Tag Archives: 1798 rebellion
Carbury Castle
As mentioned in a previous post, I finally got the chance to explore Carbury Castle. This has been on my bucket list for almost a year now. I had attempted to locate it unsuccessfully, so I with a little help … Continue reading
Posted in Castles, Diary of a Ruinhunter, Historical, Landscape, Places of Interest, Ruins
Tagged 1798 rebellion, Ancestors, Ancient, Cairbre Uí Chiardha, Carbury Castle, Carbury Hill, Chapel, Clan, Colley, Crown, de Berminghams, Elizabethan period, Graveyard, High King, hill, Historical site, Invasion, Ireland, Kildare, King Henry VIII, Mausoleum, Meiler FitzHenry, Motte, mullioned windows, Niall of the Nine Hostages, Norman, Photography, Queen Elizabeth II, Richard Colley-Wellesley, Richard de Clare, Ruin, Strongbow, Uí Néill
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Old Kilcullen High Cross & Round Tower
After getting side tracked en route I finally arriving at my original destination, the site of the old monastery at old situated just off the N78 at old Kilcullen.Old Kilcullen, formerly Kilcullen (Cill Chuilinn, “the Church of the Holly” in … Continue reading
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Tagged 1798 rebellion, 5th century, 936ad, 944ad, annals of the four masters, battle, bible, carvings, Church of the Holly, Cill Chuilinn, damaged, Gaelic, Graveyard, high cross, invaders, Kildare, monastery, N78, Old Kilcullen, plunder, Romanesque, round Tower, ruins, settlement, St. Patrick, Viking, walled town
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Ed Mooney Photography 
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