Even though some of these pictures look... picturesque... don't be deceived. It was freezing on our 3 hour walking tour of this small coastal town about an hour from Cork. Definitely worth the 0 euros we paid to go on the day trip (excluding lunch).
Ardmore coast
St. Declan's Rock - supposedly carried a bell that led Declan to Ireland. He said wherever it landed was the place he would settle; that place was Ardmore! The bell was a gift from heaven that Declan forgot when he set sail - how would someone forget a gift like that?!?
View from the cliff walk
Roommate Maggie and Coast Guard station that was used as a lookout for foreign ships (the station, not the Maggie).
Other side of the cliff trail
We thought this sign looked like a grandma carrying a shilelagh [pron. she-lay-lee] (Irish cane/walking stick).
Palms!!
Ardmore Round Tower - reputedly the most structurally and technically advanced round tower in Ireland
Our tour guide, Liam, is showing off the panels that used to be inside the cathedral with no roof at the monastic site
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