Tag Archives: Ruin

Ballyadams Castle

Posted on May 2, 2014 by edmooneyphotography

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 | 83 Comments

Re-work Wednesday 17

Posted on April 30, 2014 by edmooneyphotography

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 | 18 Comments

Gortnaclea Castle……. Monochrome Madness Challenge

Posted on April 29, 2014 by edmooneyphotography

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 | 12 Comments

A Welcome Suprise at Coolbanagher

Posted on April 14, 2014 by edmooneyphotography

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 | 30 Comments

Return of The Hulk

Posted on March 28, 2014 by edmooneyphotography

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 →

Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Historical, Photography, Places of Interest, Ruins, Street Photography | Tagged Charter School, EdMooneyPhotography, Ireland, Kildare, Moanasterevin, Photograapher, Photography, Ruin, The Hulk | 44 Comments

Harristown Church

Posted on January 27, 2014 by edmooneyphotography

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 | 39 Comments

Laraghbryan

Posted on December 23, 2013 by edmooneyphotography

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 →

Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Historical, Medieval, Photography, Places of Interest, Religious Sites, Ruins | Tagged church, Diary of a Ruin Hunter, Ed Mooney Photography, Graveyard, Ireland, Kildare, Laraghbryan, Maynooth, Medieval, Normans, Ruin, Tower | 13 Comments

Ladychapel Ruins

Posted on December 6, 2013 by edmooneyphotography

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 | 19 Comments

Monasteroris Medieval Church & Graveyard

Posted on September 24, 2013 by edmooneyphotography

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 →

Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Historical, Medieval, Photography, Places of Interest, Religious Sites, Ruins | 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 | 10 Comments

Kinnefad Castle

Posted on September 20, 2013 by edmooneyphotography

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 →