The pilgrim soul enters the garden through the Gate of Oblivion
[Japanese Garden - Irish National Stud - Tully - Kildare]

The shots in this series do not capture the whole story, however, this is how the Story goes ....
[Japanese Garden - Irish National Stud - Tully - Kildare]

The stone lantern symbolises life's beginning and it overlooks the Cave of Birth
[Japanese Garden - Irish National Stud - Tully - Kildare]

The traveller seats his wife in the Chair of Old Age and then traces his faltering steps to the Hill of Mourning
[Japanese Garden - Irish National Stud - Tully - Kildare]

The wanderer meets his future wife and joins her at the Engagement Bridge
[Japanese Garden - Irish National Stud - Tully - Kildare]

They begin to climb the Hill of Ambition
[Japanese Garden - Irish National Stud - Tully - Kildare]

They come together at the symbolic table of prenuptial feast before crossing the marriage bridge
[Japanese Garden - Irish National Stud - Tully - Kildare]

They cross the Bridge of Life to the Garden of Peace and Contentment
[Japanese Garden - Irish National Stud - Tully - Kildare]

They part company for a while but are soon re-united
[Japanese Garden - Irish National Stud - Tully - Kildare]

Tully continued as the British National Stud until 1943
[Irish National Stud - Kildare - Ireland]

Vintage Crop and Danoli, two champion horses of The National Stud
[Irish National Stud - Kildare - Ireland]

Vintage Crop won the Melbourne Cup in 1993
[Irish National Stud - Kildare - Ireland]

Vintage Crop's enclosure
[Irish National Stud - Kildare - Ireland]

When they finally conquer the Hill of Ambition they reflect on their joys, successes and failures
[Japanese Garden - Irish National Stud - Tully - Kildare]