Leamaneh Castle, the Burren, Co Clare, Ireland
Leamaneh Castle – revisited
Gleninagh Medieval Church
Gleninagh Medieval Church, the Burren, Co Clare
The enclosure contains numerous ancient graves marked with simple stones
Creevagh Wedge Tomb
Creevagh Wedge Tomb, the Burren, Co Clare, Ireland
Creevagh Wedge Tomb, Black & White
Pinnacle Well
Pinnacle Well, the Burren, Co Clare, Ireland
A housing was built over the well around 1860 giving it the appearance of a small church
Parknabinnia wedge tomb – revisited
Parknabinnia wedge tomb, the Burren, Co Clare
Parknabinnia viewed from the road – with some local tourists
Parknabinnia Wedge Tomb in BW
Doonagore Castle – revisited
Doonagore Castle, Doolin, Co Clare, Ireland. Mid 16th century Castle restored in the 1970s
Meggagh Wedge Tomb
Meggagh Wedge Tomb, The Burren, Co Clare, Ireland
Templecronan
Templecronan / Temple Cronan, The Burren, Co Clare, Ireland
12 century church ruins probably built on the site of an earlier structure founded by St Cronan in the 7th Century
The tomb said to mark the burial place of St Cronan
The blocked original doorway
Gleninsheen Wedge Tomb
Gleninsheen Wedge Tomb, the Burren, Co Clare, Ireland
The Burren revisited
The Burren, Co Clare, Ireland
2 previous visits to the Burren here https://www.tonyoneill.org/2017/05/10/the-burren-landscape/
Ballinphunta Wedge Tomb
Ballinphunta Wedge Tomb, Co Clare, Ireland
The tomb is located in Craughaun cemetery
Corcomroe Abbey
Corcomroe Abbey, Co Clare, Ireland
Founded for Cistercian monks around 1195
Doonagore Castle
Doonagore Castle, 16th century round tower house
Doonagore Castle, The Burren, Co Clare, Ireland
Parknabinnia wedge tomb
Parknabinnia wedge tomb, the Burren, Co Clare, Ireland
Front entrance of Parknabinnia wedge tomb
Cliffs of Moher
Cliffs of Moher, Co Clare, Ireland
At their lowest point the cliffs are 120 metres rising to over 200 metres at their highest
O’Brien’s Tower at the Cliffs of Moher
Cliffs of Moher – Wild Atlantic Way sign
Cahercommaun Stone Fort
Cahercommaun Stone Fort, The Burren, Co Clare, Ireland
Three ringed stone fort perched on a cliff edge. Built circa 800AD
The outer walls are quite ruinous
Kilfenora High Crosses
Kilfenora, the West Cross
The North High Cross
The west face of the Doorty Cross
The east face of the Doorty Cross
High Cross shaft fragment
Bishops Head above the entrance
Kilfenora Cathedral, The Burren, Co Clare Ireland
Caherconnell Stone Fort
Caherconnell Stone Fort, The Burren, Co Clare, Ireland
The cashel was built in the 10th Century.
The new entrance dates to the 15th – 16th century
Wall detail.
Caherconnell Stone Fort is located in the karst rugged limestone landscape of the Burren like Cahermore Stone Fort.
The Burren Landscape
The Burren, Co Clare, Ireland
Burren – The Wild Atlantic Way
Typical Burren wall
Karst landscape of the Burren
The Burren in colour. Four images on film circa 1990
The Burren Landscape 2023
Leamaneh Castle
Leamaneh Castle, The Burren, Co Clare, Ireland
Without the new build cropped out
St Brigid’s Holy Well
Saint Brigid’s Well, Liscannor, Co Clare, Ireland
Came across this well on the way to the Cliffs of Moher – it’s amazing.
In the wall of the grotto
The entrance to the grotto and well
Poulnabrone Dolmen, revisited
Poulnabrone Portal Tomb, The Burren, Co Clare, Ireland
I photographed Poulnabrone 25 years earlier on film and when there was no rope barrier – you can see the results here https://www.tonyoneill.org/2016/12/04/poulnabrone-dolmen/
Kilmacduagh Monastery
Kilmacduagh Monastery, Gort, Co Clare, Ireland
Kilmacduagh Round Tower at 34 meters – the tallest round tower in the world
Cahermore Stone Fort
Cahermore Stone Fort aka Ballyallaban ringfort, The Burren, Co Clare, Ireland
Fortified farmstead with walls up to 9 feet thick and high, built in the medieval period.
Cahermore Stone Fort is located in the karst rugged limestone landscape of the Burren like Caherconnell Stone Fort.
Three Crosses
Three Crosses, old graveyard, Bishop’s Quarter, the Burren, Co Clare, Ireland
Poulnabrone Dolmen
Poulnabrone Dolmen a portal tomb in the Burren, Co Clare, Ireland
Three Irish Landscapes
Antrim Hills – County Antrim
Donegal Mist – County Donegal
Cliffs of Moher – County Clare