Tag Archives: Grey Abbey

Grey Abbey – Monochrome Madness Challenge

What a better way to kick off the new year than with one of my favorite local ruins, and the first Monochrome Madness Challenge of 2015. Grey Abbey, is one of Kildare Towns three abbeys. It took its name from … Continue reading

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Grey Abbey

I first explored the ruins of Grey Abbey back in 2011 when I first started my Ruin hunting. At the time the structure was in pretty bad shape and was completely fenced off, so I didn’t get to have a … Continue reading

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Grey Abbey – Monochrome Madness Challenge

Here we are again for another instalment of the weekly Monochrome Madness Challenge which is hosted over on Leanne Cole’s blog. So for this weeks image I’m using a sneak peak of some shots I recently took at Grey Abbey … Continue reading

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White Abbey

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

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