Fairy Bridges, Tullan Strand, Bundoran, Co Donegal
It is said that locals thought the natural sea arches were haunted by the fairies
Fairy Bridges, Bundoran
Shesknan, in search of a tomb
Shesknan tomb? Co Leitrim, Ireland
Shesknan Tomb? Co Leitrim, Ireland
Gortnahoula Court Tomb
Gortnahoula Court Tomb, Co Sligo, Ireland
Much of the site is buried under the peat with the other stones obscured by tall reeds
Moneylahan Cashel
Moneylahan Cashel, Co Sligo, Ireland
All that remains of the walled enclosure
Tawly Mass Rock
Tawly Mass Rock and Bullaun Stone, Leitrim, Ireland
The Mass rock has an incised cross and ‘IHS’ inscription just visible below
Tawly Bullaun Stone – both stones were found close by
Aghaderrard Court Tomb
Aghaderrard Court Tomb, County Leitrim, Ireland
The ruins and remnants of Aghaderrard Court Tomb
Traditional Jack O’ Lantern 2022
Halloween or Halowe’en comes from All Hallows Eve – The night before All Hallows Day (All Saints Day) which was the Christanisation of Samhain an ancient Celtic festival of celebration, feasting and connecting with ancestors at harvest time. Celebrated on October 31st, the half way point between the Autumn Equinox and Winter Solstice. Ancient Celtic tradition marked this as a time when the barriers between the spiritual and physical worlds came down which marked it as a time for Fairies (Shee/Sidhe) and other malevolent beings. From here we get many of the pagan practices that continue to today. Irish and Scottish migrants took their traditions with them to America and America, well Americanised it.
Links to past Jack O’ Lanterns 2017 here https://www.tonyoneill.org/2017/10/25/traditional-jack-o-lantern-2017/ and 2016 here http://www.tonyoneill.org/2016/10/27/irish-jack-o-lantern/
Donaghmore Round Tower and Church
Donaghmore Round Tower and Church, Co Meath, Ireland
Donaghmore 10th century Round Tower and 15th Century Church ruin
Donaghmore Round Tower stands 26 meters tall
The ruin of Donaghmore Church
Donaghmore Round Tower just off the N51 Navan to Slane Road
An original monastery here dates to St. Patrick who gave his disciple, St. Cassanus (Cassan) stewardship
Coolbeg Wedge Tomb revisited
Coolbeg Wedge Tomb, Drumcliff, Co Sligo, Ireland
Behy Cliffs
Behy Cliffs, Co Mayo, Ireland (Opposite the Céide Fields Visitors Centre)
O’Dowd’s Castle
O’Dowd’s Castle, Easkey, Co Sligo, Ireland
Dating from 1207
Belmullet Standing Stone
Belmullet Standing Stone, Mullet Peninsula, Co Mayo, Ireland
The standing stone is great… location not quite
Boats – Blacksod, Belmullet
Blacksod, Belmullet peninsula, Co Mayo, ireland
Cliff Baths
The old Cliff Baths, Enniscrone, Co Sligo, Ireland
Built in 1850 by the Orme family
Beltany Stone Circle – revisited
Beltany Stone Circle, Raphoe, Co Donegal, Ireland
the Celtic festival of fertility known as Beltane is celebrated in early May and it is thought the circle takes its name from this festival
This is the cup marked triangle stone
The Standing Stone at the circle
Link to first visit – http://www.tonyoneill.org/2016/09/15/beltany-stone-circle/
Barnes Lower standing stones
Pair of standing stones at Barnes Lower, Donegal, Ireland
Doon Standing Stone 2
Doon Standing Stone, Co Sligo, Ireland
This is located in the field next to the standing stone I photographed in 2018. Link to post here http://www.tonyoneill.org/2018/08/12/doon-standing-stone
Stroove Standing Stones
Stroove MegalithicTomb aka Stroove Standing Stones
Stroove Standing Stones, Inishowen Peninsula, Co Donegal, Ireland
Carrowmore Megalithic Complex revisited
Carrowmore Megalithic Complex, Co Sligo, Ireland
Carrowmore Tomb 1
Carrowmore Tomb 3
Carrowmore Tomb 4
Carrowmore Tomb 7
Carrowmore Tomb 13
Carrowmore Tomb 13
Carrowmore Tomb 18
Carrowmore Tomb 51 – Listoghill
Carrowmore Tomb 51 – the chamber in the cairn
Carrowmore Tomb 52
Carrowmore Tomb 52a
Carrowmore Tomb 53
Carrowmore Tomb 56
