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
Boa Island Janus Statue revisited
West face of the Janus statue in Caldragh graveyard
Caldragh graveyard, Boa Island, Co Fermanagh, Northen Ireland
East face of the Janus statue on Boa Island
Gleniff Horseshoe
Gleniff Horseshoe, a scenic six-mile loop near Cliffoney, Co Sligo, Ireland
A view of the Cliffs on the drive
Gleniff horseshoe cottage ruin
Small waterfall at the old mill ruins
Wood sculpture at the old mill ruins
More oddities
Clonlum South Megalithic Tomb
Clonlum South Megalithic Tomb, Co Armagh, Northern Ireland
Tullyhogue Fort
Tullyhogue Fort, Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Tullyhogue Fort is the ancient ceremonial site where chieftains of the O’Neill dynasty of Tyrone were inaugurated as Kings on Leac na Rí (the Stone of Kings)
The structure was not for defence but for ceremonial purposes
A double bank surrounds the central enclosure
Leac na Rí – the Stone of Kings stood in this circular enclosure before it was destroyed by English forces in the early 1600s
Ally Court Tomb
Ally Court Tomb, Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Killadeas Ancient Stones
Killadeas – The Bishop’s Stone
Killadeas, Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
Killadeas – Standing Stone
Killadeas – Cross anb Cupmarked Slab
Killadeas – Holed Stone
Loughry Wedge Tomb
Loughry Wedge Tomb, Co tyrone, northern Ireland
Inishmacsaint High Cross
Inishmacsaint High Cross – unknown date, possibly 12th century
Small window in the ruined church beside the cross
A monastery was founded by St Ninnid in the 6th century here
Inishmacsaint Island, Lower Lough Erne, Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
Glencar Waterfall
Glencar Waterfall, Co Leitrim, Ireland
Ballybriest Court Tomb revisited
Ballybriest Court Tomb – aka Carnanbane, Co Derry, Northern Ireland
Entrance to the western gallery
The western gallery from the back
The entrance to the gallery and the western court
The remains of the court at the western gallery
The ruin of Carnabane (Ballybriest) Double Court Tomb
Moneygashel Portal Tomb
Moneygashel Portal Tomb, Co Cavan, Ireland
Moneygashel Dolmen is located a short distance from Moneygashel Cashel
Moneygashel Cashel
The track leading to Moneygashel stone fort
Moneygashel Cashel, Co Cavan, Ireland
The entrance to the cashel
Inside the cashel with a view to the south
The building attached to the wall of Moneygashel Stone Fort
Aghnaglack Court Tomb
West court of Aghnaglack Court Tomb, Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
The east court of this double court tomb
Rock Art – Whiteabbey
Rock Art, Whiteabbey (Lough shore), Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
Boa Island Pagan Statues revisited
Caldragh graveyard pagan statue, Boa Island, Lower Lough Erne in Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
The west face of the idols
East face of the two pagan statues in Caldragh graveyard
St Mura’s Cross
Fahan Cross Slab aka St. Mura’s Cross, Co Donegal, Ireland
The west face of the Fahan Mura Cross Slab
The east face of the Fahan Mura Cross Slab
The small cross slab embedded into the wall at Fahan
Bert’s Boat
Bert’s Boat in snow, Dunfanaghy, Co Donegal, Ireland
Lough Neagh – Game of Thrones
The location for the Summer Sea in Game of Thrones, Lough Neagh, Antrim, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
Glencolmcille Turas Station 9
Glencolmcille Turas Station 9, Co Donegal, Ireland. The decorated northern face of the holed cross pillar
The stone is also known as Cloch an Aonaigh or the Stone of the Gathering
Glencolmcille Cross Pillar
Glencolmcille Turas Station 2, Co Donegal, Ireland
The pillar is inscribed on both sides – this is the east face
Donegal Abbey
The ruins of Donegal Franciscan Abbey on the River Eske, Co Donegal, Ireland
Scraghy Portal Tomb revisited
Scraghy Portal Tomb, Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland
The standing stone close to Scraghy Portal Tomb
Casheltown Wedge Tomb
The three Wedge Tombs at the overgrown Chasheltown site. The 2 stones in the foreground are part of a kerb that encircles the tombs
