Day 2 (still!) in Ireland!
We explore a medieval cemetery and monastery in Glendalough (in the Wicklow Mountains) as some nearby sheep and lambs watched. The Monastery was founded by St. Kevin in the 6th century and to enter it you walk through The Gateway which was what divided the monks from the outside world and is the only example of its kind still in existence!
Once inside you find not only graves (everywhere), but also multiple buildings in semi-ruin. We began in the Priest’s House (a 12th century building) thought to have been a shrine.
From there we admired The Round Tower. We couldn’t enter it since it’s door was about 12 feet from ground level. The Round Tower stands 100 feet tall and was used to call the monks to prayer. It once had 6 floors inside, but they have decayed away. They estimate it was built between 900 and 1200.
The largest building standing on site was The Cathedral. The Cathedral is also the largest church in Glendalough and shows an example of the change in religion to Christianity in Ireland.
The final building explored at the end of the video had no information given about it and was gated off (though I snuck a peak).
We also noticed that in Ireland the graves displayed the deceased’s information a bit differently than we do in the U.S. Instead of the person’s name followed by their birth and death dates, it would state their death date and age.
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