Carrowmore Tomb 57. Link for first visit to site here
Ballymagaraghy Standing Stones
Ballymagaraghy Standing Stones, Inishowen, Co Donegal, Ireland
The stone pair are surrounded by a small stone cairn
Carnaghan Portal Tomb
The remains of Carnaghan Portal Tomb aka Inch Island Portal Tomb, Inishowen, Co Donegal, Ireland
Doonfeeny Standing Stone
Doonfeeny/Dunfeeny Standing Stone, Co Mayo, Ireland
Also known as Cloch Fada (Long Stone) situated in an ancient graveyard
Detail of one of two crosses on Doonfeeny Standing Stone added to Christianise it
Ballymagaraghy Standing Stone
Ballymagaraghy Standing Stone, Inishowen Peninsula, Co Donegal, Ireland
Cong Abbey
Cong Abbey, Co Mayo, Ireland
St Mary of the Rosary Church
The Monk’s Fishing House
Arched doorway at Cong river
Temple of Deen
Temple of Deen Court Tomb aka Laraghirril Court Tomb
The court tomb is located on the Inishowen peninsula overlooking Trawbreaga Bay and Tremone Bay
Temple of Deen Court Tomb, Laraghirril, Culdaff, Inishowen, Co Donegal, Ireland
Meggagh Wedge Tomb
Meggagh Wedge Tomb, The Burren, Co Clare, Ireland
Templecronan
Templecronan / Temple Cronan, The Burren, Co Clare, Ireland
12 century church ruins probably built on the site of an earlier structure founded by St Cronan in the 7th Century
The tomb said to mark the burial place of St Cronan
The blocked original doorway
Gleninsheen Wedge Tomb
Gleninsheen Wedge Tomb, the Burren, Co Clare, Ireland
Killadangan Megalithic Complex
Killadangan Megalithic Complex, Co Mayo, Ireland
Killadangan Stone Row
Killadangan Standing Stone with Croagh Patrick mountain behind
Glebe North Stone Circle
Glebe stone circle (AKA Cong stone circle), Cong, Co Mayo, Ireland
One of four stone circles in the locality
Kilgeever Christian Site
Kilgeever Christian Site near Croagh Patrick, Co Mayo, Ireland
St Patrick’s rock in the foreground at Kilgeever
The Mass rock with inscribed cross – St Patrick’s rock
Toberreendoney, The holy well around which pilgrims walk and pray
Cross inscribed pillar in Kileever graveyard
More info here https://pilgrimagemedievalireland.com/tag/kilgeever-abbey/
Castlekine
Castlekine aka Ballykine Castle, Co Mayo, Ireland
The tower house ruin is situated in Clonbur Wood and is fenced off as it is structurally unsound
Srahwee Wedge Tomb
Srahwee Wedge Tomb, Co Mayo, Ireland
Kilulta Church ruin
Kilulta Church, Co Limerick, Ireland
The ruins are said to be ‘oldest church in the county’, date unsure but given as 8th century (info from National Monuments Service) and ‘believed to be one of the oldest stone churches in Ireland’ (Wikipedia)
The name can be translated as Cill an Ultaigh, the church of the Ulsterman, or Cill Ultain, the church of St Ultain (info from Heritage Project, Diocese of Limerick )
Breastagh Ogham Stone
Breastagh Ogham Stone, Killala, County Mayo, Ireland
The standing stone is over 3.5 metres in height
The inscription on one side reads L.GG……SD ….LEGESCAD and on the other side MAQ CORRBRI MAQ AMLOITT, translated as “The Son of Corbbri, Son Of Amloitt”
The Burren revisited
The Burren, Co Clare, Ireland
2 previous visits to the Burren here http://www.tonyoneill.org/2017/05/10/the-burren-landscape/
Tobar na Molt / Wethers Well
Tobar na Molt / Wethers Well, Ardfert, Co Kerry, Ireland
St Brendan, the navigator, is said to have been baptised at the well in 484AD by Bishop Erc and fostered by St Ita for the early years of his life
Inside the pilgrims shelter / chapel
The altar with carved figures said to represent St Brendan, Bishop Erc and St Ida. The faces marked with the sign of the cross from countless pilgrims
Carrowcrom Wedge Tomb
Carrowcrom Wedge Tomb, Co Mayo, Ireland
Athlone Castle
Athlone Castle, Athlone, Co Westmeath, Ireland on the banks of the River Shannon
Rattoo Round Tower
Rattoo Round Tower, Co Kerry, Ireland
Rattoo Round Tower and church ruin
The round tower stands over 27 metres tall