Very recently we spent almost 2 weeks in the Spanish town of El Puerto de Santa María. We stayed in a friend’s apartment and it was a really nice break away from the bad news and rush of life back in Ireland. Unfortunately we brought the rain with us but that didn’t dampen our spirits! [...]
2012Fri06Apr
Seafood at El Rincon del Chirri SL
Filed in Canon 40D, El Puerto de Santa María, Food, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, Spain
2007Mon08Oct
Baby likes Wispa
Filed in Canon 20D, Cork, Food, Ireland, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, UrbanBaby likes Wispa My little baby, Adam, likes the new Wispa bars. Well, he enjoyed throwing this one around and almost got it into his mouth before I stopped him! ‘Course, I gobbled it down shortly afterwards and it was every bit as good as I remembered! Wispa Bars were on sale in Ireland and [...]
2007Sun26Aug
BBQ at the Waterloo Inn
Filed in Blarney, Canon 20D, Cork, Food, Ireland, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20BBQ at the Waterloo Inn Jimmy and Paul served the bbq to hungry parents, kids and everyone else at the charity bbq in the Waterloo Inn today. They spent over an hour dealing with flames and hot food at the end of a blisteringly hot day and really deserved the round of applause afterwards. Well [...]
I lost my head All that remains from a fishing trip to Cobh. I discovered this fish’s head while walking about on the pier in Cobh during the month of August last year. At that time of year the mackerel chase the sprat into Cork Harbour and provide a bountiful catch for local fishermen. Many [...]
2007Thu18Jan
Looking out from Homely House
Filed in Architecture, Canon 20D, Dingle, Flowers, Food, Ireland, Kerry, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Sky, UrbanLooking out from Homely House Last September we stayed in Dingle for a weekend and had lunch in Homely House, a restaurant in the town. Check out the previous link for a picture of Brian Lapen and EagleSpirit who ran the cafe. Unfortunately for Dingle they’re now in Hawaii, and the building was destined for [...]
2006Sun26Nov
O’Flynn’s Butchers on Marlboro Street
Filed in Black and White, Canon 20D, Cork, Food, Ireland, Marlboro Street, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, UrbanO’Flynn’s Butchers on Marlboro Street. O’Flynn’s Butchers on Marlboro St. Cork is a very popular butchers serving high quality meat with a friendly smile. We rang in our order early because we knew the place would be bare by the time we go in! Here are the staff posing for my camera, there’s a huge [...]
2006Sat18Nov
Glistening Blackberries
Filed in Co. Cork, Cork, Food, Ireland, Nature, Photos, Sigma 18-200Glistening Blackberries Blackberries glisten in the bright sun of an August afternoon in Co. Cork. I love blackberry jam, blackberry tarts, blackberry crumble. I don’t like picking the fruit, but I have many childhood memories of wandering country lanes with my family looking for the best fruit for my mother to make delicious jam. Nowadays, [...]
2006Fri10Nov
A table at Memphis Minnies
Filed in California, Food, Photos, San Francisco, Sigma 10-20, Signs, United StatesA table at Memphis Minnies There wasn’t much left after we ate a hearty lunch in Memphis Minnies. Plates, cutlery, cups and sauces.. all eaten! Great place to eat. On the way out I made a shot of their “low fat=low flavor” advert and I just realised I spelt the name of the establishment incorrectly [...]
2006Fri29Sep
Homely House: Brian and EagleSpirit
Filed in Dingle, Food, Ireland, Kerry, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20EagleSpirit and Brian EagleSpirit and Brian pose for a photo on their last day of business running Homely House, a small cafe in Dingle, Co. Kerry. Brian ran it for eight years, while his partner EagleSpirit has been an integral part of the charm of the little establishment for the past four. It closed on [...]
2006Tue26Sep
A pint of beer and a newspaper
Filed in Candid, Cork, Food, Ireland, People, Photos, Sigma 18-200, St Patrick's Street, Street, UrbanA pint of beer and a newspaper Sometimes it’s good to chill out, relax and step out of the rat-race, even for a few moments. This scene was made on St. Patrick’s Street outside Le Chateau, a bar with seating in front of the building as most places do these days because of the smoking [...]
