St Ciaran’s Well, Castlekeeran, Co Meath, Ireland – the bridge to the well
St Ciaran’s Well – rag tree at the well
Water flows through the natural rock formations
St Ciaran’s Shrine
St Nicholas Church Ruin
St Nicholas Church, Strabannon, Co Louth, Ireland
Robertstown Bawn
Robertstown Fortified House, Co Meath, Ireland
Cahergal Stone Fort
Cahergal Stone Fort, Co Kerry, Ireland
The path to Cahergal Stone For
The circular structure in the centre of the cashel
The interior tiered walls with stepped rampart
Doorway from inside the cashel
Cool East Ogham Stone
Cool East Ogham Stone, Co Kerry, Ireland
Roodstown Castle
Roodstown Castle, Co Louth, Ireland
Roodstown Castle – 15th century tower house
Kilmainhamwood Holed Stone
Kilmainhamwood Holed Stone, Co Meath, Ireland
The holed stone has a worn carved cross on this side not visible due to the back lighting. The carved cross may have been added at a later date to Christianise the megalith and site.
Font located by the graveyard gate
One of the grave slabs depicting a man and a women
Kilbeg Cross Slab
Kilbeg Cross Slab, Co Meath, Ireland
Derrynane Ogham Stone
Derrynane Ogham Stone, Co Kerry, Ireland
Kilmalkedar Early Christian Site
The Dingle Peninsula, Co Kerry, Ireland
Kilmalkedar Church, Ogham Stone and Cross
Kilmalkedar Romanesque Church
Kilmalkedar Romanesque doorway
Kilmalkedar Cross
Kilmalkedar Cross
Kilmalkedar Ogham Stone
Kilmalkedar Ogham Stone
Kilmalkedar Ogham Stone and Cross
Kilmalkedar Sundial
Cool East Wedge Tomb
Cool East Wedge Tomb, Co Kerry, Ireland
Kells Monastic Site Revisited
Kells Round Tower, Kells, Co Meath, Ireland
Kells High Cross and Round Tower
Kells High Cross
Kells Bell Tower
Kells Bell Tower entrance carvings
Eightercua Stone Row
Eightercua Stone Row, Co Kerry, Ireland
The alignment is on a low ridge visible from the road. By chance I met the friendly landowner who gave me access to the stones
Lugnagappul Ogham Stones
Legend has it that there was a battle at a place known as Pairc na Fola (Park of Blood). There at a low cairn called Cnoc na Fola (Hill of Blood) the slain were buried. At the edge of the cairn is a three stone row containing two ogham stones.
Lugnagappul Ogham Stones, Cnoc na Fola (Hill of Blood), Co Kerry, Ireland
St Munna’s Church Sheela na gig
Shela na gig above the window at St Munna’s Church ruin
Shela na gig detail
St Munna’s Church, Taghmon, Co Westmeath, Ireland
The old church of Scrine (Screen)
The Fiddle Stone, Ballinascreen Old Church
The old church and graveyard at Ballinascreen (Baile na Scrine), Moneyconey, Co Derry, Northern Ireland
Open vault in the graveyard at Ballinascreen
The broken holed stone in the church with a fern growing through it
Ballycarbery Castle
The ruin of Ballycarbery Castle, Co Kerry, Ireland
The castle was build in the 16th century
Fore monastic settlement revisited
High Cross at Fore
Cross Slab, St Finchin’s Church
Lintelled doorway and font at St Finchin’s Church, Fore monastic site
Benadictine Priory ruin
Fore monastic settlement, Co Westmeath, Ireland
Castletown Cross Slab
Castletown Cross Slab, Co Meath, Ireland
Castletown Old Church
Crosh Portal Tomb
Crosh Portal Tomb, Co tyrone, Ireland
Malin More Portal Tombs
Malin More Portal Tombs, Co Donegal, Ireland
The large portal tomb viewed from the north
Fourknocks Passage Tomb
Fourknocks Passage Tomb, Co Meath, Ireland
The decorated lintel stone on the right as you enter the chamber
The decorated lintel over the right chamber
The decorated lintel over the central chamber
The entrance to Fourknocks Passage Tomb
The central chamber
The right chamber
One of the decorated stones
Castlekeeran
Castlekeeran – Three High Crosses, Ogham Stone and Cross Slab
The West Cross
The South Cross
The North Cross
The Ogham Stone
The Cross Slab
