Tag Archives: St. Brigid

Uachtar Ard

Posted on February 10, 2016 by edmooneyphotography

Uachtar Ard was well named as it translates from Gaelic to mean A high place, The Round Tower at Uachtar Ard rests beside the ruins of an old church ruin on a quite hill top in Kildare. It is associated … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Photography, Round Tower | Tagged church, Ireland, Kildare, NAtional Monument, Nikon, Oughterard, photographer, Photography, round Tower, St. Brigid, Travel, Uachtar Ard | 82 Comments

The Round Tower of Kildare

Posted on November 17, 2015 by edmooneyphotography

It has been a long time since I last visited the magnificent Round Tower in Kildare Town. Located a few meters away from St. Brigid’s Cathedral, it really is one of the most impressive Round Towers in the country. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Photography, Round Tower | Tagged Cathedral, History, Ireland, Kildare, monastery, Nikon, round Tower, St. Brigid, Travel | 42 Comments

Nothin Cooking in this Kitchen

Posted on July 27, 2015 by edmooneyphotography

Before you ask, sadly this is not an actual Kitchen and was probably never used as one either. Nobody really knows how it got its name, but it obviously stuck. I first came across this interesting little structure known as … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Historical, Photography, Places of Interest | Tagged Cathedral, Ireland, Kildare, Nikon, Photograpghy, photographer, St. Brigid, Travel | 22 Comments

Kildare Cathedral

Posted on July 4, 2015 by edmooneyphotography

I probably should have started off my recent journey around Kildare town with the Cathedral as it is the largest and most detailed of all the interesting structures, but here we are. The Cathedral is quite unique in the fact … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Historical, Places of Interest, Religious Sites | Tagged Ancient, Cathedral, History, Ireland, Kildare, Nikon, photographer, Photography, St. Brigid, Travel | 32 Comments

Kildare High Cross

Posted on June 28, 2015 by edmooneyphotography

In the south west corner of St. Brigid’s cathedral in Kildare town, there sits a rather unusual Celtic cross. Little is known of its origin, and with its lack of decoration, it’s quite difficult to put a date to it. … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, High Cross, Photography | Tagged Ancient, Cathedral, high cross, Kildare, Nikon, photographer, Photography, St. Brigid, Travel | 13 Comments

Re-work Wednesday 5

Posted on February 6, 2014 by edmooneyphotography

I am starting to think that I should rename these posts ‘Re-work Thursday’, instead lol. Anyhow, as it was St. Brigid’s day on 1st Feb, I taught I might revisit one of my shots taken at the many Holy wells … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Legends, Photography, Places of Interest, Re-work Wednesday, Religious Sites, Sacred Well | Tagged Diary of a Ruin Hunter, Ed Mooney Photography, Holy Well, Ireland, Kildare, Sacred Well, St. Brigid | 14 Comments

Tobar Bhríde

Posted on September 3, 2013 by edmooneyphotography

Yet again we find another holy well dedicated to St. Brigid, this time just a short distance outside Clondalkin Village in Dublin. In the book “The Holy Wells of Ireland” by Patrick Logan, he lists fifteen wells dedicated to St. … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Historical, Medieval, Photography, Places of Interest, Religious Sites, Sacred Well | Tagged 1761, 5th century, Abbess, Baptise, Boot Road, Brideswell Common William Caldbeck Childrens Burial Ground, Clondalkin, Clootie Ash, Diary of a ruinhunter, Dublin, Ed Mooney Photography, Healing Powers, Holy Well, Ireland, Kildare, Moanastery, natural spring, photographer, Photography, St. Brigid | 20 Comments

Clondalkin Round Tower

Posted on May 17, 2013 by edmooneyphotography

This is one of the most impressive Round Towers I have encountered to date, similar to the one at St. Brigids Cathedral in Kildare which you can read more about HERE with the exception that this one has its original … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Historical, Photography, Places of Interest, Round Tower, Ruins | Tagged 700AD, 832AD Norse, Amlaíb Conung, battle, Battle of Clontarf, Brian Boru, Camac River, Cathedral, Cennétig mac Gaíthéne, Clondalkin, Conical Cap, Denmark, Dublin, Fortress, High King of Ireland, Invasion, Kildare, king of Loígis, Mochu, monastery, Norman, Richard de Clare, round Tower, Ruairi O Conchúir, Saint Cronan, St. Brigid, Strongbow, Vikings, Village | 28 Comments

Brigid’s Well, Kilcullen

Posted on February 1, 2012 by edmooneyphotography

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 | 2 Comments

The Wayside Well

Posted on August 22, 2011 by edmooneyphotography

This one took me a while to find, most people misleadingly say that it can be found in the car park of the National Stud, however it is actually located at the end of the coach parking facility. Also accessible … Continue reading →