Tag Archives: Monument

Darrynane Beg Ogham Stone

Posted on March 7, 2019 by edmooneyphotography

On a recent trip to Kerry I got the opportunity to do a little sightseeing and temporarily resurrect ‘The Ruinhunter’ 😊. I’ve missed exploring over the last few years and although I have no immediate plans to resume on a … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Historical, Ogham Stone, Photography, Places of Interest, Ruinhunter | Tagged Ancient, Cahirdaniel, Derrynane, Ireland, Kerry, Monument, Ogham Stone, Photography, Ring of Kerry, Ruin, Ruinhunter | 39 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

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

Ballyboggan Abbey – Monochrome Madness Challenge

Posted on December 9, 2014 by edmooneyphotography

This weeks image for the Monochrome Challenge comes from the ruins of the Augustinian Priory of De Laude Dei also known as Ballyboggan Abbey. Another one of the many sites I came across by pure chance, after spotting a sign for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Monochrome Madness Challenge | Tagged Abbey, Ed Mooney Photography, Heritage, Ireland, Medieval, Monument, Nikon, photographer, Photography, Travel | 21 Comments

Dolmain Chnoc an Bhrúnaigh – Monochrome Madness Challenge

Posted on December 2, 2014 by edmooneyphotography

For this weeks Monochrome Challenge over on Leanne Cole’s Blog, I picked an image which as it happens, was origionaly posted on this very day one year ago. As It happened, I had taken a road trip down to Carlow … Continue reading →

Posted in Monochrome Madness Challenge, Photography | Tagged Brownshill Dolmen, Carlow, Dolmen, Ed Mooney Photography, Heritage, Ireland, Monument, Neolithic, Nion, photographer, Photography, Stone age, Tomb, Travel | 13 Comments

Ráth of Chorrchoill

Posted on March 21, 2014 by edmooneyphotography

Stopping off in the middle of the small housing estate of Rathview, just outside the Kildare village of Prosperous, I was shocked to find this completely untouched Ráth. It has been incorporated into the landscape of the surrounding area, which … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Historical, Photography, Places of Interest | Tagged EdMooneyPhotography, Ireland, Kildare, Monument, Nikon, photographer, Photography, Prosperous, Ráth | 28 Comments

Brownshill Dolmen

Posted on December 2, 2013 by edmooneyphotography

So yesterday I had to drive for an hour down to Carlow on a special mission for Santa Claus, which turned out to be a disaster. With Ryan and his older cousin Scott in the car I was determined not … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Historical, Landscape, Legends, Neolithic, Photography, Places of Interest, Ruins | Tagged Brownshill Dolmen, Capstone, Carlow, Chamber, Cromlech, Dolmen, Ed Mooney Photography, Heritage, Ireland, Kernanstown, Monument, Neolithic, Portal, Stone age, Tomb | 38 Comments

Knockmaroon Cromlech

Posted on August 1, 2013 by edmooneyphotography

I came across this Megalithic Tomb by complete accident whilst researching something else. However finding the darn thing was a different matter. As usual I now go out armed with all site co-ordinates uploaded to my GPS, but the location … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Historical, Neolithic, People, Photography, Places of Interest, Ruins | Tagged Artifacts, Ashtown Castle, Black & White, blade, Bronze age, Burial, Captain Larcom, Chamber, Cromlech, Diary of a Ruin Hunter, Dolmen, Dublin, Ed Mooney Photography, Excavation, Flagstone, flint, Ireland, Kist, Knockmaroon, Megalith, Mono, Monument, National Museum, necklace, Neolithic, Passage Grave, Phoinex Park, Photograph, Prehistoric, Restoration, Royal Acedmy, Royal Engineers, shell, Slab, Tomb | 20 Comments

Castleruddery Stone Circle

Posted on May 14, 2013 by edmooneyphotography

I am skipping on some more sites from Tallaght today to show one of my all time favorite sites. The Stone Circle at Castleruddery is a truly fascinating place. I recall my last visit here was about ten years ago, at about … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Historical, Landscape, Nature, Neolithic, Photography, Places of Interest, Ruins, Stone Circle | Tagged 2500B.C. Alignment, Ancestors, Ancient, Astronomical, Boulders, Bronge Age, Castleruddery, Ceremonial, Druids Circle, Embankment, Enclosure, energy, Henge, Ireland, Monument, Neolithic, Portal, Quartz, Stone Circle, Wicklow | 34 Comments

Teampall Do-Ath

Posted on April 26, 2013 by edmooneyphotography

Back down Carbury Hill lies a wonderful walled graveyard surrounded by pasturelands. Within the confines of these walls lie the ruins of a church known as Teampall Do-Ath. I cannot find a date for this but it would appear to … Continue reading →