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Tag Archives: Ruin
Ballyadams Castle
My next stop off point on my trip around Laois was to the striking Castle ruins of Ballyadams. On arrival I was faced with a roadside gate, which was sign posted ‘Danger, Keep Out, Sanctuary’. Obviously this was either to … Continue reading
Posted in Castles, Diary of a Ruinhunter, Medieval, Photography, Places of Interest, Ruins
Tagged Ballyadams, Castle, Ireland, Laois, Medieval, Nikon, photographer, Photography, Ruin, Travel
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Re-work Wednesday 17
All along the Watchtower…………… Here we are with another Re-work Wednesday. This week its back to last year when I visited the old church and watchtower at Cruagh, Co. Dublin. You can see the original set of images which I … Continue reading
Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Historical, Photography, Places of Interest, Re-work Wednesday, Ruins
Tagged Dublin, Ireland, Nikon, photographer, Photography, Re-work Wednesday, Ruin, Travel
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Gortnaclea Castle……. Monochrome Madness Challenge
Here we are again for another instalment of the weekly Monochrome Madness Challenge which is hosted over on Leanne Cole’s blog. Im posting this a bit early today as I wont get a chance to do it later. So … Continue reading
Posted in Castles, Diary of a Ruinhunter, Medieval, Photography, Places of Interest, Ruins
Tagged Castle, Gortnaclea Castle, Ireland, Laois, Monochrome Madness Challenge, Nikon, photographer, Photography, Ruin, Travel
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A Welcome Suprise at Coolbanagher
Following the sad site that was the demolished Castle at Coolbanagher, I discovered a gorgeous surprise just a few meters away on the opposite side of the road. With the sun beating down, the day was really starting to pick … Continue reading
Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Historical, Medieval, Photography, Places of Interest, Religious Sites, Ruins
Tagged church, Coolbanagher, Ireland, Laois, Medieval, Nikon, Photography, Ruin, Travel
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Return of The Hulk
No, this is not a post about a green Marvel Super Hero. This is The Hulk, as it is known locally in my town of Monasterevin. A massive Georgian House which sits just outside the town adjacent the Hazel Hotel. … Continue reading
Harristown Church
It’s been a quite month for ruin hunting, so yesterday whilst dropping my nephew back up to Dublin I seized the opportunity to stop of at a few sites en route. The first site we encountered was the old ruins … Continue reading
Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Medieval, Photography, Religious Sites, Ruins
Tagged church, Diary of a Ruin Hunter, Ed Mooney Photography, Harristown, HTC1, Ireland, Kildare, photographer, Photography, Ruin
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Laraghbryan
I cant believe it, Christmas Eve starts tomorrow, and another year almost over. And what a year it has been, In my never ending attempt to find new and interesting places, this year I have explored and shot over 100 … Continue reading
Ladychapel Ruins
After some difficulty, I eventually found this quite little graveyard about a mile away from another Ladychapel Church in Maynooth. The first church I found although nice was definitely not the one that I had been searching for. Whilst it … Continue reading
Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Historical, Medieval, Photography, Places of Interest, Religious Sites, Ruins, Sacred Well
Tagged church, Druids, Ed Mooney Photography, Graveyard, Holy Well, Ireland, Kildare Ireland, Ladyschapel, Maynooth, Medieval, Photography, Ruin, Sacred Well, Taghadoe
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Monasteroris Medieval Church & Graveyard
The Medieval church and graveyard of Monasteroris can be found just outside Edenderry in County Offally. This area was under the control of John De Bermingham, the Earl of Louth whom had a fortification just behind the walls of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1335AD, 1798AD, Blundell Castle, Carbury Castle, Carrick Church, Castro Petre, church, Crypts, De Bermingham, Diary of a Ruin Hunter, Earl of Louth, Ed Mooney Photography, Font, Franciscan Friary, Franciscans, Gable, George BLundell, Grange castle, Gravestones, Graveyard, Ireland, John De Bermingham, Kinnefad Castle, Lady Sarah Blundell, Mac Fe, Mac Feorais Castle, Medieval, Monasteroris, Offaly, photographer, Photography, Rebellion, Ruin, Tempall Do-Ath, Winwood Blundell
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Kinnefad Castle
Yet another stronghold built by the De Bermingham’s can be found in the area of Kinnefad or in Gaelic as Ceann – Átha Fada which translates to ‘head of the ford’. There were many De Bermingham castles and a couple … Continue reading
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Tagged 14th century, 15538AD, Atrefacts, battle, Carbury Castle, Carrick Church, Castle, Castle Blundell Castle, Ceann Átha Fada, Corridor, County Council, De Bermingham, Defense Church, Ed Mooney Photography, Edenderry, Fortification, Gaelic, Garderobe., Head of the Ford, Henry VIII, Ireland, Kildare, Kinnefad Castle, Lord Downshire, Mac Feorais, Offaly, photographer, Photography, Priory of De Laude Dei, River Boyne, Ruin, Spear heads, Spiral staircase, Stone, Stronghold, Suppression of the Abbeys, Sword blades, Tempall Do-Ath, Tower, University of Cambridge, Vaulted Ceiling
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