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

Threecastles Castle

Threecastles Castle

Threecastles Castle, Co Wicklow, Ireland

Threecastles Castle

The last remaining castle at Threecastles

Threecastles Castle

Threecastles stands next to the Kilbride Rd (L4365) between Kilbride and Blessington

Threecastles Castle - Doorway

Entrance doorway

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