This past weekend the SMC girls and I went to the Rock of Cashel, Cahir Castle, and St. Brigid's Well. The Rock of Cashel is a hill that has a succession of churches on it. They date back from the 15th century. It was absolutely beautiful up there but it was so windy and cold. If you look at my pictures you will see a picture of The Devil's Bite Mountain, it is a mountain that kinda looks like a bite was taken out of it. The story is that when the devil flew over Ireland he took a bite out of that mountain and spit it out to make the Rock, where the Rock of Cashel is located. Also while we were at the Rock of Cashel we saw St. Patrick's Cross. There are legends that if you can touch your fingers together while wrapping your arms around the cross that you will never have a toothache again and that if you hop on one foot counterclockwise nine times around the cross you will marry in the next year. I didn't try the hopping, but I did try the arm thing. Surprise, surprise my arms aren't long enough...haha. Next we went to Cahir Castle. While we were there we learned all about how the castle was guarded, which was pretty boring actually. We saw all the courtyards and some of the buildings, then we were free to wander. It was pretty cool but there isn't really much to write about it. Lastly we went to St. Brigid's Well. St. Brigid is the patron saint of Ireland and so she has wells all over Ireland. This one happens to be special and I was able to bless myself with the waters. These wells are considered holy sites for the Irish. There were many trinkets around that people left while praying for their loved ones. It really was a great site. There are pictures up, and they are in a set called "Rock of Cashel, Cahir Castle, and St. Brigid's Well" so enjoy. I go on another trip this weekend, we'll see how that goes. Love you all!!