Hill of Slane

... up our planting and weeding for the day, and spent a few minutes basking in the rare afternoon sunshine.  Then we headed out to the Hill of Slane.  The Hill of Slane is the hill where St. Patrick lit a fire many years ago during the Celtic Fire ...

... that night slowed his car down and offered us a ride home anyway. Tomorrow, we will work some more, and then we will head up to the historic Hill of Slane to see the ruined castle and the place where St. Patrick lit a fire on Beltane many years ...

... quaint and you can do so many day trips out of here.  Somehow, and it was hard, we found the high road to the Hill of Tara, the seat of the High Kings of Ireland. Maybe I was expecting more, the history of Ireland starts here. And maybe ...

... access to them due to the dangers of unstability, however they were very impressive to look at.  From there we visited the Hill of Tara.  This is a large hill, with formations kind of like the crop circles you have probably heard about, ...

Up on the Hill of Slane, this is where St Patrick lit an Easter fire to challenge to the pagan High King of Tara. The remains of Slane Abbey are up on the hill. ...

... To this day, it is clear that the area has not been very well maintained.  Out from the city we drove through Slane, home of Slane Castle where many concerts are held.  They were setting up for the Rolling Stones as we passed by.  Our ...