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old building on island off the coast of Dublin

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old building on island  off the coast of Dublin



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Be some history attached to this Irish lovely spot

24 Jan, 2009

 

there sure is BB, this church ruin dates from the 7th century

24 Jan, 2009

 

And still standing after over a 1000 years cant imagine todays buildings doing that can you ? nNot that we would want them to LOL

24 Jan, 2009

 

~I love the stone they are built with~`and in such good condition considering the age!

24 Jan, 2009

 

cant get good builders these days lol

24 Jan, 2009

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Time team where in Ireland on TV last night Eileen , they were saying that there are so many places like this , its almost impossible to know where to start a dig , history everywhere .........They were excavating at a place called Knockdhu on the coast of Co Antrim a 4000 yr old monument .......

25 Jan, 2009

 

Great photo Irish.
Is this building being protected by government?

25 Jan, 2009

 

ah cool Amy, that would have been an interesting programme

25 Jan, 2009

 

yeah it is NF, the whole of Dalkey was made a heritage town a few yrs ago

25 Jan, 2009

 

What views that place had when occupied lovely i cant wait till we get our new motorbike Ireland is one of our 'cant wait' trips wonderful.

25 Jan, 2009

 

Wonderful, Eileen - we keep saying we must have another holiday in Ireland - but last year was impossible, as you know - due to Mum's illness etc. Maybe this year???

I loved the celtic crosses and bought a book about them. I have a blown-up photo of the sun shining through the top of one.

25 Jan, 2009

 

aw Jewlels that would be great

25 Jan, 2009

 

aye Spritz, maybe you will get across this year.

the photo you have sounds beautiful

25 Jan, 2009

 

Well-photographed :o)

31 Jan, 2009

 

thanks TT, one of ciaras shots

31 Jan, 2009

 

Clever girl :o)

31 Jan, 2009



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