At the end of an anonymous laneway, you will find the ruins of the old Rathmichael Church and Graveyard. This is a graveyard that does not seem to have anyone recently interred in it. This Graveyard also has five Rathdown Stones and a Hole Stone, as well as the ruins of a Round Tower. The …
Cabin Tully Heritage Week Walk
Liz from Cabinteely Tidy Towns led a walking tour from Holmwood in Cabinteely to the ruins of the two crosses and the Graveyard of Tully Church on Launstown Lane. On the way, Liz informed us about the ancient history that was in the area. We started at the Standing Stone (pictured below). Liz wanted to …
Tully Church & Crosses
Tully Church (or Tully of the Bishops, as it was known) and it's two crosses originate in about the 6-9th centuries. The name Tully of the Bishops indicate that the site must have been important if Bishops used to congregate there. The legend is that seven Bishops met here and built up their strength before …
Kill Abbey
This is another one of the places that I visited as part of the Summer of Heritage. The original site goes back to the 6th century and was dedicated to St. Fintan, the present building dates back to the tenth or eleventh century and replaced the previous old monastic building. This church is one of …
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