Powerscourt & Glendalough
The tower (TAR!) at Glendalough
County Wicklow is home to some of the wildest and most spectacular scenery in Ireland, as well as two of the country’s most important historic sites. Your first stop is Glendalough, which became famous throughout Europe as a center of Christian learning before it was sacked by Viking crusaders in the 10th century. You’ll also see St. Kevin’s Cross, the remains of the 6th-century cathedral and the remarkable Round Tower, thought to have been used by the monks as a place of refuge. Later, continue on to the picturesque village of Enniskerry, where you’ll visit Powerscourt, an elegant country mansion with the finest formal gardens in the country.
We took it easy today. The first stop at Glendalough was largely laughing about St. Kevin. (St. Kevin? Really? Is there also a St. Jerry? Or a St. Buzz?) We got shushed by an angry French guy. Mission: Accomplished.
Margaret, Sara Jane, Kate, and Colm cut up at Glendalough. Most people take pilgrimages here for serenity and peace. We apologize. Photo credit: Viki
For lunch we put together a picnic with cheese and crackers and chocolate and hummus and bread and sat in the gardens at Powerscourt to eat it all. We lounged and snacked and laughed and did minimal walking around. (“I guess we should see some of this garden shit, huh?”)
Hey, look! A cool tree!
We had dinner as a group in a restaurant in a converted church, complete with pipe organ.
Jaimie, me, Sara Jane … Why you gonna act like that in church, though? Photo credit: Kate
And then we did our last bits of souvenir shopping in Temple Bar.
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