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''Plan ahead and prepare, Be considerate of others, Respect farm animals and wildlife, Travel and camp responsibly, Leave only what you find, Dispose of waste properly, Protect nature from fire.''
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Category Archives: Places of Interest
The Harbour Master
We as promised in my last post, I finally bit the bullet and hit the streets with my camera. Its been just over five years since my last posts from Kerry with the Darrynane Ogham Stone, a revamped Website & … Continue reading
Cathair na Stéige
Staigue Fort, an Iron age stone fort in Kerry, Ireland. Continue reading
Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Historical, Photography, Places of Interest, Ruinhunter
Tagged Castlecove, Chieftian, Fosse, Ireland, Iron Age, Iveragh, Peninsula, photographer, Photography, Ring of Kerry, Ruinhunter, Staigue, Stone Fort
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Ruinhunter 2.0
After some recent unplanned Ruin hunting down in Kerry, I have finally caught the bug again. Since my last post on the Ogham Stone at Derrynane, I have been spending alot of time working on a new website. The old … Continue reading
Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Photography, Places of Interest, Ruinhunter, Ruins, Website
Tagged Diary, Ed, Ireland, Mooney, Photography, Prints, Ruinhunter, ruins, Website, Wild Atlantic Way
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Darrynane Beg Ogham Stone
On a recent trip to Kerry I got the opportunity to do a little sightseeing and temporarily resurrect ‘The Ruinhunter’ 😊. I’ve missed exploring over the last few years and although I have no immediate plans to resume on a … Continue reading
Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Historical, Ogham Stone, Photography, Places of Interest, Ruinhunter
Tagged Ancient, Cahirdaniel, Derrynane, Ireland, Kerry, Monument, Ogham Stone, Photography, Ring of Kerry, Ruin, Ruinhunter
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Capturing History Challenge Week 11
Well after the double challenge last week, everyone must be worn out. We only have three images this week, to which I have added two of my own. But never theless we got some great places to see, all with … Continue reading
Posted in Capturing History Challenge, History, Photography, Places of Interest
Tagged Capturing History Challenge, Challenge, History, India, Ireland, Mexico, Photography, Portugal, ruins, Travel
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Ardmore Round Tower
Today I am going to take a break from the Samhain theme and get back to some recent Ruin hunting activities. In the center of the old monastic site founded by St. Declan in Ardmore, Waterford rests a stunning Round … Continue reading
Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, History, Medieval, Photography, Places of Interest, Religious Sites, Round Tower
Tagged Ardmore, Ireland, Nikon, photographer, Photography, round Tower, Ruinhunter, Travel, Waterford
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Nothin Cooking in this Kitchen
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Historical, Photography, Places of Interest
Tagged Cathedral, Ireland, Kildare, Nikon, Photograpghy, photographer, St. Brigid, Travel
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The Fire Temple
Getting back to my recent visit to Kildare town, there is a rather interesting structure which is located on the north side of St. Brigid’s Cathedral grounds. This is the site of the ancient Fire Temple associated with the Gaelic … Continue reading
Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Photography, Places of Interest, Religious Sites
Tagged Brigid, Cathedral, Fire, Goddess, Ireland, Kildare, Nikon, Photography, Temple, Travel
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Kildare Cathedral
I probably should have started off my recent journey around Kildare town with the Cathedral as it is the largest and most detailed of all the interesting structures, but here we are. The Cathedral is quite unique in the fact … Continue reading
Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Historical, Places of Interest, Religious Sites
Tagged Ancient, Cathedral, History, Ireland, Kildare, Nikon, photographer, Photography, St. Brigid, Travel
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Blast from the Past……………………
Apologies, but todays planned article has been postponed until tomorrow as I have some news, i would like to share. I finaly achieved one of my long term goals, well sort of! I got my self into a newspaper and its … Continue reading
Posted in Contributions, Diary of a Ruinhunter, Historical, Places of Interest
Tagged Dublin, Holy Well, Ireland, Nikon, photographer, Photography, St. Colmcille, tallaght, The Echo, Travel
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