Rossinver Old Church and Graveyard

Rossinver Old Church and Graveyard

Rossinver Old Church
Rossinver Old Church and Graveyard
Rossinver Old Church and Graveyard
Rossinver Graveyard - cup marked stone

Rossinver Graveyard – cup marked stone

Rossinver Graveyard - eroded cross-slab

Rossinver Graveyard – eroded cross-slab 2022 infrared

Rossinver Graveyard - eroded cross-slab

Rossinver Graveyard – eroded cross-slab in 2022 colour

The above photograph by ©Anthony Weir at http://www.irishmegaliths.org.uk/crosspillars2.htm from some years ago (1980’s?) shows how erosion is taking an irreversible effect on some of these carvings… would like to think I photographed the wrong stone but don’t think so

Stroan Fountain

Stroan Fountain, Co Kilkenny, Ireland

Stroan Fountain

A natural spring feeds the fountain built ‘erected by subscription by permission of the Landlord Gervase Bushe. Designed and arranged by Thomas Seigne.’

Clara Church

Clara Church

Clara Church, Co Kilkenny, Ireland

Clara Church

The ruin of Clara Church is a short distance from Clara Castle

Ullard Church and Cross

Ullard Church

Ullard Church, Co Kilkenny, Ireland

Ullard Church

The 12th century church was built on the site of a 7th century monastery

Ullard Church
Ullard Church - Romanesque Doorway

Ullard Church – Romanesque Doorway

Ullard Church - Romanesque Doorway detail

Ullard Church – Romanesque Doorway detail

Ullard Church - interior
Ullard High Cross

9th century High Cross

At the back of the church a handball alley was build using the church wall

The Rock of Dunamase – revisited

The Rock of Dunamase

The Rock of Dunamase, Co Laois, Ireland

The Rock of Dunamase black & white

Through the centuries The Rock of Dunamase was a place of fortification. During the Norman conquest of Ireland the rock was refortified and its these ruins that have survived.

The Rock of Dunamase black & white

The gate to Dunamase Castle ruins

Ray High Cross, Standing Stone, Bullaun Stone and Church

Ray High Cross

Ray High Cross

Ray High cross

Ray High cross

Two mill stones + subcircular stone

Subcircular stone with perforation and two mill stones

Raymunterdoney (Ray) old church

Raymunterdoney (Ray) old church, Co Donegal, Ireland

Raymunterdoney (Ray) standing stone

Ray Standing Stone in the North East corner of the graveyard

Bullaun Stone in Ray Graveyard

Bullaun Stone in Ray Graveyard

Bullaun Stone
Ray old church/bullaun/standing stone

Ray old church with bullaun stone forefront and standing stone background

Kill Christian Site

Kill old church, graveyard, famine graveyard, and Penal Mass station, Dunfanaghy, Donegal

Clondahorky Old Church, Kill,Dunfanaghy

Stone inscription in the church

Kill graveyard gate

Kill graveyard gate

Kill graveyard

Kill graveyard

Iron Crosses in kill famine grave yard marks graves of drowned … a few stones for the famine victims belies the number of interred… hundreds possibly in the thousands. More info here

https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/40901521/kill-dunfanaghy-county-donegal

Barnes Lower Stone Row – revisited

Barnes Lower Stone Row (Alignment) showing two of the larger stones

Barnes Lower Stone Row (Alignment), Co Donegal, Ireland

Barnes Lower Stone Row - revisited

The three stone alignment with the third stone barely visible

Barnes Lower Stone Row - revisited

The two larger stones with surface texture emphasised by oblique sunlight

The largest stone of the allignment

The largest stone of the alignment again with surface texture emphasised by oblique sunlight

Barnes Lower alignment

Barnes Lower alignment with Muckish mountain in the background

Barnes Lower stone row with Muckish Mountain

Barnes Lower stone row with Muckish Mountain

Barnes Lower view with Lake Salt and Muckish Mountain

Barnes Lower view from car park with Lake Salt and Muckish Mountain. The stones are approx. 150 mtr from track to right as you enter car park

Pinnacle Well

Pinnacle Well

Pinnacle Well, the Burren, Co Clare, Ireland

A housing was built over the well around 1860 giving it the appearance of a small church

