Pittsburgh - Nationality Rooms - Irish

Ireland's Golden Age, extending form the 6th to the 12th century, was a period of intense religious fervor for Christianity. During that time, many small oratories were built on the west cost of Ireland for Christian worshippers. This stone room represents an oratory of the 12th century.












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