The Ogham Stone inscription reads COVAGNI MAQI MUCOLI LUGINI, translated as “Cuana son of the people of Luigni” (Wikipedia)
Loughcrew Megalithic Complex – Carnbane West
Cairn L, Loughcrew Megalithic Complex – Carnbane West, Co Meath, Ireland
The kerb of Cairn L with Cairn H in the middle ground and cairns F and G on the horizon
Cairn H
The entrance to Cairn H
Cairn H
Cairn L from the south west
Cairn D
Cairn F with Cairn D in the background
Cairn I With Cairn T on the horizon
Cairn I
Loughcrew Megalithic Complex – Carnbane East
Loughcrew Megalithic Complex – Carnbane East, Co Meath, Ireland
The Hag’s Chair at Cairn T
The Hag’s Chair on Sliabh na Cailleach, the Mountains of the Hag (Witch)
Detail of Cross inscribed into the Hag’s Chair
Cairn V, Carnbane East
Cairn T viewed from Cairn V, Loughcrew Megalithic Complex, Carnbane East
Another view from Cairn V of Cairn T, Loughcrew Megalithic Complex
Cairn S
The Equinox Stone in the chamber of Cairn T which is illuminated by the sun at sunrise on the Spring and Autumnal Equinoxes
Cairn T passage to chamber
Loughcrew decorated stone – rock art
The “energy” seeming to emanate from this stone is coincidental internal camera flare
Cairn T with Cairn S in the foreground
Balrath Cross
Balrath Cross, Co Meath, Ireland
The Pietà and inscription asking for a prayer for the soul of John Broin
The west face has a crucifixion
One of the carved arms on the 16th century cross
Dun a Ri Forest Park
Dun a Ri Forest Park, Kingscourt, Co Cavan, Ireland
Farranmacbride Court Tomb 2
The entrance to the west chamber
Detail of the west chamber
The east part of the site
The subsidiary chamber
The east gallery with the subsidiary chamber to the left
Farranmacbride Court Tomb, Glencolmcille, Co Donegal, Ireland
Killeavy old churches
Killeavy churches, Co Armagh, Northern Ireland
11th Century (West Church) and 15th Century (East Church with arched window
11th Century lintel doorway with huge granite slabs
Kilnasaggart pillar stone revisited
Kilnasaggart pillar stone, Co Armagh, Northern Ireland
Click here for more information on an earlier post
Kilclooney More Dolmen
Not the famous one that’s a bit further north up the R261 but a small portal tomb surrounded by reeds
“Other” Kilclooney More Dolmen (Portal Tomb), Co Donegal, Ireland
Ballymacdermot Court Tomb revisited
Ballymacdermot Court Tomb, Co Armagh, Northern Ireland
Looking into the gallery from the court
The entrance to the gallery from the court
The view from behind the chambers
Ballard Standing Stone – the Long Stone
Ballard Standing Stone aka the Long Stone, Armagh, Northern Ireland
The stone lies just of a narrow winding road in the beautiful countryside of south Armagh
Creevykeel Court Tomb revisited
Creevykeel Court Tomb, Co. Sligo, Ireland. Entrance to Creevykeel Court Tomb
The court with the remains of a kiln from early christian times
The view from inside the gallery
Mullaghmore
The road to Classiebawn Castle, Mullaghmore, Co. Sligo, Ireland
Mullaghmore seascape
Doon Standing Stone
Doon Standing Stone, Co Sligo, Ireland
The same stone… in the next field there is another Standing Stone but local flooding prevented approach
Drumcliff High Cross
Drumcliff High Cross, Co Sligo, Ireland
West face of the 9th-10th-century high cross at Drumcliff
Drumcliff High Cross with the shaft of another high cross and ruin of the round tower in the background
Ballybriest Wedge Tomb
Ballybriest Wedge Tomb – aka Carnanbane, Co Derry, Northern Ireland
Ballybriest Wedge Tomb is situated 100mtr (approx.) south of Ballybriest Court Tomb
Coolbeg Wedge Tomb
Coolbeg Wedge Tomb, Drumcliff, Co Sligo, Ireland
Coolbeg Wedge Tomb lies beside the Drumcliff River a short distance from Drumcliff Round Tower, High Cross and the grave of WB Yeats.
The Giant’s Griddle – Tawnatruffaun Portal Tomb
The Giant’s Griddle – Tawnatruffaun Dolmen, Co Sligo, Ireland
