Tag Archives: Battle of Clontarf

Brian Boru Millenium Festival 2014

Posted on April 21, 2014 by edmooneyphotography

Vikings Back in Dublin……. Blood will flow. What a busy Easter weekend it has been, even with the extra day off work im still exhausted. After the Easter Egg Trail in Merrion square with the family, was time to pay … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Historical, Medieval, People, Photography, Street Photography | Tagged Battle of Clontarf, Dublin, festival, Ireland, Nikon, Photography, Travel, Vikings | 24 Comments

The Battle of Clontarf 1014AD

Posted on April 18, 2014 by edmooneyphotography

Good Friday! Not so good for the Vikings… Good Friday is a religious holiday observed primarily by Christians to commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary in 33AD. However in Ireland Good Friday is also remembered … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Historical, Medieval, People, Places of Interest | Tagged 1014AD, Battle of Clontarf, Brian Boru, Dublin, Heritage, History, Ireland, King of Munster, Travel, Viking | 30 Comments

Kilgobbin Church

Posted on July 1, 2013 by edmooneyphotography

Moving on to yet another interesting church ruin. Just outside Stepaside village in Co. Dublin lies the church of Kilgobbin. These ruins only date back to 1707AD, but was built of the site of an earlier wooden church, probably from … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Historical, Medieval, Photography, Places of Interest, Ruins | Tagged 1014, 1707AD, Battle of Clontarf, Brian Boru, church, Dublin, Ed Mooney Photography, high cross, Kilgobbin, Lintel, Mound Graveyard, Pre-Norman, Rathdown Slab, Ruin Hunter, St. Gobban, Stepaside, Viking | 36 Comments

Clondalkin Round Tower

Posted on May 17, 2013 by edmooneyphotography

This is one of the most impressive Round Towers I have encountered to date, similar to the one at St. Brigids Cathedral in Kildare which you can read more about HERE with the exception that this one has its original … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Historical, Photography, Places of Interest, Round Tower, Ruins | Tagged 700AD, 832AD Norse, Amlaíb Conung, battle, Battle of Clontarf, Brian Boru, Camac River, Cathedral, Cennétig mac Gaíthéne, Clondalkin, Conical Cap, Denmark, Dublin, Fortress, High King of Ireland, Invasion, Kildare, king of Loígis, Mochu, monastery, Norman, Richard de Clare, round Tower, Ruairi O Conchúir, Saint Cronan, St. Brigid, Strongbow, Vikings, Village | 28 Comments

Battle of Clontarf

Posted on April 23, 2013 by edmooneyphotography

On this day 999 years ago, Brian Boru, the King of Munster and one of the biggest badass warriors in Ireland at the time, knocked 50 shades of S##t out of the Vikings of Dublin at Clontarf. The Vikings and … Continue reading →