Carron Church – the Burren

Carron/Carran Church

Carron/Carran Church on the Burren, Co Clare, Ireland

Carron/Carran Church

The ruins of the 13th century Carron Church

Carved head on the north wall of Carron Church

Carved head on the north wall of Carron Church ruin

Ballylig Standing Stone

Ballylig Standing Stone

Ballylig Standing Stone, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

Ballylig Standing Stone

The farmer was very friendly and accompanied me into the field as there were some cows I was a bit wary of

Tober-bile Standing Stone

Tober-bile Standing Stone

Tober-bile Standing Stone, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

Tober-bile Standing Stone

With Knocklayd Mountain in the background this is one of several standing stones that ring it

Gleniff Horseshoe 2022

Gleniff Horseshoe - Waterfall

Gleniff Horseshoe – waterfall, Co Sligo, ireland

Gleniff Horseshoe - Old Cottage

One of two cottage ruins on the loop

Gleniff Horseshoe

The top of Gleniff Horseshoe

The top of Gleniff Horseshoe

Fairy Bridges, Bundoran

Fairy Bridges, Bundoran

Fairy Bridges, Tullan Strand, Bundoran, Co Donegal

Fairy Bridges

It is said that locals thought the natural sea arches were haunted by the fairies

Fairy Bridges, Tullan Strand

Gortnahoula Court Tomb

Gortnahoula Court Tomb

Gortnahoula Court Tomb, Co Sligo, Ireland

Gortnahoula Court Tomb
Gortnahoula Court Tomb

Much of the site is buried under the peat with the other stones obscured by tall reeds

Tawly Mass Rock

Tawly Mass Rock and Bullaun Stone

Tawly Mass Rock and Bullaun Stone, Leitrim, Ireland

Tawly Mass Rock and Bullaun Stone

The Mass rock has an incised cross and ‘IHS’ inscription just visible below

Tawly Mass Rock
Tawly Bullaun Stone

Tawly Bullaun Stone – both stones were found close by

Traditional Jack O’ Lantern 2022

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.

Traditional Jack O’ Lantern 2022

Links to past Jack O’ Lanterns 2017 here https://www.tonyoneill.org/2017/10/25/traditional-jack-o-lantern-2017/ and 2016 here https://www.tonyoneill.org/2016/10/27/irish-jack-o-lantern/

Auglish Stone circles

Auglish/Aughlish Stone Circle

Auglish/Aughlish Stone Circles, Derry, Northern Ireland

Auglish/Aughlish Stone Circle

A series of 5 small stone circles and alignments in the foothills of the Spirrins

Auglish/Aughlish Stone Circle
Auglish/Aughlish Stone Circle

One of the alinments

Alignment stone

Showing the alignment

The largest of the circle stones

Same stone as above

Donaghmore Round Tower and Church

Donaghmore Round Tower and Church

Donaghmore Round Tower and Church, Co Meath, Ireland

Donaghmore Round Tower and Church

Donaghmore 10th century Round Tower and 15th Century Church ruin

Donaghmore Round Tower and Church

Donaghmore Round Tower stands 26 meters tall

Donaghmore Church ruin

The ruin of Donaghmore Church

Donaghmore Round Towe

Donaghmore Round Tower just off the N51 Navan to Slane Road

Donaghmore Round Tower and Church

An original monastery here dates to St. Patrick who gave his disciple, St. Cassanus (Cassan) stewardship

Culfeightrin Standing Stones revisited

aka Ballynagloch Standing Stones

Ballynagloch Standing Stones

Culfeightrin Standing Stones, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

The larger standing stone in the graveyard at Culfeightrin Church

The smaller Standing Stone to the East of the larger stone

Behy Cliffs

Cliffs, Co Mayo

Behy Cliffs, Co Mayo, Ireland (Opposite the Céide Fields Visitors Centre)

Beaghmore Stone Circles revisited

The Beagmore Megalithic Complex

Beaghmore stone circles, Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland

Alignment at Beaghmore Megalithic Complex

The Beagmore Stone Circle Complex comprises of a mixture of small stone circles, cairns, and alignments

Alignment at Beaghmore
Alignment of some of the larger stones at the Beagmore Megalithic Complex

Alignment of some of the larger stones at the Beagmore Megalithic Complex

Two of the stone circles at Beaghmore Megalithic Complex

Two of the circles and below from the top circle

Stone circle with larger entrance stones