Category Archives: Places of Interest

Cathair na Stéige

Posted on March 26, 2019 by edmooneyphotography

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 | 16 Comments

Ruinhunter 2.0

Posted on March 22, 2019 by edmooneyphotography

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 | 15 Comments

Darrynane Beg Ogham Stone

Posted on March 7, 2019 by edmooneyphotography

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 | 38 Comments

Capturing History Challenge Week 11

Posted on November 4, 2015 by edmooneyphotography

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 | 28 Comments

Ardmore Round Tower

Posted on October 27, 2015 by edmooneyphotography

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 | 42 Comments

Nothin Cooking in this Kitchen

Posted on July 27, 2015 by edmooneyphotography

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 | 22 Comments

The Fire Temple

Posted on July 18, 2015 by edmooneyphotography

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 | 28 Comments

Kildare Cathedral

Posted on July 4, 2015 by edmooneyphotography

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 | 32 Comments

Blast from the Past……………………

Posted on July 3, 2015 by edmooneyphotography

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 | 64 Comments

The Ancient Hill of Allen

Posted on June 18, 2015 by edmooneyphotography

So last Saturday morning, I got up at the crack of dawn, to hit the road and get back on the Ruinhunting trail once again. With permission granted by the landowner, my mission was to finally explore one of the … Continue reading →