IMG_2715 Typical small town of Roundwood, Co. Wicklow, south of Dublin.
IMG_2716 County Wicklow is popular for outings by Dubliners and tourists alike.
IMG_2718 Classic old house style. Stone and masonery houses last forever.
IMG_2720 Glendalough Monastic Site in County Wicklow. Founded by St. Kevin in the 6th century.
IMG_2721 The Sanctuary Stone. Anyone who passed it was given sanctuary from enemies.
IMG_2725 The round tower of Glendalough, our guide, and Robert.
IMG_2727 Graves include the ancient ones, mass graves from the famine era, through to a some recent ones of local families.
IMG_2728 Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul, built through the 10th to 13th centuries.
IMG_2729 Some tour mates in St Kevin's Kitchen, actually a church. Its barrel vaulted cieling has survived.
IMG_2732 Very old graves and Wicklow Hills
IMG_2733 English forces partially destroyed it in 1398 but it continued as an important local church and a place of pilgrimage.
IMG_2734 Entrance gate remains, with the Sanctuary Stone on the left. A guard lived upstairs.