Tag Archives: St. Mullins

Capturing History Challenge – Week 7

Posted on October 7, 2015 by edmooneyphotography

Still holding at five great sites for you this week, we first make the long trip to the southern hemisphere an to New Zeland. And to the town of Napier wich was destroyed in an earthquake in 1931. Then its … Continue reading →

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St Mullins Holy Well

Posted on August 11, 2014 by edmooneyphotography

Just north from the Ecclesiastic site of St. Mullins there is a rather interesting Holy well which is associated with the saint whom founded the nearby monastery. Situated on rising ground it is surrounded  by an enclosure of masonry about … Continue reading →

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The Bath

Posted on August 10, 2014 by edmooneyphotography

Situated in the graveyard, in close proximity to the Penal Altar, we find the final structure within the confines of the ecclesiastic site at St. Mullins. It is a small little ruin called ‘The Bath’. Again it looks like another … Continue reading →

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The Penal Altar

Posted on August 9, 2014 by edmooneyphotography

Having explored all the buildings that the Monastic settlement has to offer, I took a stroll through the packed graveyard, stopping off to look at a few interesting gravestones. Many graves were of military personnel dating back to the Battle … Continue reading →

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St. Mullins Domestic Building

Posted on August 8, 2014 by edmooneyphotography

The last large structure in this section of the site is marked as a domestic building. So it was used as living quarters  or something. Another rectangular building made from uncoursed granite rubble. Its about 11 meters by 6 meters … Continue reading →

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Resting place of a King

Posted on August 7, 2014 by edmooneyphotography

One of the last almost complete buildings within the site at St. Mullins is marked as The Oratory. It’s a simple rectangular structure  of 7.3 m x 4.9m, made from uncoursed granite rubble. The side walls are about 2 meters … Continue reading →

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Motte & Bailey @ St. Mullins

Posted on August 6, 2014 by edmooneyphotography

Today I am taking a break from the sites within the Ecclesiastical settlement at St. Mullins to jump across the road to one of my personal favourite site in the area. The Motte and Bailey. It’s the first thing that … Continue reading →

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The Stump

Posted on August 3, 2014 by edmooneyphotography

Right beside The Abbey at St Mullin’s you will see the remains of a very sad excuse for a round tower. In fact it is barely a foundation, what remains is only about 1meter in height, so I have renamed … Continue reading →

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An Teampall Mór

Posted on July 28, 2014 by edmooneyphotography

The next building we come to is known as Teampall Mór in Gaelic or ‘The Big Church’,, it’s the oldest surviving structure here. Said to date from the 15th century with parts that are much older, perhaps 10th/11th century? It’s … Continue reading →

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Ard Chros Naomh Moling

Posted on July 25, 2014 by edmooneyphotography

As you walk around the back of the heritage center you come to some old stone steps as shown in the previous post on the Heritage Center, which lead you to the rear of Teampaill Mor. Here you will see … Continue reading →

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