Tag Archives: Diary of a Ruin Hunter

Mullaghmast Standing Stone

Posted on February 28, 2014 by edmooneyphotography

The last port of call for myself & Dylan on the way home was the Standing Stone of Mullaghmast, one of Kildare’s ‘Magnificent Seven’. I have previously covered similar stones at Kilgowan, Punchestown Great, Craddockstown West & Maudlins Holed Stone. … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Historical, Neolithic, Photography, Places of Interest, Ruins, Standing Stone | Tagged Diary of a Ruin Hunter, EdMooneyPhotography, Ireland, Kildare, Mullaghmast, Neolithic, photographer, Photography, Standing Stone | 42 Comments

Re-work Wednesday 8

Posted on February 26, 2014 by edmooneyphotography

This week I decided to try something different. Another shot from my early days in 2011 when I honestly had not a clue as to how to use my camera. All I knew was what I wanted my shots to … Continue reading →

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

Re-work Wednesday 7

Posted on February 19, 2014 by edmooneyphotography

Here we are at week seven already, where has the year gone? So for this week I took another image from 2011 and gave it my mono treatment. You can read more about the history of Grey Abbey and view the … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Historical, Medieval, Photography, Places of Interest, Re-work Wednesday, Religious Sites, Ruins | Tagged #Re-work Wednesday, Abbey, Diary of a Ruin Hunter, Ed Mooney Photography, Ireland, Kildare, photographer, Photography | 27 Comments

Re-work Wednesday 6

Posted on February 12, 2014 by edmooneyphotography

Finally I am back on track for Re-work Wednesday. This week we are re-visiting the ruins of Kilteel Castle, which I first shot back in 2012. You can read more about the history of the Castle and view the original … Continue reading →

Posted in Castles, Diary of a Ruinhunter, Historical, Medieval, Photography, Places of Interest, Re-work Wednesday, Ruins | Tagged #Re-work Wednesday, Castle, Diary of a Ruin Hunter, Ed Mooney Photography, Ireland, Kildare, photographer, Photography | 19 Comments

Re-work Wednesday 5

Posted on February 6, 2014 by edmooneyphotography

I am starting to think that I should rename these posts ‘Re-work Thursday’, instead lol. Anyhow, as it was St. Brigid’s day on 1st Feb, I taught I might revisit one of my shots taken at the many Holy wells … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Legends, Photography, Places of Interest, Re-work Wednesday, Religious Sites, Sacred Well | Tagged Diary of a Ruin Hunter, Ed Mooney Photography, Holy Well, Ireland, Kildare, Sacred Well, St. Brigid | 14 Comments

Harristown Church

Posted on January 27, 2014 by edmooneyphotography

It’s been a quite month for ruin hunting, so yesterday whilst dropping my nephew back up to Dublin I seized the opportunity to stop of at a few sites en route. The first site we encountered was the old ruins … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Medieval, Photography, Religious Sites, Ruins | Tagged church, Diary of a Ruin Hunter, Ed Mooney Photography, Harristown, HTC1, Ireland, Kildare, photographer, Photography, Ruin | 39 Comments

New Look Ruin Maps

Posted on January 20, 2014 by edmooneyphotography

After having a quite start to the new year I have finally found the time to update my Interactive Ruins Map. Having started this about a year ago it has turned into a complete nightmare with the amount of sites … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Photography, Places of Interest, Ruins, Technology | Tagged Diary of a Ruin Hunter, Ed Mooney Photography, Ireland, Kildare, Maps, Monasterevin, photographer, Photography, ruins | 31 Comments

Laraghbryan

Posted on December 23, 2013 by edmooneyphotography

I cant believe it, Christmas Eve starts tomorrow, and another year almost over. And what a year it has been, In my never ending attempt to find new and interesting places, this year I have explored and shot over 100 … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Historical, Medieval, Photography, Places of Interest, Religious Sites, Ruins | Tagged church, Diary of a Ruin Hunter, Ed Mooney Photography, Graveyard, Ireland, Kildare, Laraghbryan, Maynooth, Medieval, Normans, Ruin, Tower | 13 Comments

Dunamase Part 2: Return to the Rock

Posted on October 23, 2013 by edmooneyphotography

Yesterday I posted some shots of my kids on there first Castle exploration. Today here are my shots from the Rock of Dunamase. The Rock was the first ruin I had shot back in May 2011, and I remember how … Continue reading →

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Bective Abbey

Posted on October 17, 2013 by edmooneyphotography

I have to admit, the large medieval Abbey ruins of Bective are probably the nicest I have had the chance to explore to date, with the exception of the Baltinglass Abbey in Wicklow, but Baltinglass has been a personal favourite … Continue reading →