St. Finian's Bay, Glen Church, and Cemetery
On our drive
through The Ring of Kerry, in southwestern Ireland. we stopped at an
interesting ruin of a church and cemetery with rolling mountains on one side and a
beautiful bay on the other. Sheep were feeding on the pasture surrounding the
medieval site. It is called the Glen
Church Ruin.
The sky
was gray. The wind and drizzling rain were freezing cold and could blow you
over the cliff if you weren't sure-footed. Looking seaward
from the cemetery, we could see a charming, small bay, St Finian's Bay. It was
a shame we couldn't find out anything more about the history of this ruin site.
We did learn that it was built during the medieval time...by hand! Those who toiled
in this horrendous weather would have been very hearty, indeed, especially
carrying the supplies up and down the rock-strewn hills.
We were told the howling
winds and dampness apparently were pretty normal for this area. We talked about
the eeriness of the church and cemetery during dinner that night. If only the
rock walls could talk!
We came up with a fantastic way of using a church
ruin site for a scene with our characters in Stone Pub.
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