Underexposed – an Irish Photoblog
Hill of Slane, Slane, Co. Meath, Ireland
The ruins of the Franciscan Friary and College
The ruins of St Patrick’s Church
The Chilean pine tree in the graveyard
Two rough stone slabs thought to be the remains of St Erc’s tomb. Patrick appointed Erc as the first Bishop of Slane
Meelick Round Tower, Co Mayo, Ireland
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
Proleek Dolmen, Cooley Peninsula, Co Louth, Ireland
Uragh Stone Circle, Beara Peninsula, Co Kerry, Ireland
Clogher Head Standing Stone<
Clogher Head, Dingle Peninsula, Co Kerry, Ireland
Gurranes Stone Row / Alignment aka The Three Fingers, Co Cork, Ireland
Drombeg Stone Circle, Co Cork, Ireland
The entrance to Drombeg Stone Circle, Co Cork, Ireland
Derreenataggart West Stone Circle, Co Cork, Ireland
Ardgroom Outward Stone Circle, Co Cork, Ireland
St Columba’s Church, (The Old Church Straid) Straid, Clonmany, Co Donegal, Ireland
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
Lia Fáil (Stone of Destiny) is said to have been brought to Ireland by the mythical race known as the Tuatha Dé Danann who defeated the original inhabitants of Ireland the Fir Bolg and took their seat of power on the Hill of Tara.
It was one of four treasures brought by the Tuatha Dé Danann and used as the inauguration stone for the High Kings of Ireland
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
One of two Carrowmore High Crosses, Culdaff, Inishowen, Co Donegal, Ireland
The other Carrowmore High Cross which is just across the road
Donegal cottage by the sea
Donegal thatched cottage
Donegal cottage in the mountains
Antrim Hills – County Antrim
Donegal Mist – County Donegal
Cliffs of Moher – County Clare
Timoleague Abbey, Co Cork, Ireland
Wart Well
Wooden cross in abbey
Carrickabraghy Castle, Isle of Doagh, Inishowen, Co. Donegal, Ireland
Malin More portal tomb, Co Donegal, Ireland
Malin More standing stone
Grianán Ailigh, (Grianán of Aileach) circular stone fort, Inishowen, Co Donegal, Ireland – which dates back to 1700BC
The east entrance to the court at Cloghanmore
Cloghanmore Court Tomb, Co Donegal, Ireland
The wall of the court at Cloghanmore
The capstone over the southern gallery
Detail of the left (south) gallery with a lintel and capstone
Bocan Stone Circle, Culdaff, Inishowen, Co Donegal, Ireland
Below are a couple more pics taken in 2019
Cooley High Cross, Moville, Inishowen, Co Donegal, Ireland
In the graveyard beside the cross is the Skull House
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
Medieval style Gateway to Clifden Castle
Built in the Gothic Revival style by Clifden’s founder John D’Arcy around 1818
The ruin of Coppinger’s Court, Co Cork, Ireland
A fortified house built after 1612 by Sir Walter Coppinger
Kanturk Castle, Co. Cork, Ireland. The ruins of a 16th Century castle built by MacDonogh McCarthy, Lord of Duhallow
Carrowmore Tomb 57
Carrowmore Tomb 13
Carrowmore Tomb 7 looking west, with Knocknarea and Maebh’s cairn in the background
Carrowmore Tomb 7, said to be the most photographed tomb in the Carowmore megalithic complex
Carrowmore tomb 7, a dolmen (Portal Tomb) enclosed by stone circle
Carrowmore Tomb 7
Carrowmore tomb 4
Carrowmore tomb 4
Carrowmore tomb 4
Carrowmore tomb 1
Carrowmore Listoghill (tomb 51) and Tomb 52
Beltany Stone Circle, Raphoe, Co Donegal, Ireland
The standing stone southeast of Beltany Stone Circle
The name Beltany is thought to derive from Beltaine the Celtic festival of fertility
Kilclooney More Dolmen (Portal Tomb), Co Donegal, Ireland
Kilclooney More Dolmen built more than 4000 years ago
Beside Kilclooney More dolmen are the remains of a smaller tomb
Kilclooney More Portal Tomb colour photograph and Infrared photograph from same perspective
Grange Lios Stone Circle, Lough Gur, Co Limerick, Ireland
Grange Lios Stone Circle is the largest stone circle in Ireland
The entrance to Grange Lios Stone Circle
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 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, Dingle, Co Kerry, Ireland. Various dates for construction (6th to 12th century) and use (church, pilgrim’s shelter, burial place) have been given
12th century romanesque Kilmalkedar Church, Ogham stone and ancient cross Co Kerry, Ireland
Creevykeel Court Tomb, Co. Sligo, Ireland. The entrance to the first chamber
The gallery divided into two chambers.
The remains of a kiln from early christian times when the court was reused by iron smelters can be seen to the right of the chamber entrance
Entrance to Creevykeel Court Tomb