Our first stop was at Killinaboy Church ruins
Graveyard at Killinaboy with remains of Norman tower
Interior of the Killinaboy ruin
Outside of the ruin
If you look closely, you will see that these are almost all modern
I'll try to pull some details from this gravestone
Next, we stopped at the ruins of the Carran Church
Interpretive sign at the Carran Church
Carran Church
Carran Church
Carran Church
Carran Church
Carran Church
The altar was at the east end of the Carran church. This was, at one time, the largest parish in the area
From this angle, you can see that there was once a partial structure at the top, perhaps the priest's dwelling
This shows the remnents of one wall of the structure above the church
This is the "guardian knight" of the church. Look closely to see the helmet and the features
Standing stones near the Carran church ruin
The stone walls in this area are made of "slanting" rocks, rather than "stacked" rocks and have an open structure
The Burren, near Poulnabrone dolmen; it looks barren, doesn't it?