Tag Archives: St. Patrick

Donaghmore Round Tower & Church

Posted on November 24, 2015 by edmooneyphotography

The ruins of the old Round Tower and Church at Donaghmore were quite an unexpected find. Located just outside the town of Navan on the road to the infamous hill of Slane. I had pulled into what looked like a … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Photography | Tagged church, Donaghmore, Ireland, Meath, monastery, Nikon, photographer, Photography, round Tower, St. Patrick, Travel | 38 Comments

Ráth Lóegaire

Posted on September 4, 2015 by edmooneyphotography

Ráith Lóegaire (Laoghaire’s Fort) is a hilltop fort which can be found to the south of the Royal enclosure on Tara. This is where the legendary king Lóegaire is said to have been buried in the upright position, facing his … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Photography, Ruinhunter | Tagged Boyne Valley, Heritage, History, Ireland, Meath, Nikon, photographer, Photography, Ráth Lóegaire, Ruinhunter, St. Patrick, Tara, Travel | 21 Comments

Saint Patrick’s Cathedral – Monochrome Madness Chalenge

Posted on June 17, 2014 by edmooneyphotography

For this weeks challenge, I picked an image I took last year during the Bram Stoker Festivals Vampire Hunt. Its a wonderful structure with a rich history, dating back to 1191AD. Interestingly enough it is one of two medieval Cathedrals … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography | Tagged Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland, Monochrome Madness Challenge, Nikon, photographer, Photography, St. Patrick, Travel | 28 Comments

Old St. Assam’s Church

Posted on July 8, 2013 by edmooneyphotography

On a recent excursion around north Dublin I stopped of in Raheny to check out the ruins of an old chapel known locally as St. Assam’s. Well wasn’t I surprised to find that some bloody genius had built two of … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Historical, Photography, Places of Interest, Ruins | Tagged 1712AD, Ancient, Black & White, Chapel, Cheiftain, church, Disciple, Dublin, Ed Mooney Photography, fort, Fortification, Graveyard, Mound, Photography, Raheny, Rath Enna, Ruinhunter, St. Assam's, St. Patrick | 25 Comments

Paddy’s Day Parade

Posted on April 14, 2012 by edmooneyphotography

Yet again its been a while since I’ve had a chance to post something here, so I shall be playing catch up over the next few weeks. To start of with here are some images from the Paddy’s day parade … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Historical, Photography, Places of Interest | Tagged Balykelly, Cards, Community, Day Out, Family, Fire Engine, Floats, Fun, GFC, kids, Kildare, March, Military, Monasterevin, PArade, Proud to be Irish, reinactment, St. Patrick | 1 Comment

Old Kilcullen High Cross & Round Tower

Posted on January 11, 2012 by edmooneyphotography

After getting side tracked en route I finally arriving at my original destination, the site of the old monastery at old situated just off the N78 at old Kilcullen.Old Kilcullen, formerly Kilcullen (Cill Chuilinn, “the Church of the Holly” in … Continue reading →