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Tara
Monday
Had a very relaxing morning in the glorious sunshine.
We decided to hire a car
so we could go off and see the Hill of Tara and other places.
Also, Tina has
bad blisters from the mammoth walk we did yesterday.
The first thing we noticed
when we got to the Hill of Tarawas the
amount
of people that were enjoying themselves on the
open expanse of the hill.
A very glorious afternoon. It feels like you’re
on top of the world.
The churchyard had a very special feel and had the most
majestic trees.
The sheela-na-gig was found on an ancient stone.
It was obvious
that this church had been built on a very ancient site.
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The mound of Hostages is on the top of the hill.
The passageway is barred so you can’t enter but you can peer in to see a decorated
stone.
The Stone of Destiny stood proudly erect at the
summit of the Hill. It was moved from the outside
of the passage tomb some centuries ago.
Made of sandstone, it was lovely to touch and glistened in the sunlight. |
A perfect
day to come to such an exposed site.
It was such an uplifting place to be.
Linda pointed
out two trees, a hawthorn and an elder
which had
grown twisted around each other, supporting one
another.
Beautifully entwined.
We then visited the White Calf Well which was
absolutely divine.
Clear, clean and very refreshing.
Calm and tranquil.
Whist we sat there, people came
and went.
A local girl told the story of how the
King’s men would come to this well
to cleanse themselves
before battle for good luck and after battle
they
would wash the blood away with the water from the
well so that all the rivers
below would run red
with blood in the honouring of the men that had
lost their lives in battle. |
We then visited the Calf Well which was more
of a hole in the hill which water flowed from into
a little stream which had cut a gully into the
land with healthy looking trees all along it.
There’s a protest camp up the road full of people
who are passionate about protecting
this sacred
area from a big motorway that is planned to run
through it.
We had been invited back to the protest
camp but unfortunately it was late by then
and
we had to get back for dinner and a good nights
sleep before our early start the next day.
We ate
together at the campsite in the kitchen which was
provided for campers.
We talked about our dear
friend Suzie and how much she was missed
and how
much she would have enjoyed our journey.
We laughed,
cried and shared memories. |
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