Ireland | Anita Mathias: Dreaming Beneath the Spires https://anitamathias.com Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art Fri, 27 Jun 2014 11:11:55 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://anitamathias.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/cropped-Anita_lgr_hi_res_square_512-32x32.jpg Ireland | Anita Mathias: Dreaming Beneath the Spires https://anitamathias.com 32 32 Anita’s Christmas Letter https://anitamathias.com/2012/12/24/anitas-christmas-letter/ https://anitamathias.com/2012/12/24/anitas-christmas-letter/#comments Mon, 24 Dec 2012 23:01:12 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/?p=40490 Merry Christmas, friends!! And here’s a peek at my year! Feb—Cancer (false) scare, ultrasound, biopsy, and I re-learn the great lesson, “Do not be afraid.” A restful half-term break on Barton by the Sea, by the New Forest . In March: enjoyed a day at Tearfund’s Headquarters, listening to the CEO Matthew Frost, tell us […]

The post Anita’s Christmas Letter first appeared on Anita Mathias: Dreaming Beneath the Spires.]]> https://anitamathias.com/2012/12/24/anitas-christmas-letter/feed/ 8 My Favourite Place in the World to Wander: Ireland https://anitamathias.com/2010/08/02/my-favourite-place-in-the-world-to-wander-ireland/ Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:47:00 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/2010/08/02/my-favourite-place-in-the-world-to-wander-ireland/ I love travelling, and have travelled in well over 30 countries, and in every continent but Africa. However, my favourite country to travel in, hands down, is Ireland. It is beautiful and green. It is full of history, mythic, magic and mysticism. It has a poetic pagan past, those wonderful Druids, and an equally poetic […]

The post My Favourite Place in the World to Wander: Ireland first appeared on Anita Mathias: Dreaming Beneath the Spires.]]> Wicklow Mountains National Park https://anitamathias.com/2010/08/01/wicklow-mountains-national-park/ Sun, 01 Aug 2010 11:46:00 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/2010/08/01/wicklow-mountains-national-park/ We are now in Glendalough in the Wicklow Mountains National Park. Going on another hike around a lake or two, and then heading for the Rosslare Beaches. We have had splendid weather, it’s never rained when we’ve wanted to hike, and it’s warm, but not hot. No need for jumpers or coats. A lovely lake. […]

The post Wicklow Mountains National Park first appeared on Anita Mathias: Dreaming Beneath the Spires.]]> The Dingle Way. The Gallarus Oratory and Beehive Huts https://anitamathias.com/2010/07/31/the-dingle-way-the-gallarus-oratory-and-beehive-hunts/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:37:00 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/2010/07/31/the-dingle-way-the-gallarus-oratory-and-beehive-hunts/ We spent a few days on the Dingle Peninsula. The Irish are amusing in that they drive their cars and camper vans straight onto the beach, disregarding the beware of soft sand signs. Not being Irish, we got our car stuck, and asked some freckly youngsters for help. Six or seven of them pushed us […]

The post The Dingle Way. The Gallarus Oratory and Beehive Huts first appeared on Anita Mathias: Dreaming Beneath the Spires.]]> The Lake Isle of Innisfallen, Ireland https://anitamathias.com/2010/07/28/the-lake-isle-of-innisfallen/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:30:00 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/2010/07/28/the-lake-isle-of-innisfallen/ I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfallen. We are in Killarney National Park, camped (well, in our motor home) on the shores of Lough Leanne. Perfect stillness. Saw a swan and 7 grey cygnets. Enjoyed a walk through lush rain forest, thick with ferns, bracket fungi, massive oaks and strawberry bushes, to […]

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