Tag Archives: Taghadoe

The House of Tua

Posted on January 8, 2016 by edmooneyphotography

Just outside Maynooth on the side of the Straffan road there is a small graveyard. This is the site of an early Christian monastery which contains the ruins of a 6th century Round Tower and a 19th century Church. The … Continue reading →

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Re-work Wednesday 12

Posted on March 26, 2014 by edmooneyphotography

This week we travel back to 2012 and the site of an early Christian Monastery in Taghadoe, Co. Kildare. All that remains of this monastery which dates back to the sixth century is the Round Tower which was reported to … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Historical, Photography, Places of Interest, Re-work Wednesday, Religious Sites, Ruins | Tagged EdMooneyPhotography, Ireland, Kildare, photographer, Re-work Wednesday, round Tower, Taghadoe | 21 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 →

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Taghadoe Round Tower

Posted on September 10, 2012 by edmooneyphotography

The early monastery at Taghadoe may have been founded by St Tua, also known as Ultan the Silent, who was attached to the nearby monastery of Clane. Little is known of its history except that one of its abbots, Folachtach … Continue reading →