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Ireland, November 1998 |
| Hill of Tara, County Westmeath, November 8 |
| | Mound of the Hostages, with a view of the passage grave entrance and the Royal Enclosure in the distance. |
| | Cormac's House |
| | Inauguration Stone (replica), located atop Cormac's House. This photo gives some hint of the sweeping view of the surrounding pastures for which this site must have been treasured since ancient times. To be accepted as king, the candidate stood upon the inauguration stone, which "roared under the feet of kings." |
| | Looking northward from Royal Enclosure, with Mound of Hostages (near the center) and St. Patrick's Church (in the grove). |
| | St. Patrick's Church, and graveyard. |
| Delvin, County Westmeath, November 7 |
| | Delvin Castle, built by Hugh de Lacy for his Nugent allies in the 12th century. |
| | Brian Nugent, in the church ruins adjacent to the castle. Brian was my guide for the Nugent tour. |
| | 19th Century Nugent Residence, near the village of Delvin. |
| Fore, County Westmeath, November 8 |
| | St. Feichin (also spelled Fechin, and pronounced "fenn") founded a monastary at Fore in the 7th Century. Hugh de Lacy founded a priory on the site in honor of Feichin and St. Taurin. The ruins of the priory remain. St. Feichin's day is celebrated on January 20th. This view from the old cloister shows ruins dating from the 13th and 15th centuries. Westward from the Priory, the hillside provides the site for St. Fechin's Church, and a bit further up the hill, an Anchorite Cell. |
| | Ruins of St. Fechin's Church, date from 10th century. This photo was taken from inside the original church, and shows Brian Nugent standing in the chancel which was added around 1200. |
| | Anchorite Cell. This structure stands near the church. Above the door can be seen a basilisk, a Nugent symbol. According to Brian, the early Nugents supported the Benedictine community at Fore, and some of the prominent family heads are buried beneath the floor. |
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United Kingdom, June 1998Portraits of
Eli in England |
| London, June 16 - 17 |
| | Harlingford Hotel, our home for two nights. Eli is standing in front of our bedroom window. Make a reservation? |
| | Trafalgar Square, our first tourist
stop. We were jet-lagged. It was hot, crowded, and very
exciting. |
| | | Looking northward, that's the National
Gallery on the left and St. Martin-in-the-Fields on the
Right. |
| | | Eli
riding a lion |
| | Big
Ben |
| | Eli,
Queen Victoria, and Buckingham Palace |
| | At the British Museum . . . |
| | | Eli
with the Rossetta Stone |
| | | Some ancient gryphons |
| | | Artifacts from the Parthenon |
| | | Celtic
artifacts, which bare some (superficial?) resemblance to NW Coast design
motifs. |
| | Lennon and McCartney manuscripts at the British Library |
| Stonehenge, June 18 |
| | Eli
with two ancient stones, in the car park. |
| | Where's the Druid? |
| | There they go... |
| Avebury, June 18 |
| | Village Church |
| | Ancient Stones |
| Bath, June 19 |
| | Eli
at Bath Abbey, founded 1499 |
| | Typical Street, including the Pizza Hut
where we had lunch. |
| Wales: Port Eynon on the Gower Peninsula,
June 19 - 21. |
| | Our
VW camper, on the right, parted in the Carreglwyd Camping and
Caravan Park. |
| | Eli at the Salt-Works Ruins |
| | View
to the West, from atop the sea cliffs. |
| | Eli
and Local Wildlife -- though hungry, he wasn't starving. |
| Tintagel, Cornwall, June 21 - 22 |
| | Post
Office, cottage dating from 14th century. |
| | Eli
at Barass Nose trailhead |
| | Portrait of Michael by Eli |
| | Eli
hiding from the wind |
| | Looking toward Tintagel Head, site of
13th century ruins and believed by some to be the birthplace of King
Arthur |
| | View
from Tintagel Head toward Barass Nose |
| | View
from Tintagel Head toward the village of Tintagel |
| Glastonbury, Somerset, June 22 - 23 |
| | Glastonbury Tor, believed by some to be
the remains of the Isle of Avalon. |
| | St. Michael's Tower, all that remains of
the old church atop the Tor. |
| | Model
of Glastonbury Abbey, as it may have appeared prior to dissolution
of the Abbey by Henry VIII in 1539. |
| | Eli
at the Abbott's Kitchen, the only building on the Abbey grounds to
have survived the dissolution intact. |
| |
Abbey ruins |
| | Mary
Chapel Ruins |
| Wells, June 23 |
| | Cathedral Church of St. Andrew |
| | Cathedral Clock and Scissor Arches. The
clock dates from 1392, said to be the 2nd olded mechanical clock in
the world. |
| London, June 25 |
| | World
Cup Fever |
|
Dimlahamid, July 1995 |
| Journal Notes |
| Moricetown, BC: Wet'suwet'en Salmon Fishers |
| | Overview of the Bulkley River |
| | Telephoto shot of salmon fishers |
| | Smiling salmon fishers |
| | Salmon fisher in canyon |
| | Lots of salmon |
| | Cleaning & sorting |
| | A good catch |
| Hazelton, BC: Education Society Building |
| 'Ksan, Historical Indian Village Museum, Hazelton, BC |
| | View of 'Ksan |
| | New Pole & Hagwilget Peak |
| | Detail of a Face |
| | Hagwilget Peak, seen from Skeena River near 'Ksan campground |
| Kispiox, BC |
| | Welcome to Kispiox |
| | Kispiox Band Office |
| The Seven Sisters |
| Gitwangak, BC |
| | Gitwangak overview (posterior) |
| | Gitwangak overview (anterior) |
| | Gitwangak overview (profile) |
| Kitwancool, BC |
| | Kitwancool
overview |
| | Pole under
construction |
