Monthly Archives: June 2014

6/12/14- As promised, I needed another day to take interior photographs of Molana Abbey. This was my last chance! Throughout the week we were reminded that the wedding party would be arriving on Friday (a.k.a. don’t come on site after … Continue reading →

6/11/14- On Wednesday we had the opportunity to go inside of Doneraile estate house. Through Eric’s connections and contacts, we were the first visitors in at least 10 years that had the chance to go inside. Doneraile house has never … Continue reading →

6/10/14- Today was designated as my photo day, to make sure that I had all the photos I would need for my upcoming thesis and documentation report of the site. However, my time was cut short by a dead camera … Continue reading →

6/9/14- Thankfully, today was the last day of mortar samples! We finally asked for that ladder and finished out the mortar samples that were not within reach. We finished out our last field day early and made the trip out … Continue reading →

6/8/14 – Due to inclement weather earlier in the week, Sunday was our longest site visit. After we took 21 samples the first two field days, Carter and Eric started to worry about the amount of samples we were allowed … Continue reading →

6/7/14- Sticking to schedule, today was our first official day of sampling and fieldwork. We easily adjusting into a routine and we all had our own jobs while on sight. Eric searched for our sample locations pinpointing where it is … Continue reading →

6/6/14- On the second day in Ireland we eased into fieldwork. We woke up bright and early to get a full day of work in. After a long search we found a place in the town of Youghal for a … Continue reading →

It is now our 4th day in Ireland and this is my first opportunity to write about all of our adventures of this past week! I’ll start with the first day, or this post will become insufferably long.  We arrived … Continue reading →