Tag Archives: monastery
Resting place of a King
One of the last almost complete buildings within the site at St. Mullins is marked as The Oratory. It’s a simple rectangular structure of 7.3 m x 4.9m, made from uncoursed granite rubble. The side walls are about 2 meters … Continue reading
Motte & Bailey @ St. Mullins
Today I am taking a break from the sites within the Ecclesiastical settlement at St. Mullins to jump across the road to one of my personal favourite site in the area. The Motte and Bailey. It’s the first thing that … Continue reading
St. James Cell
The next building has been a pain the neck as far as research goes. Little is known about it. Said to have been dedicated to a St. James is all we really know. When it was built and for what … Continue reading
The Stump
Right beside The Abbey at St Mullin’s you will see the remains of a very sad excuse for a round tower. In fact it is barely a foundation, what remains is only about 1meter in height, so I have renamed … Continue reading
The Abbey at St. Mullin’s
Adjacent to An Teampall Mór is the remains of an early 11th century church which is known as the Abbey. It would have been the largest building to be found on the site of a monastery founded by St. Moling … Continue reading
An Teampall Mór
The next building we come to is known as Teampall Mór in Gaelic or ‘The Big Church’,, it’s the oldest surviving structure here. Said to date from the 15th century with parts that are much older, perhaps 10th/11th century? It’s … Continue reading
Ard Chros Naomh Moling
As you walk around the back of the heritage center you come to some old stone steps as shown in the previous post on the Heritage Center, which lead you to the rear of Teampaill Mor. Here you will see … Continue reading
St. Mullins Heritage Center
The first building that came to my attention at St. Mullins was this rather modern looking church. It’s not necessarily a ruin, but I won’t hold that against it as I reckon it deserves a mention in the context of … Continue reading
St. Mullins Ecclesiastical site
Last weekend I made the long trip down to the southern tip of County Carlow to explore the monastic settlement of St. Mullins. Writing this and looking back Im not sure what I had expected to find, but It did … Continue reading
Trinity Church – Glendalough
Finally, moving on to the last of my posts from Glendalough for the moment. The Trinity Church. You can actually see the church ruins and enclosure from St. Kevin’s Well as you look across the river. To find it, you … Continue reading
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