Celebrate Spring and Art Series 18: Starry Night in Wicklow

Red roofs

greenest green fields

Irish cold white stucco

bluest of blue starry light skies

mountains

Cinquain by PamelaWLucas 3/17/18

Photo of artwork by Pinterest

Starry Night in Wicklow by Irish painter John Nolan.

 

St. Patrick’s Mountain

Every year, pilgrims and tourists from around the world climb on the slopes of Croagh Patrick in County Mayo,  the holy mountain where St. Patrick is said to have fasted for 40 days and nights as he wrestled with demons who came to him in the form of blackbirds.

St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland.  Fascinating facts here about this Christian missionary given credited with converting Ireland to Christianity in the AD 400s.  So many legends surround his life that the truth is not easily found.

Photo of Croagh Patrick by PamelaWLucas 5/16

 

Needing the long read

Marble bust of Socrates
Marble bust of Socrates, The Long Room at Trinity College                Dublin, Ireland

“True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.”

Socrates, we continue to benefit from your common sense.