| Laughanstown - High Cross |
I have actually been here a couple of times before to see the crosses but then I was not adding old churches to this site and so never bothered recording it.
The church ruins are quite small and sweet (if you can say that about a church) but really the only reason to come here would be to see the crosses.
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Stopped by to see if I could find the engraved slab of the Dublin type like those at RathMichael. No sign of it I'm afraid.
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Along with the crosses this is the only bit of Christianity to be included in my south Dublin tour today.
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Summer Solstice. Just before 5am. The dawn chorus is deafening at times and the smell of elder flowers a nasal bombardment.
There are strong links between this church and St. Brigit and I believe these could actually be a folk memory of a much earlier sacred association of this place and the Celtic goddess Brigid.
We had come here to test a theory about the Solstice sunrise from this site. I think this location was sacred long before the church was built here. Its position is seemingly perfect. I think that the Summer Solstice sun rises over the edge of Killiney Hill when viewed from here. The hill curently has an obelisk on the top, which is built on what is thought to be a passage tomb. Just down the slope is the fabled The Druids' Judgement Seat (County Dublin). Beyond the hill to the north Howth rests on the false horizon beautifully. To the southeast is Bray Head and to the south The Great Sugarloaf Mountain pokes its peak up above the near hills. The western view is dominated by Three Rocks Mountain (County Dublin).
If you want a place that is central to all the significant landmarks in this area then Tully Church sits right on it.
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_From Kiltiernan take the road opposite the Golden Ball to Carrickmines until you reach a crossroads. Turn right and take the first right after the sharp bend signed Tully Church And Cross. Follow this road and you will see the Celtic cross on the left hand side of the road. The church is 30m further on.
A Random Selection of Nearby Monuments
 St. Molaise's House (Co. Fermanagh) |  Trinity Chapel (Co. Wicklow) |  Kilteel (Co. Kildare) |
 Rock Of Cashel (Co. Tipperary) |  St. Manchan's (Co. Offaly) |  St. Mary's Church (Co. Wicklow) |
