My job takes me around Ireland, as I travel I try to get pictures that show a flavour of the area I am in. Click on title above to see the complete set of pictures if you have only opened one set. Please leave comments, its much appreciated to get feedback. These pictures are lower quality copies of the originals, apologies for this.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Galway clouds
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Galway bay sunset
'Not time nor tide nor water wide
could wean my heart away
But straight and true 'twill fly to you
my own dear Galway Bay' Francis A. Fahy
These pictures were taken between Galway city and Oranmore, the hills in the background are in Clare are the in the burren and there are shots taken from the other side looking back at Galway here and here
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Kiltullagh Killimordaly, Sunset
This is the old forge in Kiltullagh where the last blacksmith named Murphy worked his trade it was done up a few years ago under a government scheme, the one below it was taken just down the road. The last one is the Faerie tree in Cloonshecahill.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Outskirts Galway City
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Kilrickle Co. Galway
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Hill of Tara, Co Meath
This was the ancient seat of power in Ireland, where the high Kings sat. There are a number of things to see on the hill (I hadn't the time :( ) such as the Stone of Destiny which was the coronation stone of the Kings of Ireland. It is also a place where the ancient Gods of Ireland are said to have dwelt. In the Early 20th century Israelites went there searching for the Arc of the Covenant and new theories published claim it was the capital of the lost nation of Atlantis!
More information can be gotten here.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Snow, Co Meath
These are not near as fantastic as those posted by someone else, but this is snow in Ireland, it rarely ever lasts and even more seldom stays on the ground.
But it got me out of work and I was able to crash in hotel to witness Obama's inauguration
This was the little snowman that a workmate made for me we tried it on the mirror, before it was placed on the bonnet.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Trees in the Sun, Co Meath
If you saw the last post with the blue sky with different shades of blues and pinks, here there is a difference when the sun popped out for a moment , the weather is very changeable today after storms at the weekend.
Tower of Llyod, Kells, Co. Meath
I have posted this tower before here where you can see the history. but with the stormy weather the sky was more interesting.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Lockes Distillary, Kilbeggan, Co Westmeath.
This is the last remaining example of a still pot distillery in Ireland, it ran for 200yrs 1757 to 1957, it was restored in 1982 by the locals as a museum. read the history here.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Free Ireland Poster for 100th post thank you
To whomever reads this, thanks for stopping by since October, this was set up as a little project for personal reasons and was hoping that one or two might look at it
Thanks to the 1734 hits (as of posting )
Thanks to the people who comment especially Leisha and Findabair
Thanks to my first follower (and only one)
Here is a freebie to all that want a Irish mosaic print, It is made up of about 700 pictures that I have taken. It is sized for A3, but I am sure that it could be printed of larger as I have maxed the pixels.
Even if you don't print click on it to open and look thro the pics.

Tyrellspass Castle, Co. Westmeath
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Sunset faerie tree Cloonshecahill
Third post today and I know that I have posted this faerie tree before but as I have commented before, you can look at the same object every day and still see something new looking from a different angle, I have waited for a long time to get the Sun setting just right behind the tree and now I got it twice in 2 months
King Johns Castle Athenry, Co Galway
Bunratty Castle, Co Clare
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Bevy of Mute Swans Brackloon-Cloonshecahill
I posted earlier on a Swan, that swam all alone along the Dunkellin river after his* mate died, while this is not a great pic taken with my new phone (which has a 5 megapixal camera but a crap zoom for closeups), he has got buddies YAY.
*While I was never sure if it was male or female I joked with a friend that he had to be male, because like a lot of men who have lost a loved one he hung around all day drinking. So in my head he was always a Cob.

Friday, January 9, 2009
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Fairy tree Cloonshecahill
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