Ireland Day 9

Day 9 – Thursday, July 9
We visited Connemara on Day 9. While there, we saw Aughnanure Castle and a peat bog. At Aughnanure, there was one tiny tower and one big one. We saw some horses there. Peat is squishy and bouncy like a trampoline when it is in the ground, but after it’s laid in the sun, it hardens. It absorbs so well that it was once used for bandages. It was also burned for fuel. From there we went to Kylemore Abbey. At Kylemore Abbey, we walked around, before going to Doo Lough Valley. The National Famine Memorial was there, so we went to see it. The National Famine Memorial is a bronze statue of a ship, with bronze skeletons draped over it. It was built in memory of everyone who died in the Potato Famine. It was really neat!
Soon after, we went to Rockfleet Castle. Rockfleet Castle was Grace O’Malley’s home. Grace O’Malley was/is a famous pirate queen. Then we went to Moyne Friary, where we walked around before heading over to Rosserk Friary. Rosserk Friary is a roofless friary, and it was raining, so we got really wet! After that, we went to our hotel for the night.

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