Drumlane or Droim Leathain in gaelic means the broad ridge/hill, it is located in a peaceful setting of picturesque small drumlins and small lakes close to the village of Milltown overlooking the picturesque Grafinny lough. The Abbey and Round Tower of Drumlane date back to the year 555, and it is believed it was founded…… Continue reading Drumlane Abbey, Cavan
Category: Architecture
Killeen Castle
Kileen Castle, in Dunsany Co Meath was constructed in around 1180, the current building is a restoration of a largely 19th century castle that was burnt out in 1981. The original structure at Killeen Castle is said to have been a Norman fortification, and held from 1172 by the Cusack family. Killeen Castle was the…… Continue reading Killeen Castle
Moylagh Castle
The area surrounding Moylagh is covered in history, from the ruins of Moylagh Castle you can see straight to the tombs at Loughcrew. there is also evidence of a Ringforts with many defensive banks. There are strong suggestions that Moylagh was a monastic site, based on the presence of numerous circular ditches. The Anglo- Normans…… Continue reading Moylagh Castle
By the Roadside – Sept 2023
I often wonder how I’ll manage to keep making photographs given I have a young family and a long commute to the office every day. That commute is boring as hell, or at least that’s what I tell myself. Often I’ll say “there’s no point taking the camera there’s nothing to photography”. But then I…… Continue reading By the Roadside – Sept 2023
#No Filter
Back when i first started on my photographic journey i promised my selfi would never use photoshop, i would be a purist and only share the images as they were captured. I would have used the hashtag #nofilter regularly. I was happy and satisfied. for a time. then i started to get underexposed landscapes at…… Continue reading #No Filter
Poolbeg Lighthouse, Dublin
Poolbeg lighthouse is situated at the end of the Great South Wall in Dublin bay. The construction of the wall began in 1716.and was then known as ‘The Piles’, construction completed around 1730. At the time it was regarded as a considerable engineering achievement. Standing at an impressive 3 miles long it was the world’s…… Continue reading Poolbeg Lighthouse, Dublin
52 Week Challenge Wk 2 “New”
I’ve recently bought a new Nikon Z5 so for me this meets the objective. Here we have the Dublin Convention Centre with the Samuel Beckett bridge Dublin Convention Centre
52 Week Challenge Wk 5 “Daily Routine”
This week’s theme was “daily Routine. This one was a struggle, do I put my daily routine in? something else like people on public transport etc? I settled on this image of the Aviva Stadium. This location and view is part of my daily commute Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Wiki Loves Monuments 2022
Wiki Loves Monuments is an annual international photographic event which takes place every September or October around the world. The competition aims to bring together people who value their local historic environment, calling on amateur and professional photographers alike to capture images of the world’s historic monuments. Ireland’s list is compiled from sites that are either…… Continue reading Wiki Loves Monuments 2022