The solstice are considered to have been a special moment of the annual cycle for some cultures even during Neolithic times, a large number or Irish neolithic passage tombs such as Newgrange and Loughcrew have their entrances facing the rising sun. On the Winter and Sumer Solstices the sun shines direct in through a small…… Continue reading Winter Solstice 2022
Category: Landscape Photography
Holy Trinity Church, Kildorragh Glebe
I first came across the Holy Trinity Church about 6 years ago when i was considering a relocation to Cavan. back then teh grounds wer not so well maintained, but it has been updated over teh last year or two with teh outer boundary wall rebuilt. Sadly i see its now up for sale. A…… Continue reading Holy Trinity Church, Kildorragh Glebe
Landscapes – from my archives
These images are all made at various places in Ireland, usually while i was on the way to a job.
Lough Sheelin – from my archives
Lough Sheelin (from Irish: Loch Síodh Linn meaning “lake of the fairy pool”) is a limestone freshwater lough (lake) in Ireland located in County Westmeath, County Meath and County Cavan near the village of Finea and the town of Granard County Longford. The lake lies on the early course of the River Inny, a major…… Continue reading Lough Sheelin – from my archives
Oristown Bog
I’ve always loved being outdoors, just wandering about seeing the multitude of differences in a small area. Yesterday I spent a few hours walking through Oristwon Bog in Co Meath and it was full of both the expected and the unexpected. Historically speaking this bogland was divided among resettled Irish many generations ago. Some have…… Continue reading Oristown Bog
Fore Abbey
Fore Abbey is the old Benedictine Abbey ruin just outside the town of Mullingar. Fore is the anglicised version of the Irish name that signifies “the town of the water-springs” and was given to the area after Saint Feichin’s spring which is next to the old church a short distance from where the ruined monastery…… Continue reading Fore Abbey
Glen of Aherlow
Post date October 1, 2019 The Glen of Aherlow is a valley located in the Galtee Mountains in the western part of County Tipperary in Ireland. The statue, of Christ the King overlooks the valley. The statue was erected in 1950 on the side of the Slievenamuck Hill, and faces the Galtees, the statue’s raised…… Continue reading Glen of Aherlow
Lough Sheelin
Lough Sheelin is over 7kms long, more than 3kms wide and borders three counties, Cavan, Meath and Westmeath. Lough Sheelin as legend has it from a fairy well, and was used by a village as its water supply. The rule by the Fairy was that lid had to be replaced every time it was used.…… Continue reading Lough Sheelin
Bective Abbey
Bective abbey was founded in 1147 by Murchad O’Maeil-Sheachlainn, as a second house of Mellifont Abbey. The abbey and its estate lands were confiscated during the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 1530s. Around this time the estate lands were recorded at 1580 acres. During the 17th century, the abbey buildings were partially converted for…… Continue reading Bective Abbey
Castle Saunderson
The Saunderson family acquired the original castle during the Ulster plantation. The original castle was inhabited by the O’Reillys of Breffni and formerly known as Breffni Castle. The present castle dates from the 1840s. One notable member of the family born here was Edward Saunderson, a founder of the Ulster Unionist Party. Although unoccupied by…… Continue reading Castle Saunderson