Tag Archives: History

Ardmore Cathedral

Posted on November 3, 2015 by edmooneyphotography

To wrap up my recent trip to Ardmore in Waterford, we take a look at the last remaining site within the monastic enclosure, the Cathedral. Ardmore was historically the site of an early church founded by St. Declan in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Photography, Religious Sites | Tagged Ardmore, Cathedral, History, Ireland, Nikon, Ogham Stone, Oratory, photographer, Photography, round Tower, Ruin, Ruinhunter, St. Declan, Travel, Waterford | 40 Comments

SPOOKTACULAR 2015

Posted on October 31, 2015 by edmooneyphotography

By the time you are reading this, children all over the country will be up and getting ready for Halloween, be it Dressing up, Trick or Treating or a visit to the Bonfire, Samhain is well and truly underway. So … Continue reading →

Posted in Halloween, History, Photography, Samhain | Tagged America, Canada, Challenge, Creepy, England, Ghost, Halloween, Haunted, History, Ireland, Italy, Samhain, Spooktacular, Travel | 47 Comments

Capturing History Challenge Week 10

Posted on October 28, 2015 by edmooneyphotography

So we kick off the 10th instalment of the challenge with some really cool images for you this week. This will be the final CHC before this Saturdays SPOOKTACULAR edition, so you will need to get those spooky images in … Continue reading →

Posted in Capturing History Challenge, Diary of a Ruinhunter, Photography | Tagged Castles, England, History, India, Kinsale, Nazca Lines, Peru, photographer, Photography, Spain, Stone Circles, Travel | 42 Comments

For the Blood is life

Posted on October 22, 2015 by edmooneyphotography

I’ve been getting into the spirit of the spooky season lately, brushing up on my Gothic Horror with the usual suspects, Stoker, Le Fanu and Shelley. I’ve even begun watching the old Hammer Horror classics like Horror of Dracula, The … Continue reading →

Posted in Capturing History Challenge, Halloween, History, Legends, Samhain | Tagged Bram Stoker, Camilla, Dracula, Gothic, Halloween, History, Ireland, Legend, Mythology, Samhain, Sheridan Le Fanu, Spooktacular, Vampire | 35 Comments

Origins of the Headless Horseman

Posted on October 16, 2015 by edmooneyphotography

We all know about the headless horseman, a particular scary character brought to life in Washington Irvine’s classic ‘’The Legend of Sleepy Hollow’’. But how many of you know that this fictional character is based on an actual legend … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Halloween, Historical, Legends, Samhain | Tagged Gost, Haunted, History, Ireland, Kildare, Legends, Mythology, Samhain, Sppoktacular, Travel | 85 Comments

Oratory of St Declan, Ardmore

Posted on October 13, 2015 by edmooneyphotography

Today we are heading back down to the monastic settlement in Ardmore, Co. Waterford, where I came across two Ogham Stones recently. St. Declan founded a monastery at Ardmore or Aird Mhór in Gaelic, meaning “Great Height”. This was said … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Photography, Religious Sites | Tagged Ardmore, History, Ireland, monastery, Nikon, Oratory, photographer, Photography, St. Declan, Travel, Waterford | 24 Comments

Samhain 2015

Posted on October 6, 2015 by edmooneyphotography

As the tide of winter approaches at an unworldly speed, there is an ever increasing sense of magic in the air, which you will only encounter at this time of year. Ok so the dark mornings and evenings can be … Continue reading →

Posted in Samhain | Tagged Halloween, History, Ireland, Kildare, Nikon, photographer, Photography, Samhain, Spooktacular, Tradition, Travel | 30 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

Spooktacular 2015

Posted on October 1, 2015 by edmooneyphotography

Today is the first day of October, which marks the countdown to my absolute favourite time of the year, Samhain/Halloween. For the last couple of years, my Ruinhunting activities tend to die off during the month, mainly due to poor … Continue reading →

Posted in Capturing History Challenge, Diary of a Ruinhunter, Halloween, Photography, Samhain | Tagged Challenge, Halloween, Haunted, History, Ireland, Kildare, Photography, Samhain, Spooktacular | 74 Comments

Capturing History Challenge – Week 6

Posted on September 30, 2015 by edmooneyphotography

Still on a high from yesterdays news, we have a much scaled down edition of the Capturing History Challenge for you this week. Sadly only three submissions came in this week, so I have bumped up the numbers with a … Continue reading →