Galway won a bid to hold one of the Legs of the Volvo Ocean race, this was a huge thing for Ireland and was even bigger for Galway, we have a number of festivals in Galway during in the summer, Arts festival, Galway Races(horse) that bring thousands into the city during the summer so the tourist board was not sure that they could get even more people to come. The turnout for the ocean race was bigger than expected, there were thousands of people out on the docks to welcome in the boats at 4am after they sailed from Boston and there has been a carnival atmosphere in Galway since. below are some pics of my day wandering around
A view of the masts of the ships in the Volvo Ocean race against the sky.
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.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Volvo Ocean race, Galway
Friday, May 29, 2009
Some strange Galway
Today there was something weird up in the sky, there was a lot of blue where the grey skies should be and there was a bright object that was very hot and hard to look at. I think I remember seeing these things before but am not sure as it seems so long ago. :P
Fields of Athenry, Co Galway
made famous by the song that is sung on the terraces of Parkhead(Celtic)and Anfield road(Liverpool).
Apologies for the quality but I had no camera with me, someone will not be pleased.


Thursday, May 28, 2009
Connemara Landscapes 3, Co Galway
These are the last of this series. There will be more in the future because these do not do justice to the beautiful scenery.
Maybe a twelvemonth since suddenly I began,
In scorn of this audience, Imagining a man,
And his sun-freckled face, And grey Connemara cloth,
Climbing up to a place where stone is dark under froth,
And the down-turn of his wrist when flies drop in the stream;
A man who does not exist, A man who is but a dream;
And cried, "Before I am old I shall have written him one
Poem maybe as cold And passionate as the dawn."
WB Yeats
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
One Misty Moisty Morning, Galway Ireland
Today I was spotted this horse hiding under the tree as I was on my way to the office,this was taken with my phone as I did not have my camera with me.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Connemara Landscapes 1, Co Galway
Connemara not only one of the few Gaeltachts (Irish speaking areas)left in Ireland it also has a wilder beautiful landscape.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Changeable Scenery along the road, Galway
This morning was an overcast morning, near Galway Airport a lot of forestry and stone walls.
The mist has disappeared and moving further along the road to the bog lands on the Kiltullagh/New Inn border. The speckled white in the foreground is bog cotton(Scirpus caespitosus).
Here Cappataggle the land has improved a bit a lot of rushes and a lot of sheep.
Behind the village of Aughrim, more famous for the Battle of Aughrim 1691 where the Jacobite Army(Irish and French) was beaten by the Williamite army made up of Dutch, English, Scottish, Danish and French(Huguenot), more people lost their lives here than any other single battle. This effectively ended and Catholic resistance in Ireland. The land is getting better and Cattle start to appear.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Boreens and backroads
This is a video of 2 boreens in Killimorday today I was in too much of a hurry to take pics I hope you enjoy, the music is Rodrigo y Gabriela a Mexican guitar duo who lived for a time in Ireland.
sorry about the Quality not sure what happened when I uploaded to Youtube
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
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