Tag Archives: Ancient

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 →

Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Photography, Places of Interest | Tagged Allen, Ancient, Aylmers Folly, Fianna, Fionn MacCumhaill, Ireland, Kildare, Mythology, photographer, Photography, Roadstone, Travel | 42 Comments

Brigid – Kildare

Posted on June 15, 2015 by edmooneyphotography

It’s been a long, long time since I explored the wealth of culture and ruins on display in Kildare town. So to start of a number of articles allow me to take you to the busy market square in the … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Photography | Tagged Abbey, Ancient, Brigid, Ireland, Kildare, Nikon, photographer, Photography, Ruinhunter, Saint, Travel, Tuatha Dé Danann | 25 Comments

Aghaboe Standing Stone

Posted on September 1, 2014 by edmooneyphotography

On our recent trip with two of my junior Ruinhunters, we were driving up towards Aghaboe Abbey. just before we arrived I noticed a stone in a field to the left hand side which I had not noticed on my … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Neolithic, Photography | Tagged Aghaboe, Ancient, Heritage, Ireland, Laois, Megalith, Neolithic, Nikon, photographer, Photography, Standing Stone, Travel | 16 Comments

Harbinger of Sorrow – The Bean-Sidhe

Posted on October 8, 2013 by edmooneyphotography

In ancient times a race of people arrived on a small island in the Atlantic Ocean which later became known as Ireland. These were the Tuatha Dé Danann or the children of the Goddess Danu. They were a magical people … Continue reading →

Posted in Halloween, Historical, Legends, People, Samhain | Tagged Ancient, Ansestors, Banshee, Bean Sidhe, Ed Mooney Photography, Halloween, Samhain, Tradition | 26 Comments

Dumb Supper, A Samhain Tradition.

Posted on October 7, 2013 by edmooneyphotography

Apart from being a New Year’s celebration or Harvest Festival, which predates the arrival of the Celts in Ireland, Samhain is a special time, were the past, present, and future all become intertwined. The dead and the inhabitants of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Halloween, Historical, People, Samhain | Tagged Ancient, Ansestors, Ed Mooney Photography, Halloween, Samhain, Tradition | 25 Comments

Priory of De Laude Dei

Posted on August 22, 2013 by edmooneyphotography

I came across the Abbey at Ballyboggan purely by chance after taking a wrong turn. I was actually heading along the Kildare/ Offaly border in search of a couple of De Bermingham Castles which I had missed on by last … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Historical, Landscape, Medieval, Photography, Places of Interest, Religious Sites, Ruins | Tagged 12th Century, 1538AD, Abbey, Ancient, Annals of Ulster, Arched Window, Augustinian, Ballyboggan, Cemetary, Chancel, church, De Bemingham, De Laude Dei, Diary of a ruinhunter, Ed Mooney Photography, Edward Fitzgerald, Elizabeth I, Gable, Gravestones, Graveyard, Henry VIII, Holy Trinity, Holy Water, Jordan Comin, Kildare Offaly, Kildare Photographer, Leinster, Lord Carbury, Meath, Medieval, Nave, Order, pilgrimage, Plague, Prior, Shrine, Supression of the monasteries, Tomb, Transept, William Bermingham, Wooden Cross | 33 Comments

Lackagh Church

Posted on August 19, 2013 by edmooneyphotography

This post has been almost a year in the making. I first went looking for the church after I received a mail from Tom who runs the fantastic site The Standing Stone. It has been an inspiration to me over … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Historical, Medieval, Photography, Places of Interest, Religious Sites, Ruins | Tagged 4B.C., Ancient, Archives, Barbados, Bell Tower, Care taker, Castle, Castle View Farm, Church. Ruins, Crannog, Culture, Deportation, Ed Mooney Photography, Execution, Fitzgerald, Fluacht Fia, Grave Robbers, Graveyard, Historic, house, Kildare, Lackagh, Lackagh Exiles, Leachach, Library, Mansion, Monasterevin, Motte, Mound, Mountrice, national, Oliver Cromwell, Ringfort, Slaves, The Standing Stone, Tombs, Tumulus | 50 Comments

Old St. Assam’s Church

Posted on July 8, 2013 by edmooneyphotography

On a recent excursion around north Dublin I stopped of in Raheny to check out the ruins of an old chapel known locally as St. Assam’s. Well wasn’t I surprised to find that some bloody genius had built two of … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Historical, Photography, Places of Interest, Ruins | Tagged 1712AD, Ancient, Black & White, Chapel, Cheiftain, church, Disciple, Dublin, Ed Mooney Photography, fort, Fortification, Graveyard, Mound, Photography, Raheny, Rath Enna, Ruinhunter, St. Assam's, St. Patrick | 25 Comments

The Casino

Posted on July 4, 2013 by edmooneyphotography

No I haven’t taken up gambling. The Casino was an 18th century neo-classical house built in the 1700’s for the 1st Earl of Charlemont, James Caulfield. It was designed for him by the famous Scottish architect Sir William Chambers. With … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Historical, Photography, Places of Interest | Tagged 18th Century, 1st Earl of Charlemont, Ancient, Astrological, Casa, Casino, Colums, Dublin, Ed Mooney Photography, Eygpt, Greece, Greek Cross, Illusion, James Caulfield, Knight of the Order of St Patrick, Lion Statues, Marino, Masonic Lodge, MAsons, Neo-Classical, Occult, Office of Public Works, Parliment, Roman funerary urns, Royal Irish Academy, Sir William Chambers, Symbols, Symmetry, Temple, Tunnels, Turkey | 32 Comments

Castleruddery Stone Circle

Posted on May 14, 2013 by edmooneyphotography

I am skipping on some more sites from Tallaght today to show one of my all time favorite sites. The Stone Circle at Castleruddery is a truly fascinating place. I recall my last visit here was about ten years ago, at about … Continue reading →