the first time I ever went to Ireland, it was to take a summer course in archaeology. Appropriately we went on multiple field trips a week. We took many pit stops during which my class would burst out of the little coach and run in many directions in order to see the most in the little time. Upon returning to Dublin from our trip to the Hill of Tara, we took a pitstop in Tara...which found me standing in the middle of a cow field, taking a picture of my roommate sitting on the wall protecting the church's foundations.

Loughcrew

panorama from an ancient peat boundary viewing Loughcrew and some satellite tombs

the commanding view of the surrounding landscape and a satellite tomb

the structure of the satellite tomb is clear here

a person on a different mountain perfectly and claustrophobically framed

from the top of Loughcrew

again from the top

looking through the passage of a satellite tomb

ART!

this is the most famous stone

at Loughcrew they rubbed other minerals into the carvings in order to color them and make them stand out more

On My Way to Galway

from the bus...no explanation for this