Ardmore

 We had the perfect weather while on these trips. The day before it POURED so we were thankful for the sun :)

 So pretty! Seems to be a reoccurring theme in all my scenery pictures!

St. Declan's rock- its rumored that St. Declan wanted to find a sign of where to build his church. one night he set a lantern on this rock in scotland and the rock traveled to Ardmore, pointing to where Declan eventually built his church

 Sarah and I with our new friends Maggie, Sarah, and Hillary! This is St. Declan's wall that protected his "hermit house" with is directly in front of where this picture was taken.

 Then we went on a cliff walk! It took about an hour and a half to go on the walk and the sights were unreal

 All of us again, it was SO windy, as you can see by our hair

 This is one of Declan's holy wells which has water trickling out of it 24/7

 Gaurd tower by Declan's gravesite

 Declan's actual house. Apparently the graves closet to the house are the "most holy" in the town becuase that was prime real estate to be close to a saint's house

 The first church in Ireland built in the 3rd or 4th century. It has no roof and was expanded as the town grew.

The back of the church had bible stories on the back of it. If you look closely, the big semi cirlcle on the right is Adam and Eve, and on the left is King Solomon. The smaller ones above it are the stations of the cross.

We had such a fun time during out Heritage trip with the Chaplaincy that we decided to go on their weekend long trip with some of our friends next weekend. This weekend we are visiting the Blarney Stone and Castle as well as Galway and possibly the Cliffs of Moore! Hopefully I'll have this updated by Monday!