These images are all made at various places in Ireland, usually while i was on the way to a job.
Tag: ireland
Enniskillen
Lough Erne, Northern Irelands second largest lake system and the fourth larges on the island of Ireland. Tully Castle Tully Castle near the village of Blaney, on Blaney Bay on the southern shore of Lower Lough Erne was built for Sir John Hume, a Scottish planter. During the Irish Rebellion of 1641, Rory Maguire set…… Continue reading Enniskillen
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
Street Photography 2019
another small selection of Street Photography photos from this year
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
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
Virginia Agricultural Show
The National Stud
The Japanese Gardens were created between the years 1906–1910. They were devised by Colonel William Hall-Walker, from a famous brewing family and laid out by Japanese craftsman Tassa Eida and his son Minoru. Their aim was, through trees, plants, flowers, lawns, rocks and water, to symbolise the ‘Life of Man’. That plan was executed to…… Continue reading The National Stud
Binn Éadair – from my archives
Binn Éadair or Howth is a peninsular village and outer suburb of Dublin, Ireland. It occupies the greater part of the peninsula of Howth Head, which forms the northern boundary of Dublin Bay, and includes the island of Ireland’s Eye, which holds multiple natural protection designations. A fishing village and small trading port from at…… Continue reading Binn Éadair – from my archives
Dún na Rí Forest Park
Legend has it that Cuchulain rested here at night, while single highhandedly defending Ulster against the armies of Maeve. Some of the highlights are the Ice House, Toba na Splinne Holy Well and Cromwell’s Bridge. The ruins of Fleming’s Castle can still be seen as well as Sarah’s Well and Sarah’s Bridge, built in 1801,…… Continue reading Dún na Rí Forest Park