St. Fininan's Church (Ruins), Waterville, Co. Kerry
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| In collection: | Eason Photographic Collection |
| Format: | Photo |
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[between ca. 1900-1939].
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| Notes: | Additional information about this photograph is available on the National Library of Ireland's Flickr Commons photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland/30037091660 Physical description: 1 negative : glass ; 31 x 25.5 cm or smaller Geographic Coverage: Waterville, County Kerry, Province of Munster, Ireland. more |
Labelled as "St. Fininan's Church (Ruins), Waterville, Co. Kerry", we have an interesting photo from the Eason Collection to start off the week. We are in the Kingdom, and as a Dub I am happy to visit Kerry at any time, but I am always happier to visit when "Sam Maguire" is residing in the Capital. (The Dub Mary!)
Based on input from Mosskayree, and corroberation from B-59, we have added this photo to our "Possible Cagalogue Correction" tag. It seems that this is actually very likely Derrynane Abbey, on the appropriately named Abbey Island, near the town of Caherdaniel in County Kerry. Mossy and beachcomberaustralia offer some additional detail on the history and folklore surrounding the abbey in the comments - including its connection to the O'Connell family of Derrynane.....
Photographer: Unknown
Collection: Eason Photographic Collection
Date: between ca. 1900-1939
NLI Ref: EAS_2386
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Tags:
Eason, Eason & Son, Eason Collection, Eason Photographic Collection, Glass Negative, National Library of Ireland, Ireland, Kerry, Munster, St. Finian, Church, Ruins, Waterville, Ahamore, Abbey, Possible catalogue correction, Derrynane Abbey, Derrynane, O'Connell, Caherdaniel, County Kerry, Location Identified, 20th Century
Comments
Myrtle26
This picture is of the ruins of Derrynane Abbey at Derrynane. Daniel O'Connell's grandparents and his wife, amongst thousands of others are buried there. It is now a graveyard and in Abbey Island. The present day St Finian's Church is more than a mile from Waterville and far from the sea. The house in the picture belongs to the Earls of Dunraven and the tomb belongs to a Galvin family
Posted: 17.10.2016
B-59
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/mosskayree] correct
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derrynane_Abbey
OSI map: maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V2,452084,558300,11,9
Posted: 17.10.2016
ɹǝqɯoɔɥɔɐǝq
In 2006 via [https://www.flickr.com/photos/gillian-r/]
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/gillian-r/3236413600/]
Posted: 17.10.2016
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/mosskayree] Well done, it is always good to get to the correct location when out catalogue entries are incorrect.
Posted: 17.10.2016
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/66311327@N05] [https://www.flickr.com/photos/mosskayree] I would like to know more about the Galvin Tomb, any idea when it was built or first used?
Posted: 17.10.2016
Niall McAuley
Here is a link to a pic of one of the markers on that tomb, with dates of 1899 and 1900.
Posted: 17.10.2016
Myrtle26
The monastic settlement was established by the Monks of Lismore, came into the possession of Sir Walter Raleigh and then to Richard Boyle, Earl of Cork and father of 'the father of chemistry.' The O'Connells leased the land from the Boyles and Smith stayed with them when he was writing the History of Kerry. 'Will you please sell me that beautiful horse,' he requested, 'and I will speak highly of you in the book.' 'Take the horse for nothing,' those wise forefathers of O'Connell replied, 'and say nothing about us in the book.' Those who kept the head down and took what was going from land and smuggling survived best in old Ireland
Posted: 17.10.2016
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/gnmcauley] Niall, thanks.
Posted: 17.10.2016
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/mosskayree] Great story.
Posted: 17.10.2016
ɹǝqɯoɔɥɔɐǝq
1929 description of the place, including -
The Ruined Abbey The third point in the pilgrimage is Derrynane Abbey, the ruins of which stand on a little isthmus of land, separated from the grounds of this house by a neck of sand. Here some attempt at preservation has been, made by occasional cementing and the erection of rude stone buttresses. There is very little to see. It is the local graveyard, and graves cram all the space of what was once the church. A credence table is almost intact. But the great, absorbing interest of this ruin is the tomb of Maire ni Dhuiv. This slab of stone, on an elevation opposite the high altar, with its obliterated inscription, is the best refutation of that dreary lie that O'Connell was no Gael. Maire ni Dhuiv was the mother of 'Old Huntingcup,' and was still living with him, though aged, when he adopted young Daniel. She is the most perfect, as she is the most recent, representative of true Gaelic culture and tradition. She had an enormous family (twenty-two children, to be exact), whom she ruled energetically, together with an army of servants and dependents. ...From trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/118065843
Posted: 17.10.2016
Myrtle26
Beautiful description discovered by Beachcomber above. With regard to 'the most recent representative of true Gaelic culture' her daughter, Eileen, wrote Caoineadh Airt O'Laoighire (Lament for Art O'Leary) which is regarded by many as the best Irish poem of the Eighteenth Century. She had married O'Leary who disregarded the Penal Laws - to the displeasure of the O'Connells - and was shot off his horse at Carriganime, a little townland between Macroom and Millstreet, in 1773. One of her sisters, Mary, married Baldwin, an MP for Cork. He fought a duel, took a bullet through the mouth, sucked in the blood and shot his opponent dead. Maire Ní Dhuibh also wrote many poems including one on a boat arriving from France with 18 O'Connells or relations of O'Connells on board. The best account of the older generations of O'Connells is in The Last Colonel of the Irish Brigade by Mrs Morgan John O'Connell who, I think, was from Tipperary. Thanks to the National Library for all these beautiful photographs from all over the country. Thanks to Flickr on the Commons!
Posted: 18.10.2016
Making History Viewable on Site
Hello,
I need to get in touch with the person who uploads these pictures on Flickr. Please have the person email me directly on our Flickr account or at umesh(at)dintapp(dot)com
Thanks.
Regards,
Umesh
Posted: 18.10.2016
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
Hi [https://www.flickr.com/photos/142839482@N04]. Please consider using the Flickr Mail capability within the tool to get in touch. Thanks
Posted: 19.10.2016
