Before you ask, sadly this is not an actual Kitchen and was probably never used as one either. Nobody really knows how it got its name, but it obviously stuck. I first came across this interesting little structure known as St. Brigid’s Kitchen a few years ago when I stopped off with my eldest son Ryan to climb the Round Tower on the opposite side of the Cathedral. It can be easily found to the east of the Cathedral. Descending a number of steps, you enter the chamber via a rectangular ope. Although it is described as a 14th century burial vault, there are clear signs that the chamber once stood above ground level, in the south wall there is a flat lintelled window with an internal splay. Interestingly a local rumour suggests that this was once part of a secret escape tunnel which over the centuries was lost. I wonder might this secret tunnel have been connected to the passage way which was also rumoured to have run from the nearby Church in Lackagh to the former Fitzgerald Castle. Sadly there is little but a cornerstone of this Castle remaining and the tunnel lost in the sands of time, so I guess we shall never know?
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Ah Thank you so much 🙂
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Great photos, as usual. There’s definitely something cooking in the kitchen.
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Lol, cheers mate 😁
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Nice high contrast B+W Ed. You are doing that site proud mate.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Ah thanks Pete👍
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Everyone loves a mystery… great photos and write up!
6 stars out of 4!!
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Thanks Dan, I’m so lucky to to be surrounded by such fantastic places,
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fascinating. We don’t have too many old ruins in New Zealand – except perhaps some of us pensioners…
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Lol. Is there no Maori sites? One day I have to get over to NZ. Rugby and tribal heritage, what more could I ask for😁
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Maori sites tended to be relatively temporary. There are a few old fighting pa sites and diggings but not too much else…
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I think it’s your photography that keeps things on the boil in these kitchens 😉
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LOL, Cheers mate 🙂
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Wow, who knew old stones were so great for black and white! Great photos! My church back home is also named for St. Brigid, I was intrigued to see the this. Thanks for sharing.
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My pleasure, glad you enjoyed it. There seem to be a large number of churches etc associated with Brigid. She must have been a really popular woman in her time ?
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How bizarre and intriguing! Wonder what it was really used for? Probably something really mundane, like storage, lol! But I love the idea of a secret passage….
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Yes indeed, we may never know, but then again, thats what we have imaginations for 🙂
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True…
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Really is an interesting structure. I’m always torn. Would like to be able to see the structure in its day but the ruin forms have so much character and mystery. Nice pics.
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I know the feeling, although sometimes when I visit such places, I get an uncanny feeling that I was there before.
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That’s a pretty cool feeling. Maybe a past life?
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Now wouldn’t that be cool😁
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