Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: We begin with a lecture on “Christian & Monastic Ireland”, before boarding the motor coach and departing for Glendalough. First established in the 6th Century, Glendalough is a Christian Monastic site magnificently situated in a glacial valley between two lakes.
Lunch: Served at a local restaurant in County Wicklow.
Afternoon: The field trip continues, before we return to the hotel.
Dinner: Le Bon Crubeen
Evening: Enjoy an evening on one of Dublin’s many renowned theatres.
John Tighe, a student of medieval and monastic Ireland at Trinity College, gave a very informative (and humorous) talk to start the day.
We traveled to County Wicklow and had a light lunch in the most charming and interesting restaurant, the Wicklow Heather in Laragh. The owners have filled the walls with mementos and first edition books by Irish authors like James Joyce, WB. Yeats, and Bram Stoker.
On to Glendalough, a monastic site founded by St. Kevin in the 6th century. One of the most iconic structures around Ireland is the round tower – the one here is very rare in that it is still intact.
And then there was Mary, a little lamb 😊
Dinner at Le Bon Crubeen was excellent.
The evening ended with a play: an adaptation of James Joyce’s Ulysses at the Abbey Theater. Very interesting. We will leave it at that. 😄