Tag Archives: Mound

Lackagh Church

Posted on August 19, 2013 by edmooneyphotography

This post has been almost a year in the making. I first went looking for the church after I received a mail from Tom who runs the fantastic site The Standing Stone. It has been an inspiration to me over … Continue reading →

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Old St. Assam’s Church

Posted on July 8, 2013 by edmooneyphotography

On a recent excursion around north Dublin I stopped of in Raheny to check out the ruins of an old chapel known locally as St. Assam’s. Well wasn’t I surprised to find that some bloody genius had built two of … Continue reading →

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Kilgowen : Standing Stone

Posted on January 8, 2012 by edmooneyphotography

After my brief visit to the chapel ruin at Fontstown, I was driving down the N9 towards Kilcullen when out of the corner of my eye I spotted this fantastic Standing Stone perched majestically atop a rather large Mound. Well needless to … Continue reading →