Picto Diary - 23 April 2019 - Clonmacnoise

Above: Stained glass windows. Our Lady Help of Christians church. Swinford. County Mayo, Ireland. 23 April 2019.

Hoops' parents married in this church. We toured the church with Hoops' cuz, Marina and her husband, Seamus.

Above: Clonmacnoise Monastery. County Offaly, Ireland. 23 April 2019.

An Early Christian site founded by St. Ciarán in the mid-6th century on the eastern bank of the River Shannon. The site includes the ruins of a cathedral, seven churches (10th -13th century), two round towers, three high crosses and the largest collection of Early Christian grave slabs in Western Europe. — in Clonmacnoise, Offaly, Ireland.

Hoops, Irish Hoops, TIMDT, Bishop, Tipperary, Bronx Girl. — eating dinner with great friends with Chris Gallagher and Margaret Taylor at The Ivy Dublin.

Irish Hoops is son of Hoops' cousin Chris, with whom we had breakfast at Ashford Castle a few days ago. Tipperary is Irish Hoops' girl friend.