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 gallery

Detail of the gallery with a lintel and capstone


Underexposed – an Irish Photoblog
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 gallery

Detail of the 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