Drumlane or Droim Leathain in gaelic means the broad ridge/hill, it is located in a peaceful setting of picturesque small drumlins and small lakes close to the village of Milltown overlooking the picturesque Grafinny lough. The Abbey and Round Tower of Drumlane date back to the year 555, and it is believed it was founded…… Continue reading Drumlane Abbey, Cavan
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Killeen Castle
Kileen Castle, in Dunsany Co Meath was constructed in around 1180, the current building is a restoration of a largely 19th century castle that was burnt out in 1981. The original structure at Killeen Castle is said to have been a Norman fortification, and held from 1172 by the Cusack family. Killeen Castle was the…… Continue reading Killeen Castle
Moylagh Castle
The area surrounding Moylagh is covered in history, from the ruins of Moylagh Castle you can see straight to the tombs at Loughcrew. there is also evidence of a Ringforts with many defensive banks. There are strong suggestions that Moylagh was a monastic site, based on the presence of numerous circular ditches. The Anglo- Normans…… Continue reading Moylagh Castle
By the Roadside – Sept 2023
I often wonder how I’ll manage to keep making photographs given I have a young family and a long commute to the office every day. That commute is boring as hell, or at least that’s what I tell myself. Often I’ll say “there’s no point taking the camera there’s nothing to photography”. But then I…… Continue reading By the Roadside – Sept 2023
Spire of Lloyd
The Spire of Lloyd in Kells, Ireland is folly built 1791 and is regularly refereed to as “Ireland’s only inland lighthouse” which is situated some 40 KM from the coast. It was designed by architect Henry Aaron Baker and commissioned by Thomas Taylour, 1st Earl of Bective as a memorial to his father. From the…… Continue reading Spire of Lloyd
Winter Solstice 2022
The solstice are considered to have been a special moment of the annual cycle for some cultures even during Neolithic times, a large number or Irish neolithic passage tombs such as Newgrange and Loughcrew have their entrances facing the rising sun. On the Winter and Sumer Solstices the sun shines direct in through a small…… Continue reading Winter Solstice 2022
Wiki Loves Monuments 2022
Wiki Loves Monuments is an annual international photographic event which takes place every September or October around the world. The competition aims to bring together people who value their local historic environment, calling on amateur and professional photographers alike to capture images of the world’s historic monuments. Ireland’s list is compiled from sites that are either…… Continue reading Wiki Loves Monuments 2022
Enniskillen
Lough Erne, Northern Irelands second largest lake system and the fourth larges on the island of Ireland. Tully Castle Tully Castle near the village of Blaney, on Blaney Bay on the southern shore of Lower Lough Erne was built for Sir John Hume, a Scottish planter. During the Irish Rebellion of 1641, Rory Maguire set…… Continue reading Enniskillen
Fore Abbey
Fore Abbey is the old Benedictine Abbey ruin just outside the town of Mullingar. Fore is the anglicised version of the Irish name that signifies “the town of the water-springs” and was given to the area after Saint Feichin’s spring which is next to the old church a short distance from where the ruined monastery…… Continue reading Fore Abbey
Bective Abbey
Bective abbey was founded in 1147 by Murchad O’Maeil-Sheachlainn, as a second house of Mellifont Abbey. The abbey and its estate lands were confiscated during the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 1530s. Around this time the estate lands were recorded at 1580 acres. During the 17th century, the abbey buildings were partially converted for…… Continue reading Bective Abbey