St. Patrick's Day in Ireland

What a privilege--to celebrate St. Patrick's Day in the land where he spent his life as a missionary. We got up early and caught a ride to Saul, the spot where he landed and began his ministry. There we attended a service and then joined a prayer walk to the cathedral in Downpatrick for another service complete with Irish music and dancers. After the service we enjoyed a wonderful Irish stew dinner, checked out the museum, and watched the parade, and then we visited the ruins of Inch Abbey on the way home. Our pics are in our flickr collection, beginning with this one of the church in Saul.