Saturday, August 9, 2008

Going to Slemish


Slemish is the remains of the plug of an extinct volcano. Its distinctive appearance—its upper reaches are very steep and rugged, in contrast to the tidy fields on its lower westward-facing slopes and the relatively flat bogland to the east—causes it to dominate the landscape for miles in all directions. Tradition holds Saint Patrick tended sheep here and this was where he spent time finding God.

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