Downpatrick and nearby Saul are associated with Saint Patrick because the area is said to be the location where he first founded churches. That is why the claim that he also visited and bathed and blessed the wells at Struell in County Down is not far fetched, even if not proven. What is known is…
Tag: Northern Ireland
Dunluce Castle
One of the most amazing sites on the north coast of Ireland, very near the Giant’s Causeway, is Dunluce Castle. I visited there on a beautiful sunny day. I wrote about the castle in a post for the Irish Fireside. You can read about it here.