Armagh Chalice

After a big Irish breakfast we hit the town.  Prime stops included Trinity College to see the Book of Kells.  These illuminated manuscripts of the gospels were created by Irish monks at Iona before  the 8th century.  We also saw some ancient Christian treasures at the Irish National Museum of Archaeology going back to the roots of Christianity in Ireland.  Amazing to see how the Irish Christians incorporated the art of the Celtic pagan peoples into their own.  We also took a bus tour of the city and to lighten things up a bit we visited the National Leprechaun Museum.  I’ll let my traveling companion tell you more about that.  We ended the evening with dinner at Foley’s Pub. The owner Mrs. Foley sent over a little treat to our table. Time to call it a day!