Beware the giant duck!

Filed in Black and White, Blarney, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Photos, Sigma 10-20, SignsTags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Beware the giant duck! If you come down to Blarney today you should watch out for the giant ducks, and if you sit on a bench look behind you, there’s a good chance a tree is reading over your shoulder. Don’t get me started on the dastardly Parking signs! Yes, walking around Blarney can be [...]

The Elysian will be so wonderful

Filed in Advertising, Architecture, Black and White, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Signs, UrbanTags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The Elysian will be so wonderful If you’ve driven around Cork over the past year you can’t fail to miss the huge 17 storey tower going up in the south of the City. It’s called the Elysian and when it’s finished it will I think be the tallest building in the Republic of Ireland. Now, [...]

The German Deep Purple

Filed in Black and White, Canon 20D, Caroline Street, Cork, Ireland, Music, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, UrbanTags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The German Deep Purple This group of lads wandered into the old switching station on Caroline Street during the filming of Stanley Super 800′s video so I took their photo. Apparently they are a German Deep Purple cover band but it was hard to figure out what their name was because they hardly spoke a [...]

Stanley Super 800 Fans

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Stanley Super 800 Fans Some of the crowd who gathered for the filming of the video accompanying "Gate Crashing", Stanley Super 800′s latest single. You wouldn’t believe how mad this lot were! You can see the video on my my blog.

Absolutely crazy in Ireland

Filed in Abstract, Advertising, Canon 20D, Cork, Currabinny, Ireland, Photos, Sigma 10-20, SignsTags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Absolutely crazy in Ireland I spotted this sticker on the pier at Currabinny, Co. Cork. I have no idea what “Absolutely, Crazy – Cowes’05″ refers to and a quick bit of research didn’t show up anything. Does this ring a bell with anyone?

Sssh! my dog was nowhere near your private property!

Filed in Canon 20D, Cork, Currabinny, Garden, Ireland, Photos, Sigma 10-20, SignsTags: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Sssh! my dog was nowhere near your private property! My shih tzu Oscar can’t read. “Private property” signs mean nothing to him but thankfully nobody was around when he wandered into this large garden!

One for the road?

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One for the road? A bottle of Duvel beer left on a walkway near a construction site in Cork.