Oct 25, 2010 - Dublin to Derry

Started our Paddy Wagon tour today. Another sunny day! First stop was a little town called Drogheda. Went into St Peters Church which holds the head of St Oliver Plunkett, a Roman Catholic Archbishop who was hanged in 1681. The skull is perfectly preserved in a glass box at the front of the church. Next stop was Monasterboice, to view the historic ruins of the round tower and Celtic crosses dating back to the 10th century. The celtic crosses, 5.5m high show biblical carvings and were used to teach people the bible as they could not read. We...