The Battle of Barnaglitty
A spin by Portlaoise and out to Cashel Cross on the Ballyroan road today before heading for home.
I got a few snaps of the memorial to the Battle of Barnaglitty (Pass of the Plumes) and the Druids Stones.
I wondered why it was called the Pass of the Plumes. Seemingly this is in reference to all the Plumed Helmets which littered the battlefield afterwards....
I later discovered that in 2011 a well preserved "bog body" was recovered from nearby Cashel bog which was carbon dated to around 2000 B.C.
On the way home I couldn't resist another trip into the simple but beautiful Straboe Medieval Church near Shaen.... It's a hidden treasure. Someone has done a lot of good work to preserve what remains on the site. The Cross slab is a nice touch.
Later I rode on Zwift for an hour to check my connections and readings from the power meter with the readings from Zwift and Garmin and to update the firmware. It wasn't half as interesting...................
