Crypts, Catacombs, and Ireland’s Passage Tombs

Crypts, Catacombs, and Ireland’s Passage Tombs

Since childhood, crypts, catacombs and Ireland’s passage tombs have fascinated me. Not to mention mummies, ancient history, old cemeteries, bog bodies, and secret passages! The Megalithic passage tombs of Ireland are one of the great wonders of the world. And in...
St. Patrick, Green Beer, and Myths

St. Patrick, Green Beer, and Myths

St. Patrick, green beer and myths. There are many legends and traditions associated with St. Patrick, including one that young Americans absolutely love, drinking green beer on St. Patty’s day. And I should know, because with a surname like Quinn, I...
Clonmacnoise, County Offaly, Ireland

Clonmacnoise, County Offaly, Ireland

Clonmacnoise was a monastery founded about 454 AD by St. Ciaran. He chose the site for its ideal location at the junction of river and road travel in Celtic Ireland. Ciaran didn’t live to see the growth of the monastery. He died of plague at the age of 33, only...
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