A house without a cat
is like a ball without a bat,
a door without a mat,
but worse of all,
it`s a house without a cat!
Picture of the Month - August 2008
Adare
Companion to the Holy Trinitarian Abbey.
This cute moggy was basking in the sunshine in the grounds of the Holy Trinitarian Abbey in Adare, Co Limerick, Ireland. Probably one of the most photographed kitties in Ireland! Lots of people from all over the world were taking photos of the elderly kitty.
The Abbey is situated next to the Heritage Center, this is the only recorded Trinitarian monastery in Ireland. It was originally built by the Fitzgerald Clan for the Trinitarian order of monks in the early 13th century.
This order of friars was founded in France, following the Holy-Land Crusades, with the main purpose of raising ransom money in order to rescue Christian captive taken, by the Moors, during the crusade wars.
It is believed that the Trinitarian monks who came to Adare may have come from Scotland. The monastery was suppressed and badly damaged during the reign of King Henry VIII. Repaired and enlarged in the mid 19th century, the building is, today, called the "Holy Trinity Abbey" and is used as the local Roman Catholic Church.
