the early evening.
Go to my
website to learn more:
Slainte!
Finn Dwyer
Irish History
Podcast
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