Another great site to visit on Day 5!

Trip Start Sep 01, 2008
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Trip End Sep 09, 2008


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Flag of Ireland  , County Tipperary,
Saturday, September 6, 2008

One of my personal favorite castle type stops was at the "Rock of Cashel," where St. Patrick was said to have converted a king over to Christianity. As the story goes, during the ceremony St. Patrick would pound his staff on the floor as part of the ritual. Only this time, St. Patrick supposedly drove the stick through the foot of the king by accident. The King never said a word, as he thought it was part of the ceremony!!!

Our tour guide Jeff McElwee diverted us from the regular tour and showed us many things you wouldn't normally hear about during the tour. There was a giant Celtic Cross that was struck by lightning in 1962. The parts of the cross are still laying where they fell, behind the cross, but seldom does anyone ever go there to see them. I took a picture of it for everyone, (See picture...)

We also went down the road a bit, where tour buses can't go, and took a few pictures from a unique angle.

The unusual stone monument to St. Patrick was badly worn from the elements, so the original has been moved inside, and a cast was made for the outside duplicate.

I'm glad we made this stop!
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