Tag Archives: Tradition

Twas the Night before Christmas………………………….

Posted on December 24, 2015 by edmooneyphotography

As usual, the kids are still up, all the final bits of shopping have been done and well if I have forgotten anything it will just have to wait. The kids are watching Home Alone for the millionth time this … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas | Tagged Christmas, Elf, Ireland, Kildare, photographer, Photography, Tradition, Tree | 35 Comments

The Legend of Jack O’ Lantern

Posted on October 12, 2015 by edmooneyphotography

Every October, carved pumpkins begin to peer out from porches and doorsteps. These orange coloured fruits inscribed with ghoulish faces and illuminated by candles are a sure sign that the Halloween season has begun. However this was not always the … Continue reading →

Posted in Halloween, Legends, Samhain | Tagged Devil, Halloween, Ireland, Jack O Lantern, Kildare, Legend, Photography, Pumpkin, Samhain, Stingy Jack, Tradition, Travel, Willo the Wisp | 41 Comments

Samhain 2015

Posted on October 6, 2015 by edmooneyphotography

As the tide of winter approaches at an unworldly speed, there is an ever increasing sense of magic in the air, which you will only encounter at this time of year. Ok so the dark mornings and evenings can be … Continue reading →

Posted in Samhain | Tagged Halloween, History, Ireland, Kildare, Nikon, photographer, Photography, Samhain, Spooktacular, Tradition, Travel | 30 Comments

Lloyd the Elf

Posted on December 15, 2014 by edmooneyphotography

Well the christmas season has well and truely kicked in, which is probably why I have’nt been out exploring as much as I would normaly. Last year the Mooney house recieved a special visitor for December in the form of … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas | Tagged Christmas, Elf, Ireland, Kildare, Monasterevin, Nikon, photographer, Photography, Tradition | 26 Comments

The Wizard of Kilkea Castle

Posted on October 27, 2014 by edmooneyphotography

Kilkea Castle has a long history which spans back to 1181AD when a Norman Knight Walter De Riddlesford was said to have built a motte & bailey castle here. Just for continuity Kilkea Castle came into the hands of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Halloween | Tagged Castles, Diary of a ruinhunter, Earl of Kildare, Ed Mooney Photography, Gerald Fitzgerald, Halloween, historical, Legends, Nikon, photographer, Photography, Samhain, Tradition, Travel, Wizard Earl | 10 Comments

Turnips, Pumpkins and a man called Jack…..

Posted on October 5, 2014 by edmooneyphotography

We can blame our American friends for keeping this tradition alive, although much of our Samhain celebrations have been commercialized and corrupted over the years, a flicker of truth which lies just beneath the surface of Halloween can tell a … Continue reading →

Posted in Samhain | Tagged Halloween, Ireland, Samhain, Stingy Jack, Tradition, Willo the Wisp | 44 Comments

The Wizard Earl

Posted on October 9, 2013 by edmooneyphotography

The following tales has been handed down through the ages from Lord Walter Fitzgerald and concerns a Garrett Oge or Gerald (the younger) Fitzgerald whom became the 11th Earl of Kildare and the sole male heir of the Kildare Geraldine’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Castles, Diary of a Ruinhunter, Halloween, Historical, Legends, Medieval, People, Places of Interest, Samhain | Tagged Dark Arts, Earl of Kildare, Ed Mooney Photography, Gerald Fitzgerald, Halloween, Samhain, Tradition, Wizard Earl | 9 Comments

Harbinger of Sorrow – The Bean-Sidhe

Posted on October 8, 2013 by edmooneyphotography

In ancient times a race of people arrived on a small island in the Atlantic Ocean which later became known as Ireland. These were the Tuatha Dé Danann or the children of the Goddess Danu. They were a magical people … Continue reading →

Posted in Halloween, Historical, Legends, People, Samhain | Tagged Ancient, Ansestors, Banshee, Bean Sidhe, Ed Mooney Photography, Halloween, Samhain, Tradition | 26 Comments

Dumb Supper, A Samhain Tradition.

Posted on October 7, 2013 by edmooneyphotography

Apart from being a New Year’s celebration or Harvest Festival, which predates the arrival of the Celts in Ireland, Samhain is a special time, were the past, present, and future all become intertwined. The dead and the inhabitants of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Halloween, Historical, People, Samhain | Tagged Ancient, Ansestors, Ed Mooney Photography, Halloween, Samhain, Tradition | 25 Comments

Colmcille’s Well

Posted on June 4, 2013 by edmooneyphotography

This place really brings back memories, as a kid I remember spending many summer days up at the Hell Fire Club up on Montpellier hill. It was a good hour and a half of a hike and we would spend … Continue reading →