A few miles southwest of Cashel in County Tipperary lies the ruins of Athassel Priory, a 13th century monastery on about 4 acres of land. The ruins are …
Mystical Sites
Mount Brandon – Named for St. Brendan
St. Brendan, one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland, was a holy man and a navigator. He was born and raised in the Dingle area, and ordained a priest in 512 A …
The Rock of Cashel – St. Patrick’s Rock
The Rock of Cashel Rises from the Golden Vale The Pre-Christian and Celtic people of Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England had a keen sense for thin places. …
Skibbereen Famine Cemetery – a thin place
Skibbereen was a hub of commerce in southern Ireland during the nineteenth century, with the River Ilen flowing through the town ending at the Baltimore Harbour …
Kilshannig – The North Side of Dingle Littered with Bones
Church Ruin sitting on Brandon Bay in Kilshannig One of the few places in Ireland I can photographically remember is Kilshannig, a small dilapidated village on …
Ardmore in County Waterford – the Oldest Christian Settlement in Ireland
Ardmore is a fishing village in County Waterford - just over the border from County Cork. It is the legendary home of St. Declan who is said to have settled …
Beara – Cashelkeelty Stone Circle
Nine hundred years before Christ was born, people of south western Ireland erected a group of alignment stones in a rocky outcropping on what is now known as …