'The Watcher' (1915), by Paul Henry.
Painted on Achill Island, Co Mayo, Ireland's Atlantic west.
#Mayo
Painted on Achill Island, Co Mayo, Ireland's Atlantic west.
#Mayo
📖 Ancient Restoration
"By this cross is covered the cross on which the creator of the world suffered." - Inscription on the cross of Cong. #TrueCross #Shrine.
Cong Abbey, #Mayo - from where the cross of Cong takes its name.
The last High King, Rory O'Connor, lived the last years of his life here.
The last High King, Rory O'Connor, lived the last years of his life here.
📖 Ancient Restoration
Rory O'Connor: "King of Connacht & Ireland, both the Irish & English, died after exemplary penance, victorious over the world & the devil."
📖 Ancient Restoration
The ruins of Cong Abbey, Co #Mayo - The last High King once walked these #Gothic halls, and prayed for Éire, amid its holy walls.
The Monk's fishing house, Cong Abbey, Co #Mayo.