• 2021 Cycling

    Lullymore Monastic Site

    November 15, 2021 - By 

    Monday November 1st 2021 The winter cycling gear came out of the wardrobe today. I wrapped up well and was warm by the time I reached the quiet roads through the bog in Pluckerstown. The first stop on my cycle was Ballyteague Castle on the banks of the Grand Canal. This is a formidable looking tower house. The few slit windows must make for a very dark interior with no view of the lovely setting. The castle was built as a folly in the mid 1800s by the Aylmer family who are also responsible for the folly on the Hill…

  • 2021 Cycling

    Feighcullen, Rathangan, Co Kildare

    November 8, 2021 - By 

    I decided to visit the old church in Feighcullen, Rathangan today. The church is a 10km cycle from home and I had the wind on my back across The Curragh making it a quick spin. The church is accessed through a gate opposite the bottom of Boston Hill. Coming down the lane to the church, I was surprised to see the state of disrepair that the church has fallen into. I hadn’t visited for around 15 years despite cycling the roads around there regularly. The door of the church is now gone and there is rubbish scattered around the insides…

  • 2021 Cycling

    Welcome to Heritage Cycles

    November 8, 2021 - By 

    I was browsing through the photos on my phone recently. There are plenty of of photos and videos of my family but these are far outnumbered by photos taken while I was out cycling. I love cycling the quiet country roads of Ireland. There is so much to see when you slow down a little and look over the hedges. The countryside is dotted with evidence of our past from rare Mesolithic sites to numerous ruined churches and old graveyards. I have decided to keep an online diary of my cycles for the coming year and record the sites of…