'D' is for discovery

may & june were busy months of travel & exploration. below are some of the photos which capture some of those moments. click the green words to find out more about the place!

my housemate, emma, & i visited newgrange & knowth in may. they were amazing!
these ceremonial mounds are older than the pyramids in egypt! find out more by clicking this link.

i walked up ticknock with amy & emma. there's a great view of dublin from the top.
check out more about it here.

i visited the ring of kerry with my brother, peter, & sister-in-law, jenny. this photo was taken on valentia island.

this is us by ross castle in killarney national park.

st. brendan's well on valentia island. dates back to the 5th or 6th century. story has it that he came to this place just in time to baptize 2 people before they died.

i headed to the States at the end of may to visit my mom during her chemo treatments. this is the group at the Indy 500!

my college friend, jen, & her step mom, dana, came to visit & we went out west to kerry.
this is the gap of dunloe.

we went to a ceili (dinner, music & irish dancing) at kate kearney's cottage near the gap of dunloe. in this photo the instruments are: the bodhran, uilleann pipes, & an irish accordion.

time in dublin with jen & dana. this is us at dublin castle.