The largest of the Casheltown Wedge Tombs with the smallest just to the right
The overgrown site in colour
The smallest of the tombs
Kilcar old church
Kilcar old church and graveyard, Co Donegal, Ireland
The bullaun stone that sits in the ruin of Kilcar old church
Two of the numerous grave slabs that lie in the graveyard
The Cairn and Holy Well in a field next to Kilcar old church
The holy well flows into a bullaun stone or rock-basin
Dunteige Boulder Burial
Boulder Burial, Dunteige, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
Glenevin Waterfall
Glenevin Waterfall, Clonmany, Inishowen, Donegal, Ireland
St Kieran’s Holy Well
St Kieran’s Holy Well, Kilcar, Co Donegal, Ireland
Caves of Kesh
Caves of Kesh, Keshcorran, Sligo, Ireland
In Irish mythology the caves of Kesh were believed to be an entrance to the the Otherworld. One story tells how, when on a hunt, Fionn mac Cumhaill, head of the Fianna, was put under enchantment by three witches along with a troop of his men. The witches were the daughters of Conaran of the supernatural race Tuatha de Danaan who ruled in the underworld of Keshcorran. As the witches prepared to kill their captives the last of the hunting party Goll mac Morna encounters them and in a hard fought engagement slices in half two witches then beheads them and gets the better of the third putting her into bondage. In exchange for her life she agrees to dissolve the enchantment on Fionn and his Fianna. Diarmuid and Gráinne are also said to have sought refuge in the caves as the lovers evade Fionn mac Cumhaill who Gráinne had been betrothed to. Another story tells how the high king of Ireland Cormac mac Airt was born at the foot of Keshcorran and reared by a she-wolf with her cubs in the caves.
Traditional Jack O’ Lantern 2017
Last year I made a couple of Jack O’ Lanterns and kept them… they shriveled up and shrunk, that’s them beside the new one I made for Hallowe’en 2017. You can see how one of the shriveled ones looked originally here https://www.tonyoneill.org/2016/10/27/irish-jack-o-lantern/
Leitrim Portal Tomb
Leitrim Portal Tomb, Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Killaghtee Cross
Slab with a carved Maltese cross inside a circle. The cross is thought to date from 650AD and mark the resting place of Aédh, an anchorite monk
Killaghtee Cross, Co Donegal, Ireland
Killaghtee old church
Cú Chulainn’s Stone
Clochafarmore Standing Stone aka Cuchulain’s Stone, Co Louth, Ireland
In the Irish saga the Táin Bó Cuailgne (The Cattle Raid of Cooley) Cú Chulainn (the hero of Ulster) is said to have tied himself to a standing stone when mortally wounded. While tied to the stone his enemies feared approaching thinking he lived until the battle goddess Morrigu (Morrígan) lands on his shoulder in the form of a raven. When sure he is dead they approach and Lugaid beheads Cú Chulainn whose sword falls and slices of Lugaid’s right hand, in revenge they cut off Cú Chulainn’s hand.
Rathlackan Court Tomb
Rathlackan Court Tomb, Co Mayo, Ireland
The east facing entrance to the gallery
The court from the east
Looking down on the gallery entrance and first chamber
The gallery as viewed from the back (west)
Glendalough Monastic City
St Kevin’s Church and Round Tower, Glendalough, Co Wicklow, Ireland
St Kevin’s Church and Round Tower, Glendalough
St Kevin’s Church
Glendalough Round Tower, Glendalough
Glendalough Round Tower, Glendalough
Glendalough Reefert Church and crosses, Glendalough Monastic City
Glendalough Reefert Church and cross, Glendalough Monastic City
Glendalough Reefert Church
Glendalough Reefert Church
Glendalough Cathedral
Glendalough Cathedral
Glendalough Cathedral
Glendalough Crosses
Nine crosses at Glendalough Monastic City
Reefert Cross, Glendalough, Co Wicklow, Ireland
Cross at Reefert Church ruin, Glendalough
Rough Cross at Reefert Church ruin, Glendalough
Broken Cross at Reefert Church ruin, Glendalough Monastic City
High Cross (with broken shaft?), Glendalough
St Kevin’s Cross, Glendalough Monastic City
Three more broken crosses, Glendalough Monastic City
Rathfranpark Wedge Tomb
Rathfranpark Wedge Tomb, Co Mayo, Ireland
Ballina Dolmen
Dolmen of the Four Maols, Ballina, Co Mayo, Ireland