BENCHMARKS continued
Much fortified with courage after the earlier victory, the brave duo of M.C. and Benchmarker ventured further northwards to Saint Doolagh's Bridge. However the bridge and the surrounding area drew a complete blank. But the hunt was still productive because a visit to the eponymous church resulted in a guided tour from a man there who is deeply involved in its maintenance. We learned that as a young man the saint established himself in a cell within the church, and relying for his needs on the charity of those outside, remained there for the rest of his life. Indeed after death his body may have been interred in a bricked up section within the church. Those holy people who followed that life-style are known as anchorites. Benchmarker however made a faux pas by confusing the term with 'Alawites' a group much in the news in Syria recently. However the man was gracious and offered no correction.
And then on crossing over the bridge while returning to the car, the 'mark revealed itself. Lucky chance or divine intervention by the saint? You decide.
Below: The 'mark on the Saint Doolagh's Bridge on the Malahide Road.
Above: On the Malahide Road looking towards Saint Doolagh's Church with the 'mark at bottom left.