The Celtic monastery on Skellig Michael, Co Kerry, is a good subject for imaginative reflection. Looking at the photographs questions such as 'Why was the monastery built here? What would life and faith have been like for the Irish Christian Monks who made their home here?' spring to mind. Of course the photographs also beg the question of gender exclusion: 'And what of the women's faith?' What does all of this say to you?
The ploughman’s song
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"My love is young & handsome
As any in the town
Shes worth a ploughmans ransom
In the drab cotton gown”
He sang & turned his furrow oer
& urged his team...
16 hours ago


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