Dublin Day 4: Glendalough

After church in Kill o' the Grange, which apparently doesn't mean what it sounds like, our hosts drove us out to Glendalough:

"Glendalough is home to one of the most important monastic sites in Ireland. This early Christian monastic settlement was founded by St. Kevin in the 6th century and from this developed the “Monastic City”. Most of the buildings that survive today date from the 10th through 12th centuries. Despite attacks by Vikings over the years, Glendalough thrived as one of Ireland’s great ecclesiastical foundations and schools of learning until the Normans destroyed the monastery in 1214 A.D." - Some Website 

According to Lonely Planet, Glendalough is "one of the most beautiful corners of the whole country and the epitome of the kind of rugged, romantic Ireland that probably drew you to the island in the first place." Even though it wasn't what drew us to the island, we were glad for the visit even with all the other people there:

Inside the Cathedral:

According to the sign, the Cathedral "is the largest church in Glendalough, and one of the largest known early Christian churches in Ireland."

When we were done with the monastic city, we took a walk in the park:

The Upper Lake toward Van Diemen's Land, but not the one in Australia:

It's a pretty place.