Day 79: Dublin to Castlroy

Our main aim today was for me to take the Pilgrimage of Blessed Edmund Rice founder of the Christian Brothers and namesake of my College. We visited Kilkenny castle and ate a lovely lunch at Callan. From there we visited Westcourt the birthplace of Edmund Rice. I was disappointed I didn’t get to go inside but the place seemed deserted. From there we drove to Waterford where he opened the school for wayward Irish lads. Again I was disappointed to learn the school was being renovated until Geraldine asked me if I’d like to see his room where he died. She unlocked it for me and said she’d leave me to my thoughts. I’d spent 35 years dedicating my career teaching boys inspired by this man so yeah I was a bit emotional. I also visited the chapel. We went into the Reg in Waterford for needed beers and saw some of the Viking heritage. We stopped at the most amazing castle - the rock of Cashel before settling into our next accommodation just outside of Limerick.Read more