Sligo and CSSI conference pictures

Organ, stained glass, and the church pews...all stone walls and lots of natural light! The way a church should look. :)

Also, you can see the tombs that people dedicated to their family members that line the walls. They were so beautifully written about the wonderful accomplishments and deeds that the person had done in their life. Awesome way to memorialize someone.

This is the wall above the alter in the St. Columba's church, Sligo.

Very neat cemetary! I saw gravestones that dated back 100+ years on the outside, and some catacomb tombs in the walls on the inside that were 150+ or more on the inside. You can still see Benbulben Mountain in the background.

View from the church corner.

For the really nerdy, dork, English major in me... W.B. (William Butler) Yeats' grave. He was moved to this location, but is from Sligo and his Grandfather had been the caretaker of the church when he was younger.

St. Columbas.

Church where William Butler Yeats was burried. It had very cool old stones for graves that were flat pieces of rectangle rock that were etched in with the details of the death of the person, almost in a lyrical or poetic way. I couldn't get a picture where you could actually see it though.

This is Benbulben Mountain. It is so large and heads out toward the sea near Sligo. http://www.sligotown.net/benbulben.shtml

Cool Celtic cross in the cemetary at St. Columba's church, Sligo, Ireland.

Jarod, Meg, and Colleen at the Confederation of Student Services of Ireland Conference, final day...Job well done!

Jarod and Meg, the yanks, at the conference.

More adventures to come in 36 hours...

This morning we're headed over to Trinity to see the Book of Kells, the Harp that is one of the symbols of Ireland and maybe tour their Student Union. Thank you Deirdra for your hospitality!

This afternoon Jarod and I head to Belfast on the afternoon train.

YAY!