BUT i did have an adventure today. I took this photo in but never really showed it as I thought it was a bit sad. Maybe its the right time now with whats happing here with the threat of Brexit hanging over us through no fault of our own! Such a shameful mess!! Luka is the brother of Christy Moore and he is a superb artist and composer who Ive been lucky to have seen many times. He knows more than 3 chords and can play!!! Look him up on uTube! Maulin mountain stands at m and is part of the Wicklow National park.
Its a wild, boggy place but it has the most amazing views looking east towards the Irish sea and south Dublin Bay. I find it a very sad place as I know the history of it. Its not bad thing in my opinion to remember these dreadful happenings here, with respect and reverence as thankfully, we have all moved on in regard to our treatment and regard for our fellow humans, None in my opinion, more so than the Irish who in recent years have really grasped the nettle regarding peoples freedom, rights and civil liberties, including the removal in of article 2 and 3 from the constitution where the Republic of Ireland laid claim to Northern Ireland.
A brave and a wonderful step which lead to the good Friday agreement and a lasting peace which we all work tirelessly to keep. The stone walls crossing this mountain for more than yards, serve no useful purpose whatsoever and were built during the Famine years of , a terrible time when over one million died and another million emigrated to the new World. No one is quite certain of the exact numbers and im also certain that there are quite a number of bodies buried along this wall as they died of starvation while building it.
The Government decided to start these hair brained schemes under the OPW as rather than give the starving food it was decided to make them work for it " So as not to foster and promote laziness " amongst the Irish! Work, when they were dying. Its so deep in the Irish psyche that people still talk about and everyone knows what "famine beds" and "Hungry Grass" is. The round stone structure in the fourground is competely covered in and incorporated into the wall.
Its about 3ft high and 4ft in diameter with a 2 ft square hole in one side. No one seems to know what it is but its from the famine yearss Maybe a dog shelter.
