Meelick Round Tower, Co Mayo, Ireland
Monasterboice Monastic Settlement
The Round Tower at Monasterboice, Co Louth, Ireland
The Tall Cross or West Cross – The east face
The Tall Cross or West Cross – The west face
Muiredach’s High Cross – The east face and round tower
Muiredach’s High Cross – The east face
The North Cross – The east face with round tower
The North Cross – The east face and sundial
The North Cross – The west face
White Island Figures
A late Romanesque door framing some of the six stone figures in the church ruin. White Island, Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
Boa Island Pagan Statues
Two pagan statues in Caldragh graveyard on Boa Island on the north shore of Lower Lough Erne in Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
The 2 headed pagan statue in Caldragh graveyard
Devenish Island
Devenish Island monastic site, Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
Devenish Round Tower stands 100ft tall
Carved 15th century cross
Clonca High Cross
The 4 meter High Cross, Culdaff, Inishowen, Co Donegal, Ireland
The ruins are of a 17 century church with a lintel from the earlier 12 century church
Clonca (Cloncha) High Cross
Turas of St Colmcille
Glencolmcille, Co Donegal, Ireland – Turas station 2
East face of the Cross pillar at Glencolmcille – Turas station 2
West face of the Cross pillar at Glencolmcille, Co Donegal, Ireland – Turas station 2
Colmcille Turas Station 9
Cloch an Aonaigh or the Stone of the Gathering is a holed cross-pillar on a cairn in Glencolmcille – Turas Station 9
Colmcille Cross Pillar – Turas Station 13
Colmcille Cross Pillar – the decorated east side
Carrowmore High Crosses
One of two Carrowmore High Crosses, Culdaff, Inishowen, Co Donegal, Ireland
The other Carrowmore High Cross which is just across the road
Castle Carra
Carra Castle, Cushendun, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
14th century castle occupied by Shane O’Neill who imprisoned Sorely Boy McDonnell there in 1565
Layd Cross
Layd/Layde Holed-stone Cross, Cushendall, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
Kilcrue Cross
Kilcrue Cross, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
Cross incised stone / Cross-carved pillar stone aka the Priest’s stone
Drumaqueran Chi-Rho Stone
Carved with the symbols ‘Chi’ and ‘Rho’, the first two letters of the name ‘Christ’ in Greek
Drumaqueran Chi-Rho Stone, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
Cranfield Old Church
Ruins of Cranfield Church, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland. 13th century church at Lough Neagh. St Olcan is said to be buried here
Cranfield Church with old wooden cross
Holy Well at Cranfield Church, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
Old wooden cross Cranfield Church
Bonamargy friary
Bonamargy friary – contre-jour, Ballycastle, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland. Built by Rory MacQuillan in 1500
The ruin of Bonamargy friary with the holed cross
Bonamargy holed cross, said to mark the grave of Julia McQuillan, the black nun who lived there in the 17th century
The ruin of Bonamargy friary and the graveyard
Broughanlea Cross
Broughanlea Cross, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
There is a carving of a crosier and a tau cross on it
Armoy Round Tower
Armoy Round Tower, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland. The monastery was originally founded in 460 by Saint Olcán
Armoy Round Tower and St. Patrick Church of Ireland
Carrickfergus Castle
Carrickfergus Castle, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland
Timoleague Abbey
Timoleague Abbey, Co Cork, Ireland
Wart Well
Wooden cross in abbey
Struell Holy Wells
Struell Holy Wells, Co Down, Northern Ireland
Struell Wells – The circular Drinking Well
Struell Wells – The Eye Well
Struell Wells – The Men’s Bath House – the back of it is the women’s changing room
Struell Wells – The Men’s Bath house
The Men’s and Women’s Bath Houses
The Women’s Bath House in the foreground with the Men’s Bath House behind
Inside the Women’s Bath House
Inch Abbey
Inch Abbey was established as a Cistercian monastery in 1177 on the site of an earlier Celtic monastic settlement
Inch Abbey, Co Down, Northern Ireland
Clonduff old church
Clonduff old church with the Mournes Mountains in the background
Clonduff cross, Co Down, Northern Ireland. An old cross (headstone?) in the ruins
St. Cooey’s Holy Wells
St. Cooey’s Holy Wells – Altar, Ards Peninsula, Co Down, Northern Ireland
St. Cooey’s Holy Wells – Wash Well and Eye Well
St. Cooey’s Holy Wells – Drink Well
Killeavy old churches
Killeavy churches, Co Armagh, Northern Ireland. 11th Century (West Church) and 15th Century (East Church with arched window)
Killeavy churches, Co Armagh, Northern Ireland. 11th Century church ruins with huge granite slabs forming the lintel doorway
St. Moninna’s grave at Killeavy churches. On this site St. Moninna founded a monastery for nuns in 517
Cooley Cross and Skull House
Cooley High Cross, Moville, Inishowen, Co Donegal, Ireland
In the graveyard beside the cross is the Skull House
Donagh High Cross
aka Carndonagh High Cross aka St. Patrick’s High Cross
Carndonagh, Inishowen, Co Donegal, Ireland
The back of the Donagh High Cross
The carved pillar on the left side of the cross
The back of the carved pillar on the right side of the cross
The carved pillar on the right side of the cross
The Marigold Stone, in the graveyard beside the cross
West face of the Marigold Stone
East face of the Marigold Stone
Kanturk Castle
Kanturk Castle, Co. Cork, Ireland. The ruins of a 16th Century castle built by MacDonogh McCarthy, Lord of Duhallow
Dunluce Castle
Dunluce Castle, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland
Dalway’s Bawn
Dalway’s Bawn, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
Doorway of Dalway’s Bawn
Skerry Church
The ruins of Skerry Church, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland, with Slemish Mountain in the background
The gate to Skerry old church
Antrim Round Tower
Antrim Round Tower, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland.
The tower was built around the 10th century – part of an ancient monastic site at Antrim
Nendrum Monastic Site
Nendrum Monastic Site, Down, Northern Ireland
Nendrum Monastic Site on Mahee Island, founded by St Machaoi in the 5th Century
The remains of the round tower at Nendrum Monastic Site
The church ruin at Nendrum Monastic Site with the reconstructed sun-dial
Old Mellifont Abbey
Old Mellifont Abbey, Co. Louth, Ireland
A 12th-century Cistercian monastery founded by St Malachy of Armagh
The remains of the cloister
Octagonal Lavabo which once housed a central fountain for hand washing
The Lavabo once housed a central fountain for hand washing
The ruin of a small church on the hill by beside the abbey
Muckross Abbey (Friary) ruins
Muckross Friary, Killarney National Park, Co Kerry, Ireland
The Franciscan friary of Irrelagh (Muckross Friary) was founded in 1448
Vaulted cloister with an arcade of arches
Ancient yew tree at Muckross Friary
Gallarus Oratory
Gallarus Oratory, Dingle, Co Kerry, Ireland. Various dates for construction (6th to 12th century) and use (church, pilgrim’s shelter, burial place) have been given
Kilmalkedar Church
12th century romanesque Kilmalkedar Church, Ogham stone and ancient cross Co Kerry, Ireland
Clogher High Crosses
The Two Clogher High Crosses at St. Macartan’s, Clogher, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland
In a field behind the back of St. Macartan’s Cathederal is Clogher Hillfort.
Errigal Keerogue Cross
Errigal Keerogue Cross, Augher, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland
The ancient stone cross can be found in the graveyard beside the ruins of St Kieron’s Church.
