Tag Archives: monastery
The House of Tua
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
Inside the Secret Garden
Located in the current Dominican Priory of Tallaght, on the grounds of the former Archbishop’s Palace, there is a hidden walled garden. Within this garden there is a beautiful tree lined walkway which runs from North to South, known as … Continue reading
Donaghmore Round Tower & Church
The ruins of the old Round Tower and Church at Donaghmore were quite an unexpected find. Located just outside the town of Navan on the road to the infamous hill of Slane. I had pulled into what looked like a … Continue reading
The Round Tower of Kildare
It has been a long time since I last visited the magnificent Round Tower in Kildare Town. Located a few meters away from St. Brigid’s Cathedral, it really is one of the most impressive Round Towers in the country. In … Continue reading
Oratory of St Declan, Ardmore
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
Mystery of the Well
On our recent family vacation in Cork, I spotted a road sign for a Holy well on the side of the road. And never being one to pass by on a chance to find something new, I hauled the entire … Continue reading
Clonenagh Medieval Church
A recent excursion out around Laois saw the return of my two eldest Ruinhunters Ryan & Ava. The first port of call was to the early Christian Monastery at Clonenagh. It’s been about three years since I first explored these … Continue reading
The High Crosses of Duiske Abbey
Im really excited about this post as it is the beginning for me of exploring a new county. Duiske Abbey, also sometimes known as Graiguenamanagh Abbey rests in the middle of the nice little town of Graiguenamanagh at the foot … Continue reading
The Bath
Situated in the graveyard, in close proximity to the Penal Altar, we find the final structure within the confines of the ecclesiastic site at St. Mullins. It is a small little ruin called ‘The Bath’. Again it looks like another … Continue reading
St. Mullins Domestic Building
The last large structure in this section of the site is marked as a domestic building. So it was used as living quarters or something. Another rectangular building made from uncoursed granite rubble. Its about 11 meters by 6 meters … Continue reading
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