Tag Archives: Diary of a Ruin Hunter

Friday FREAKY Flash with Ed Mooney, Geoff le Pard and Jane Dougherty

Posted on October 30, 2015 by edmooneyphotography

Well I have finally bitten the bullet in an attempt to get some badly needed writting experience for a book that so many people has graciously being encouraging me to write. And there was no better platform to get stated … Continue reading →

Posted in Contributions, Guest Post | Tagged Diary of a Ruin Hunter, Fiction, Friday Freaky Flash, Ghosts, Halloween, Haunted, Ireland, Samhain | 19 Comments

More Media Coverage

Posted on October 2, 2015 by edmooneyphotography

Once again it was a treat to see another one of my previous articles being recycled for inclusion in the local Tallaght Echo newspaper as part of the weekly ‘Love Tallaght Outdoors’ series. Previous articles included have been Ballymount Castle and Colmcille’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Contributions, History, Photography, Published | Tagged Diary of a Ruin Hunter, Dublin, History, Ireland, Kathryn Tynan, Nikon, photographer, Photography, Published, tallaght, Tallaght Echo, Travel | 17 Comments

Capturing History Challenge – Week 2

Posted on September 2, 2015 by edmooneyphotography

I cant believe its Wednesday already, the last week has flown in, and with it Week 2 of the Capturing History Challenge. This week we have fewer entries than last week, but with your help, I hope this will improve over the … Continue reading →

Posted in Capturing History Challenge | Tagged Ballyadams Castle, Bolsover Castle, Cardoness Castle, Challenge, Diary of a Ruin Hunter, Ed Mooney Photography, Heritage, History, photographer, Photography, Travel, World | 20 Comments

Capturing History Challenge – Week 1

Posted on August 26, 2015 by edmooneyphotography

Its finally here and I am really excited about this. Heritage week has been in full swing in Ireland since last Saturday. And the response to last week Challenge has been amazing. I had half expected that I would be the … Continue reading →

Posted in Capturing History Challenge | Tagged Challenge, Diary of a Ruin Hunter, Ed Mooney Photography, Heritage, History, photographer, Photography, Travel, World | 36 Comments

I’ve only gone and done it again……..

Posted on July 30, 2015 by edmooneyphotography

After the success of my recent article on St. Colmcille’s well, I was approached by the nice folk from Tallaght Community Council earlier this week about doing another article for the “Love Tallaght Outdoors” series which is published weekly in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Contributions, Diary of a Ruinhunter, Published | Tagged Castle, Diary of a Ruin Hunter, History, Ireland, Nikon, photographer, Photography, Published, Tallaght Dublin, Tallaght Echo, Travel | 46 Comments

Re-work Wednesday 14

Posted on April 9, 2014 by edmooneyphotography

For this week, I am going back yet again to another image from 2011 and the local Re-enactment group Lord Edward’s Own. Aside from my regular ruin hunting, I just love to capture these type of images when I can. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, People, Photography, Re-work Wednesday, Street Photography | Tagged Diary of a Ruin Hunter, Ed Mooney Photography, Ireland, Kildare, Monasterevin, Nikon, photographer, Photography, Re-work Wednesday | 14 Comments

Donadea Castle

Posted on March 14, 2014 by edmooneyphotography

The next port of call on my recent blitz was the striking ruin of Donadea Castle. I had been meaning to visit for some time now and since I was in the area, I really didn’t need an excuse. I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Castles, Diary of a Ruinhunter, Historical, Medieval, Photography, Places of Interest, Ruins | Tagged Aylmer, Castle, De Bemingham, Diary of a Ruin Hunter, Donadea, EdMooneyPhotography, Ireland, Kildare, Nikon, photographer, Photography | 64 Comments

Downings Church & Graveyard

Posted on March 11, 2014 by edmooneyphotography

Saturday morning was promised to be a nice day so I headed out to explore the hill of Allen. As it turned out the weather was terrible, with strong winds and dark skies. To make matters worse, when I got … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Historical, Landscape, Medieval, Photography, Places of Interest, Religious Sites, Ruins | Tagged Black Abbey, Diary of a Ruin Hunter, Diary of a ruinhunter, EdMooneyPhotography, historical, Ireland, Kildare, Knights Hospitallers, Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, Medieval, Nikon, photographer, Photography, Places of Interest, Religious Sites | 19 Comments

Re-work Wednesday 9

Posted on March 5, 2014 by edmooneyphotography

Week nine see’s me journey back to 2012 and the small town of Athy in Co. Kildare. The image features Crom-Abu bridge with White Castle to the right. This was one of many shots I took the day after … Continue reading →

Posted in Castles, Diary of a Ruinhunter, Historical, Landscape, Medieval, People, Photography, Places of Interest, Re-work Wednesday | Tagged #Re-work Wednesday, Diary of a Ruin Hunter, Ed Mooney Photography, Ireland, Kildare, photographer, Photography | 23 Comments

Black Abbey of Kildare

Posted on March 3, 2014 by edmooneyphotography

Black Abbey was the last of the three Abbeys of Kildare that I visited back in 2012, and the first to be re-visited. On my last visit I was unable to find access and had to do with a couple … Continue reading →