Northern Ireland
Yesterday, as Jenn previously mentioned, we rented a car and headed to Northern Ireland. On the way we made a couple of stops, first New Grange and then at Loughbrickland.
New Grange
New Grange is a Neolithic tomb estimated to be about 5200 years old. I could bore you with a bunch of details but suffice it to say, it’s really old and really cool. Just standing inside something that was built over 5000 years ago is amazing.
Loughbrickland
Loughbrickland is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland. This is where my Great Grandfather once lived before moving over to Canada. By the time we arrived the sun was falling and we still had an hours drive ahead of us so we just took a quick walk around part of the village. Trying, and failing, to find some old places my dad showed me in photographs. Definitely well worth the stop and I’d love to come back with my dad some day.
Giants Causeway
This morning we went for a hike at the Giants Causeway. It’s located on the northern edge of Irelands coast and it was clear enough today we could see Scotland across the water in the distance. The causeway provides a beautiful hike and as there was a big storm about to blow over Ireland the large waves kept crashing into the stone formations making quite the site. Due to the incoming storm though it was quite windy while we were there and made the hike back up to the visitor center some good exercise. Fortunately we avoided the rain on our hike and were back on the road by the time the storm hit.
