Friday was the first really wet morning we have encountered so far. We left Dublin with the intention of visiting Malahide Castle just north of Dublin as it was in our book of should sees. The rain got quite heavy as we approached this pretty seaside town. We found the castle, parked up the car, donned our raincoats and headed off only to find it was closed for renovations until September.
Next stop up the road was Drogheda (the rain had stopped by then) which was a stepping stone to two places we wanted to see. It was a pretty little town and we walked around it to give the legs a stretch. We then headed out to The Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre. This is a World Heritage Site and is one of the largest and most important prehistoric megalithic sites in Europe. Unfortunately we under estimated the popularilty of such sites at this time of the year and the waiting time to get on the next tour was far too late in the afternoon for us. We had to make do with the exhibition centre which was excellent and gave a great insight into the history of this area. Brú na Bóinne Visitors Centre - Newgrange & Knowth
In the same area is the battle field of The Battle of the Boyne so we decided to check that out. The battle was fought in 1690 between two rival claimants to the English, Scottish, and Irish thrones – the Catholic King James and the Protestant King William. The battle was won by William and was a turning point of Ireland remaining under Protestant rule.
YouTube. Battle of the Boyne
It was then and a good hour trip up the motor way, through Newry and onto Downpatrick where we were going to stay with friends. Bryan is originally from Heddon Bush, and is brother of our friend Josephine. Bryan has married Lisa, from the area, and they have three young children. They made us most welcome and we used their home as our base over weekend.
Next stop up the road was Drogheda (the rain had stopped by then) which was a stepping stone to two places we wanted to see. It was a pretty little town and we walked around it to give the legs a stretch. We then headed out to The Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre. This is a World Heritage Site and is one of the largest and most important prehistoric megalithic sites in Europe. Unfortunately we under estimated the popularilty of such sites at this time of the year and the waiting time to get on the next tour was far too late in the afternoon for us. We had to make do with the exhibition centre which was excellent and gave a great insight into the history of this area. Brú na Bóinne Visitors Centre - Newgrange & Knowth
In the same area is the battle field of The Battle of the Boyne so we decided to check that out. The battle was fought in 1690 between two rival claimants to the English, Scottish, and Irish thrones – the Catholic King James and the Protestant King William. The battle was won by William and was a turning point of Ireland remaining under Protestant rule.
YouTube. Battle of the Boyne
It was then and a good hour trip up the motor way, through Newry and onto Downpatrick where we were going to stay with friends. Bryan is originally from Heddon Bush, and is brother of our friend Josephine. Bryan has married Lisa, from the area, and they have three young children. They made us most welcome and we used their home as our base over weekend.
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