{"id":363,"date":"2010-07-24T22:03:41","date_gmt":"2010-07-25T04:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/engagingireland.com\/?p=363"},"modified":"2010-07-24T22:03:41","modified_gmt":"2010-07-25T04:03:41","slug":"engaging-ireland-episode-20-top-10-monastic-and-spiritual-sites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engagingireland.com\/index.php\/2010\/07\/24\/engaging-ireland-episode-20-top-10-monastic-and-spiritual-sites\/","title":{"rendered":"Engaging Ireland – Episode 20 – Top 10 Monastic and Spiritual Sites"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Outer<\/a>

Outer wall at Kells<\/p><\/div>\n

In the next few episodes, we will be taking a look at our Top 10 lists for Ireland. Seems like everyone is putting together a \u201cTop 10\u201d list these days, so we thought we would share some of our top choices for Ireland. We have chosen our favorites from several categories; for example, we\u2019ll list our top ten favorite towns\/cities, our top ten. Why didn\u2019t we limit ourselves to just one list of Top 10 Favorites? It\u2019s too hard! And, while we admit we haven\u2019t seen everything there is to see yet, these are our favorites thus far.<\/p>\n

We begin the podcast series with our Top 10 Monastic\/Spiritual Sites. Ireland is virtually littered with sites dating back thousands of years. These are the sites we are most drawn to again and again. For more information on any of the sites we mention, please click on the links below. NOTE: Many of the sites are part of Heritage Ireland (www.heritageireland.ie<\/a>). If you purchase an OPW Heritage Card, you can enter these sites for no cost or reduced cost.
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Skellig Michael<\/p>\n

http:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=757<\/a>
\n http:\/\/www.heritageireland.ie\/en\/South-West\/SkelligMichael\/<\/a>
\n http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Skellig_Michael<\/a><\/p>\n

Interesting web book entitled \u201cThe Forgotten Hermitage of Skellig Michael\u201d by Walter Horn, Jenny White Marshall, and Grellan D. Rourke:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/publishing.cdlib.org\/ucpressebooks\/view?docId=ft1d5nb0gb;brand=ucpress<\/a><\/p>\n

Boat operators to Skellig Michael:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/iguide.travel\/Skellig_Michael\/Overview\/Boat_Operators<\/a><\/p>\n

Loughcrew<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.knowth.com\/loughcrew.htm<\/a>
\n http:\/\/www.heritageireland.ie\/en\/MidlandsEastCoast\/Loughcrew\/<\/a>
\n http:\/\/www.sacredsites.com\/europe\/ireland\/loughcrew.html<\/a> (Great Photos)<\/p>\n

Loughcrew House, Gardens, and Adventure Course
\n http:\/\/www.loughcrew.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Rock of Cashel\/Hore Abbey<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.cashel.ie\/<\/a>
\n http:\/\/www.heritageireland.ie\/en\/South-East\/RockofCashel\/<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hore_Abbey<\/a>
\nClonmacnoise<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.heritageireland.ie\/en\/MidlandsEastCoast\/Clonmacnoise\/<\/a>
\n http:\/\/www.sacred-destinations.com\/ireland\/clonmacnoise<\/a><\/p>\n

Kells (Co. Kilkenny)<\/p>\n

Site with comprehensive information about Kells Priory
\n http:\/\/kells.frantzen.de\/index.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kells_Priory<\/a><\/p>\n

Kilree Round Tower and High Cross (just up the road from Kells)
\n http:\/\/www.roundtowers.org\/kilree\/index.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

Glendalough<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.heritageireland.ie\/en\/midlandseastcoast\/GlendaloughVisitorCentre\/<\/a>
\n http:\/\/www.sacred-destinations.com\/ireland\/glendalough<\/a><\/p>\n

Dublin<\/p>\n

St. Patrick\u2019s Cathedral
\n http:\/\/www.stpatrickscathedral.ie\/index.aspx<\/a>
\n http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/St_Patrick%27s_Cathedral,_Dublin<\/a><\/p>\n

Christ Church Cathedral
\n http:\/\/cccdub.ie\/<\/a>
\n http:\/\/www.sacred-destinations.com\/ireland\/dublin-christ-church-cathedral.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

Hill of Tara\/Hill of Slane<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.heritageireland.ie\/en\/midlandseastcoast\/HillofTara\/<\/a>
\n http:\/\/www.mythicalireland.com\/ancientsites\/tara\/<\/a>
\n http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hill_of_Tara<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.mythicalireland.com\/ancientsites\/slane\/index.html<\/a>
\n http:\/\/www.slane.com\/hillofslane.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

Quin Abbey<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.nd.edu\/~ikuijt\/Ireland\/Sites\/mdonnel2\/<\/a>
\n http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Quin_Abbey<\/a><\/p>\n

Br\u00fa na B\u00f3inne
\n(Newgrange, Knowth, Howth)<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.heritageireland.ie\/en\/MidlandsEastCoast\/BrunaBoinneVisitorCentreNewgrangeandKnowth\/<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.knowth.com\/bru-na-boinne.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Sheep<\/a>

Sheep at Kells<\/p><\/div>\n

http:\/\/media.libsyn.com\/media\/engagingireland\/EI_20_07242010.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>

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