TALL!

This week’s theme from Debbie for One Word Sunday is TALL I really liked this one for the theme…. wondering what he was looking up at…. ….until my other half suggested he might be looking at something up in the sky – making it high rather than tall!! What a killjoy!!! So just to be sure I’ve added […]

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Glendalough – (3) Upper Lake Trail

Here we are, back in the beautiful valley of Glendalough for a 9km trail. We’ll go in an anticlockwise direction so we’re heading off through that pine woodland on the right, along the Glenealo Valley and up the side of yon waterfall in the distance before coming back along the cliff top on the left. […]

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Glendalough – (2) Lower Lake Trail

The Valley of Glendalough is famous for its monastic settlement but its also hugely popular for walking and hiking and offers a selection of trails to suit pretty much everyone. The looped trail below is one of the most popular options, being easily accessed from both carparks and mostly on flat ground. It takes in […]

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Glendalough – (1) A Monastic City

Imagine trudging through the bleak Wicklow Mountains in the 6th century and coming across a hidden mystical valley of stunning natural beauty and utter serenity – you would surely find your God here. Welcome to the monastic city of Glendalough. The steep sides of this U-shaped valley were carved out by glaciers during the Ice […]

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