European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 1, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Right the leather halted boat similar to one that May have crossed the Atlantic Ocean in the sixth Century. Far right a. Cooling site and House reconstructed inside a ring fort. The boat and fort Are part of the Cragg Aunoien a project. Ireland a living past continued from Page 11 River guarded by a now destroyed Castle. Within the monastery Walls stands one of the finest High crosses in Ireland the 10th-Century Cross of the scriptures. Among the scenes on its exquisitely carved faces Are the arrest the betrayal and the. Crucifixion of Christ. The South Cross nearby is from the ninth Century and while the Art work is More primitive than that of the scriptures it is still an excellent example of gaelic High crosses. All that remains of a third Cross the North Cross is its Shaft. Among the buildings of interest on the monastery grounds Are the Cathedral o Rourk s lower a and various temples especially Temple Winghin with its incorporated round Tower. A in Northwest Ireland on county Donegal s coast lies the Hamlet of Glen Columbkill i tents Small Folk Village. Glen Columbkill was a result of another twist in Irish history a the migration of the people from the Village to the City and More often than not the emigration from the country. In the 1960s, afraid that his Village was dying out father James Mcdyer founded a cooperative based on local Folk crafts to stimulate employment. With the whole town Chipping in four Reed thatched cottages representing different periods of Irish life were built. Each cottage features authentic Domestic appliances utensils and tools of the eras they represent. To the Complex were added a shebeen a a Craft shop where homemade whiskey marmalade country wines butter and fabrics Are sold. Other features include a teahouse a 100-year-old schoolhouse replicas of a sweat House a Lime Kiln and ancient standing stones the Cragg Aunoien project is open 9 30 . To 5 30 . Daily March through october. Clon Mcnoise is open 10 . To 7 . Daily june through to september. Glen Columbkill Folk Village is open 10 . To 6 . Monday through Friday from easter through april 30 from 10 . To 8 . Daily may.1 through aug 30 and 10 . To 6 . Daily sept. 1-30. Clockwise from top a Lime kit at the Glen Columbkill Folk Village a Small Road leads to the Village surrounded by Hills and a Beach on Ireland s coast the ruins of a13th-Century Castle just outside the Walls of Clon Mcnoise. 12 stripes Magazine August 1, 1991 August 1, 1991 stripes Magazine 13
