Category Archives: IRELAND 2012 BLOG

Early Saturday morning, we left the Whitechurch House for the final time.  The first group left at a ripe 3:30am, the second around 5:30am, and the final group, who was given a lift to the bus station by the generous homeowner … Continue reading →

DAY THIRTEEN Luckily our last day dawned sunny and beautiful and the grand weather stayed with us through the whole day.  We occupied the morning with a quick road trip to the Rock of Cashel.  Upon this massive limestone “rock” … Continue reading →

DAY TWELVE With our fieldwork at Molana Abbey coming to a close on Wednesday, we took advantage of our last few days to explore Southern Ireland. Blogging about today was easy, since it was one of the most memorable days … Continue reading →

DAY ELEVEN A morning mist on the Blackwater River foreshadowed our bittersweet last day of field work at Molana Abbey. The day consisted of gathering the last few measurements and notes on stone patterns along with the final clearing of … Continue reading →

DAY TEN We woke up this morning with AutoCAD work to do in preparation for our second meeting with the University of County Cork’s  James Lyttleton.  James met us on site where we presented him with a draft of the … Continue reading →

DAY NINE Time has flown by and we can’t believe we are already at Week Two. Monday morning we decided to go back to the amazing Barron Bakery for breakfast, followed by our drive to the site.  Since these guys … Continue reading →

DAY EIGHT The Lord’s Day was indeed a day of rest for me, as I remained at Whitechurch House along with Liz to catch up on some AutoCAD work as well as a few hours of sleep. The rest of … Continue reading →

DAY SEVEN Saturday brought not only rain but a temporary pause to our documentation work. Braving the elements, we set off on a whirlwind road trip along Ireland’s southern coast. The day began with a visit to the sailing village … Continue reading →

DAY SIX Friday marked the conclusion of our first week on site.  Since we had limited time at the Abbey the previous day we were ready to finish collecting measurements for our elevations.  We split in to two teams of … Continue reading →

DAY FIVE Our apprehension about the weather gave us a later than normal start today.   However, as soon as we decided to delay the start of the work day the sun began to shine and we made our way out … Continue reading →