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Tag Archives: Sculpture
Someone To Watch Over ME
Fionn MacCumhaill and the Fianna are historical figures whose heroic deeds and life stories have been embedded through time, in myth and legend. There are many tales concerning their acts of bravery and magic. The Fianna were the bravest, swiftest and strongest … Continue reading
Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Photography
Tagged Fianna, Fionn Mac Cumhaill, Historic, Ireland, Kildare, Mythology, Newbridge, Nikon, photographer, Photography, Sculpture, Travel
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A Squirrel in the Zoo – Monochrome Madness Challenge
This week I have another image from our recent trip to Dublin Zoo. Not the sort of sculpture you would expect to find in a zoo. But interesting nonetheless and the kids loved it. Especially as we had a curious … Continue reading
Posted in Photography
Tagged Dublin, Ireland, Monochrome Madness Challenge, Nature, Nikon, photographer, Photography, Sculpture, Squirrel, statue, Travel, Zoo
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The Victors
Erected back in 1988, this unusual sculpture sits at the end of Main Street in Tallaght Village. Carved from limestone by the sculptor Dick Joynt, it is called the Victors. It is said to depict four adults holding children aloft … Continue reading
Moone High Cross
I eventually had the chance to head down to Moone for a wander, where the famous 7th century High cross stands within the ruins of an old medieval abbey of the same name. The name Moone is said to come … Continue reading
Posted in Historical, Photography, Places of Interest
Tagged Abbey, church, Graveyard, high cross, Kildare, Medevil, monastery, Moone, Ruin, Sculpture
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Brigid’s Well, Kilcullen
Considering the day that’s in it, for those of you who don’t know Febuary 1st is St. Brigid’s Day. A day when both the Goddess and the christian saint are remembered. So I recently came across yet another well dedicated … Continue reading
Posted in Historical, Photography, Places of Interest
Tagged Brigid's Day, Goddess, Kilcullen, Kildare, Park, River Liffey, Sculpture, Spout, St. Brigid, Water, Well
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White Abbey
Founded in 1292 by William De Vesci Lord of Kildare. The current church dates back to 1887 and became known as the White Abbey because of the color of the Carmelites habits. There are no remains of the earlier structures which … Continue reading
Posted in Historical, Photography, Places of Interest
Tagged 1292, Abbey, Brigid, Carmelites, Castle, Chapel, church, Cruciform, edward mooney, Franciscans, Friars, Gothic, Granite, Grey Abbey, Habits, havenphotography, Henry VIII, Ireland, John Harris, Kildare, Lord of Kildare, Monasterevin, monasteries, Patrick, Penal Laws, Pugin, Sculpture, Stained Glass, White, William De Vesci, William Hague
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Fionn Mac Cumhaill.
Posted in Historical, Photography
Tagged 2011, Ballymany, Bran, brave, Celtic, Culture, Curragh, Fianna, Fion Mac Cumhaill, History, Hounds, Kildare, Legend, Lykk Kirkham, Newbridge, Sceolain, Sculpture, Warriors
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