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Leaving Cashel Town B&B, John Street, Cashel. |
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Past the Rock of Cashel again... I just can't get over that sight. |
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Hore Abbey is located on the R505 within viewing distance of the Rock. |
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Hore Abbey (also Hoare Abbey, sometimes known as St.Mary's) is a ruined Cistercian monastery. |
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'Hore' is thought to derive from 'iubhair' – yew tree. The former Benedictine abbey at Hore was given to the Cistercians by Archbishop David MacCearbhaill (in 1270), who later entered the monastery. |
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The last view of the Rock and Hore Abbey. |
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Cows are grazing inside the abbey walls! |
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Blackthorn Grove, Tipperary. |
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Coming into Tipperary on Father Matthew Street. |
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How much is that doggy in the window? |
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Bank Place, Tipperary heading towards the centre of town. |
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Still on Bank Place, Tipperary. |
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Main Street of Tipperary. |
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Main Street. |
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Still on Main Street. |
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On to Loch Gur and hunting for some Neolithic and Bronze Age sites. |
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Small stone circles on Loch Gur Road. |
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This is someone's backyard! |
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Sidhe mound. |
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Closer up to the Sidhe mound. |
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Megalith formation on Loch Gur Road. |
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Amazing. |
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Carrig Aille Hill, Loch Gur. |
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With stone fort on top. |
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The a glimpse of Grange Stone Circle at Loch Gur. |
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Grange stone circle (Lios na Grainsi or Stones of the Sun)[1] 300m west of Lough Gur in County Limerick, Ireland, is situated beside the Limerick-Kilmallock road, 4 km north of Bruff. |
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Heading back east towards Galtee Moutains and the Glen of Ahelow. |
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Ascending Slievenamuck. |
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Walkers? There's barely enough room for cars! |
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First glimpse of Binnia. |
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I decided to slip down a side street in search of views. |
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Back on the R664. |
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My first roadside shrine! |
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Deja vu. |
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WTF? Looking for Labbamolga, Main Street, Ballylanders. |
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Labbamolga barely visible. |
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Through Ballylanders. |
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My first Celtic crosses! |
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Carrigeen Castle, Cahir. |
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Castle Street, Cahir. |
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Appraoching Cahir Castle, Cahir. |
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Cahir Castle (Irish: Caisleán na Cathrach), one of the largest castles in Ireland, is sited on an island in the river Suir. It was built in 1142 by Conor O'Brien, Prince of Thomond. |
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Photo taken on exactly the same spot as previous photo. It's been a big day, time to find a hotel. |
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