Tag Archives: Chapel

Feighcullen Chapel

Posted on June 26, 2015 by edmooneyphotography

I stumbled upon this little chapel on my recent trip out to the hill of Allen. As I was driving up a small country road I managed to catch a glimpse of one of the steeples, and as is always … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Photography, Religious Sites | Tagged Chapel, Feighcullen, Ireland, Kildare, Nikon, photographer, Photography, ruins, Travel | 37 Comments

Grange Abbey

Posted on September 12, 2013 by edmooneyphotography

I had almost forgotten all about this ruin, which I had previously shot about six months ago. It was only when I was updating my Diary of a Ruinhunter map that I noticed it was missing. It took some searching, … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Historical, Landscape, Medieval, Photography, Places of Interest, Religious Sites, Ruins | Tagged 1166AD, Abbey, Baldoyle, Chapel, Diarmuid MacMurrough, Dissolution of the monasteries, Dublin, Ed Mooney Photography, Grange Abbey, Grange of Baldoyle, Ireland, King of Leinster, Map, photographer, Priory of All Hallows, ruined | 19 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

Baltinglass Tower

Posted on May 27, 2013 by edmooneyphotography

A short walk from Baltinglass Abbey lies, an interesting tower, situated in the middle of St. Josephs cemetery on Chapel Hill. It is a very interesting Tower in that it was built independently from any other structure. It is believed … Continue reading →

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Baltinglass Abbey

Posted on May 23, 2013 by edmooneyphotography

This Abbey is one of my personal favourite sites to visit. Last week I found myself urged to make the drive down the N81 through Blessington to the small town of Baltinglass in Wicklow to explore the Abbey. Baltinglass was … Continue reading →

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All Along The Watchtower – Cruagh

Posted on May 20, 2013 by edmooneyphotography

Whilst out on one of my Ruinhunter expeditions I was nicely surprised when I came across this unique Tower. I was actually heading up towards Montpellier hill in search of something else when in the corner of my eye I … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Historical, Photography, Places of Interest, Ruins | Tagged 18th Century, All along the Watchtower, Body Snatchers, Cadavers, Cemetry, Chapel, Color, Conversion, Cruagh, Expedition, Graveyard Corpses, Hillock, Jimi Hendrix, Medical Research, Mono, Montpellier Hill, Photography, Pre-Norman, Rockbrook, Ruinhunter, Sentry, Watchtower | 66 Comments

Carbury Castle

Posted on April 22, 2013 by edmooneyphotography

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 | 74 Comments

Fontstown Church & Graveyard

Posted on January 7, 2012 by edmooneyphotography

Just 5 minutes up the road from the chapel ruins at Nurney, on the junction of the R415 & R418, I noticed this quite little graveyard with another ruin of an old church. Again very little records of this site … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical, Photography, Places of Interest | Tagged Chapel, church, Fontstown, Graveyard, Kildare, Ruin | 3 Comments

Nurney Graveyard

Posted on January 7, 2012 by edmooneyphotography

Continuing on from the Tower remains in Nurney, just across the road lies the local parish church. With yet another example of on ivy covered medieval church in Ireland. Lying in the centre of the adjacent graveyard to the parish church lies to ruins … Continue reading →

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White Abbey

Posted on September 6, 2011 by edmooneyphotography

Founded in 1292 by William De Vesci Lord of Kildare. The current church dates back to 1887 and became known as the White Abbey because of the color of the Carmelites habits. There are no remains of the earlier structures which … Continue reading →