Cong Abbey

Cong Abbey ruin

Cong Abbey, Co Mayo, Ireland

Cong Abbey ruin
St Mary of the Rosary Church ruin

St Mary of the Rosary Church

The Monk’s Fishing House

The Monk’s Fishing House

Arched doorway at Cong

Arched doorway at Cong river

Grey Abbey

Grey Abbey, Greyabbey, Ards Peninsula, Co Down, Northern Ireland

Grey Abbey was founded as a Cistercian Abbey in 1193 by Affreca, wife of John de Courcy.

Fore monastic settlement revisited

Fore High Cross
High Cross at Fore

Fore Cross Slab
Cross Slab, St Finchin’s Church

Lintelled doorway and font at St Finchin’s Church
Lintelled doorway and font at St Finchin’s Church, Fore monastic site

Benadictine Priory
Benadictine Priory ruin

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

Kilmacduagh Monastery

Kilmacduagh Monastery
Kilmacduagh Monastery, Gort, Co Clare, Ireland

Kilmacduagh Monastery

Kilmacduagh Monastery

Kilmacduagh Monastery

Kilmacduagh Round Tower
Kilmacduagh Round Tower at 34 meters – the tallest round tower in the world

Kilmacduagh Round Tower

Kilmacduagh Monastery

Ballindoon Abbey (Priory)

Ballindoon Abbey aka St Mary's Priory
Ballindoon Abbey – the ruin of a Dominican Priory, aka St Mary’s Priory

Ballindoon Abbey aka St Mary's Priory

Ballindoon Abbey - Dominican Priory
Ballindoon Abbey overlooking Lough Arrow, Co Sligo, Ireland

Bective Abbey

Bective Abbey
Bective Abbey, Co Meath, Ireland

Bective Abbey
Bective Abbey was founded in 1147 for the Cistercians by Murchadh O’ Melaghin, King of Meath and was dedicated to the Blessed Virgin

Bective Abbey
The Cloister

Cross Abbey

Crosses at Cross Abbey
Crosses at Cross Abbey, Belmullet, Co Mayo, Ireland

2 Ancient pillars
The ruins of the old church

Cross Abbey

The graveyard with many unmarked stones

Worn Ogham stone

The closest pillar is a worn Ogham stone with faint traces of straight and slant scores on the natural-square edge

Cross Abbey

Duleek Abbey and High Crosses

St Mary's Abbey
St Mary’s Abbey, Duleek, Co Meath, Ireland

Duleek Abbey

Duleek Abbey
Parts of the ruin date from the 13th century

St Mary's Abbey, Duleek

St Mary's Abbey, Duleek
Bishop of Meath 1679-1688 effigy slab

St Mary's Abbey, Duleek
17th century decorated tomb

St Mary's Abbey, Duleek
15th century bell-tower

St Mary's Abbey, Duleek
The tower shows an imprint of a round tower

High Cross
The head and base of a 10th century High Cross (The south cross)

Duleek High Crosses
The north High Cross

Duleek Abbey and High Crosses

Loughcrew Megalithic Complex

Loughcrew Megalithic Complex
Loughcrew Megalithic Complex, Co Meath, Ireland.

Cairn U, Loughcrew Megalithic Complex
Cairn U, Loughcrew Megalithic Complex

Cairn U, Loughcrew Megalithic Complex
Cairn U, Loughcrew Megalithic Complex

Cairn T, Loughcrew Megalithic Complex
Cairn T viewed from Cairn V, Loughcrew Megalithic Complex

The Hag's Chair, Loughcrew Megalithic Complex
The Hag’s Chair, Cairn T, Loughcrew Megalithic Complex

Cairn T, Loughcrew Megalithic Complex
The entrance to Cairn T which aligns to the Spring and Autumn Equinox

Inner chamber Cairn T, Loughcrew Megalithic Complex
The inner chamber Cairn T, Loughcrew Megalithic Complex


Rock art on the Equinox Stone in Cairn T, Loughcrew Megalithic Complex

Cairn U, Loughcrew Megalithic Complex
Rock Art in Cairn U, Loughcrew Megalithic Complex

Cairn T, Loughcrew Megalithic Complex
More rock art from Cairn T, Loughcrew Megalithic Complex

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

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

Monasterboice Monastic Settlement

Monasterboice High Cross and Round Tower
The Round Tower at Monasterboice, Co Louth, Ireland

Monasterboice, The Tall Cross or West Cross
The Tall Cross or West Cross – The east face

Monasterboice, The Tall Cross or West Cross
The Tall Cross or West Cross – The west face

Muiredach's High Cross
Muiredach’s High Cross – The east face and round tower

Muiredach's High Cross
Muiredach’s High Cross – The east face

Monasterboice, The North Cross
The North Cross – The east face with round tower

Monasterboice, The North Cross
The North Cross – The east face and sundial

Monasterboice, The North Cross
The North Cross – The west face

 

Inch Abbey

Inch Abbey

Inch Abbey was established as a Cistercian monastery in 1177 on the site of an earlier Celtic monastic settlement

Inch Abbey Cistercian monastery ruin

Inch Abbey, Co Down, Northern Ireland

Old Mellifont Abbey

Mellifont Abbey

Old Mellifont Abbey, Co. Louth, Ireland

Mellifont Abbey

A 12th-century Cistercian monastery founded by St Malachy of Armagh

Mellifont Abbey

Mellifont Abbey

Mellifont Abbey

The remains of the cloister

Old Mellifont Abbey

Octagonal Lavabo which once housed a central fountain for hand washing

Mellifont Abbey

The Lavabo once housed a central fountain for hand washing

Mellifont Abbey

The ruin of a small church on the hill by beside the abbey

Mellifont Abbey