Tag Archives: Kildare

Round Tower of Diseart Diarmada

Posted on March 7, 2016 by edmooneyphotography

Continuing on from a previous post on Castledermot we continue on from the Romanesque Archway on the grounds of St. John’s, and move on to the Round Tower. Round Towers can be found all over the country in various states … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Photography, Round Tower | Tagged Castledermot, Diseart Diarmada, Heritage, Ireland, Kildare, Medieval, Nikon, photographer, Photography, round Tower, ruins, Travel | 55 Comments

Gallán Bhaile Phúinse

Posted on March 2, 2016 by edmooneyphotography

A short distance up the road from the Standing stone at Craddockstown we find what is possibly the tallest Standing stone in the country. It is definitely the tallest I have come across to date. I first spotted it driving … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Photography, Standing Stone | Tagged Bronze age, Ireland, Kildare, NAtional Monument, Neolithic, Nikon, photographer, Photography, Standing Stone, Travel | 61 Comments

Chradógaigh Standing Stone

Posted on February 22, 2016 by edmooneyphotography

Kildare is probably best known for its horse breeding and flat open plains, unfortunately we don’t have an abundance of ancient Neolithic monuments, there are no great Stone Circles or Burial Tombs so to speak. But what we do have … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Photography, Standing Stone | Tagged Ancient, Chradógaigh, Craddockstown, Kildare, Longstone, Megalith, Menhir, Monolith, Monument, Neolithic, Nikon, photographer, Photography, Standing Stone, Travel | 47 Comments

Diseart Diarmada & the Romanesque Arch

Posted on February 16, 2016 by edmooneyphotography

Hidden away in the small village of Castledermot in Kildare you will find a surprising mass of historical sites with a heritage that goes back over 1200 years. Castledermot or Diseart Diarmada to give it its original Gaelic name, means … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Photography | Tagged Castledermot, Heritage, History, Ireland, Kildare, Nikon, photographer, Photography, Romanesque, St. Diarmait, Travel | 27 Comments

Uachtar Ard

Posted on February 10, 2016 by edmooneyphotography

Uachtar Ard was well named as it translates from Gaelic to mean A high place, The Round Tower at Uachtar Ard rests beside the ruins of an old church ruin on a quite hill top in Kildare. It is associated … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Photography, Round Tower | Tagged church, Ireland, Kildare, NAtional Monument, Nikon, Oughterard, photographer, Photography, round Tower, St. Brigid, Travel, Uachtar Ard | 82 Comments

The Last One Standing

Posted on February 5, 2016 by edmooneyphotography

This lonely Tower house sits in a field to the west of Jigginstown House which I spoke about a few weeks ago. It dates back to the early part of the 15th century and is typical of the many … Continue reading →

Posted in Castles, Photography | Tagged Castle, Ireland, Kildare, naas, Nikon, photographer, Photography, Rag, Travel | 24 Comments

Someone To Watch Over ME

Posted on February 1, 2016 by edmooneyphotography

Fionn MacCumhaill and the Fianna are historical figures whose heroic deeds and life stories have been embedded through time, in myth and legend. There are many tales concerning their acts of bravery and magic. The Fianna were the bravest, swiftest and strongest … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Photography | Tagged Fianna, Fionn Mac Cumhaill, Historic, Ireland, Kildare, Mythology, Newbridge, Nikon, photographer, Photography, Sculpture, Travel | 47 Comments

A Manor fit for a King.

Posted on January 15, 2016 by edmooneyphotography

Out of all the sites I have visited over the course of the past few years, these ruins must be the most hideous and depressing. Sigginstown or Jigginstown House as it is now know is currently a National Monument in … Continue reading →

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Fraoch Oileán and the Knights Hospitallers

Posted on January 11, 2016 by edmooneyphotography

Johnstown is a small village just outside Naas in County Kildare. I have passed by it countless times over the years and just by chance whilst hunting for a standing stone I came across a small little graveyard and church … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Photography | Tagged Flatsbury, Ireland, Johnstown, Kildare, Knights Hospitallers, Medieval, Monument, Nikon, Normans, photographer, Photography, Pickled Earl, ruins, Travel | 67 Comments

The House of Tua

Posted on January 8, 2016 by edmooneyphotography

Just outside Maynooth on the side of the Straffan road there is a small graveyard. This is the site of an early Christian monastery which contains the ruins of a 6th century Round Tower and a 19th century Church. The … Continue reading →