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One of Ireland most famous monastic Cheap Jerseys sites, Glendalough in Co. Wicklow was the site of St. Kevin monastery almost 1,500 years ago.
In this picture you can clearly see the two lakes (dh loch) that give the valley its name. At the bottom of the photo is the 30 m tall round tower. This was the centrepiece of a large religious settlement which had 7 churches along with other monastic buildings.
Inon Bu meaning girl or of youth represented the coming of summer and the ripening of the crops. Just like her sisters, she became a Christian saint.
The HolyWell in Dromtarriffe Parish is dedicated to her and she has her own feast day on May 6th, representing the first day of summer. Her older sister Lasair was also known asCrobh Dhearg( Claws whois associated with the at the foot of the Paps mountains. Her younger sister St. Latiaran ( of Light a Holy Well inCullen.
Well Day in the past meant a day off school. As well as religious ceremonies, there was a big fair held near the Holy Well. The well is on the other side of the River Blackwater, near Dromagh School. Since it was such a long way around, a ferry operated Cheap NFL Jerseys to bring pilgrims to the well.
Why not pay a visit to the well yourself? Or go to Tubrid Well in Millstreet during May.
Zeppelins were enormous German Airships which were used to carry passengers across the Atlantic during the 1920s and 1930s. They were normally filled with Helium, but supplies of this gas werelimited Wholesale NFL Jerseys in Germany, so when the was built in 1936 it had been filled with Hydrogen. This was a fatal mistake as Hydrogen is highly flammable.
On Wholesale Jerseys this day in 1937, the German Zeppelin caught fire and was destroyed within a minute while attempting to dock at Lakehurst, New Jersey. Thirty six people were killed.