Roundstone Franciscan Monastery

Roundstone Franciscan Monastery
Roundstone Franciscan Monastery, Co. Galway, Ireland. The monastry was established in 1835

Roundstone Franciscan Monastery
The tower, entrance gate and wall are all that remains of the monastery

Carnfunnock

Carnfunnock Country Park, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland
Carnfunnock Ice House
Carnfunnock Ice House

Carnfunnock Limestone Kiln
Carnfunnock Limestone Kiln

Carnfunnock old farm
Carnfunnock old farm

Slemish Mountain

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Slemish Mountain, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland where Saint Patrick was enslaved as a shepherd for about six years (according to legend).

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Slemish pilgrimage path – on Saint Patrick’s Day (17th March) people climb to the top of the mountain as a pilgrimage.

Fore monastic settlement

Benadictine Priory, Fore
Fore Benadictine Priory Ruin

Benadictine Priory, Fore
Benadictine Priory ruin at Fore monastic settlement, Co Westmeath, Ireland

Benadictine Priory, Fore
St Finchin’s Church at Fore monastic settlement

Benadictine Priory, Fore

St Finchin’s Church

Benadictine Priory, Fore
Anchorite Tower and Church

Benadictine Priory, Fore
Anchorite Tower and Church

Benadictine Priory, Fore
St Finchin’s Church – holy font

Legananny Standing Stone

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Legananny Standing Stone, Co Down, Northern Ireland. The pillar features an inscribed cross

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The other side of Legananny Cross Inscribed Standing Stone

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Legananny Standing Stone to the right of the split hawthorn tree

Wateresk Dolmen

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Wateresk Dolmen (Slidderyford Dolmen). Co Down, Northern Ireland

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Wateresk Dolmen (Slidderyford Dolmen) with the mountains of Mourne in the background

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Goward Dolmen

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Goward Dolmen, Co Down, Northern Ireland

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Goward Dolmen has a huge cap stone said to weigh 50 ton

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Goward Dolmen known locally as Pat Kearney’s Big Stone after a local who lived in a cottage behind the dolmen

Creevelea Abbey

Creevelea Abbey
Creevelea Abbey, Co. Leitrim, Ireland

Creevelea Abbey

Creevelea Abbey

Creevelea Abbey

Creevelea Abbey, shrine
Detail: small shrine at Creevelea Abbey with some offerings

Creevelea Abbey, wooden cross
Detail: small carved wooden cross at Creevelea Abbey

Magherakeel Graveyard

Magherakeel graveyard
The steps at Magherakeel graveyard near the ruins of St. Caireall’s Church

Magherakeel graveyard
Celtic Cross Headstones at Magherakeel Graveyard

Magherakeel graveyard
Magherakeel graveyard, Killeter, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland

Harry Avery’s Castle

Harry Avery's Castle
The two towers of Harry Avery’s Castle, Newtownstewart, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland

Harry Avery's Castle
Named after (Henry Aimbreidh) O’Neill but built around 1320 by another member of the O’Neill clan

Ballynoe Stone Circle

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The enchanted path that leads to Ballynoe Stone Circle in County Down

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Ballynoe Stone Circle was built around 4000 years ago. The circle encloses a burial mound

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Detail of one of the stones that lie outside the circle

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Arc of stones at Ballynoe Stone Circle. The circle is around 35mts across

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Detail of stones

Giant’s Ring

Giant's Ring
The Giant’s Ring at Ballynahatty showing the passage grave near its centre. Ballynahatty, Belfast, Co Down, Northern Ireland

Giant's Ring

Giant's Ring

Giant's Ring
The henge monument at Ballynahatty (the Giant’s Ring) – is roughly 180m across with a neolithic passage grave near the centre.