Archive for the 'Bantry' Category


Old farm building in ruins

Thursday, March 6th, 2008 by Donncha

Out in the wilds of Co , to the north of I found an old deserted farm. The house looked like it had been empty for some time and some of the out buildings were in worse repair.

Don’t forget the photowalk on Sunday!

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The long road

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008 by Donncha

A winds into the north of . Yesterday’s photo of the Bantry hills was taken just up the from here!

I joined Red Bubble yesterday and sold a photo already, although I think it was Pete who bought it as I emailed him last night about it. Nice selection of presentation methods too. Cool.

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The rolling hills of Bantry

Monday, March 3rd, 2008 by Donncha

This is one of my favourite shots from the weekend in .

Basically I drove up the back roads out of town, then came to another town and picked the smallest out of that place before going up a tiny little boithirin with barely room for my car. Wonderful.

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O’Keeffe Lounge and Bar

Sunday, March 2nd, 2008 by Donncha

I happened upon the O’Keeffe Lounge and while wandering around last Sunday morning. Given the name of the establishment I just had to take a shot didn’t I?

Note the “Welcome to the pint depot” quotation?

Congratulations to Gingerpixel who won Best Photoblog at last night’s Irish Blog Awards. Ryan so deserves a special mention for doing the photography on the night, yet again! And of course, a big thank you to Damien for getting the ball rolling and organising the whole thing.

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Mountain Daffodil

Saturday, March 1st, 2008 by Donncha

A in the garden of a house in the north east of Bay. I drove up there last Saturday morning and stopped when I saw the open gate. Wandering in the driveway I took a few shots of the view and then noticed these daffodils growing.

I prefer the daffodils. The day was too gloomy and the view wasn’t that great.

Dedicated to the memory of the three young men who lost their lives today in nearby Dunboy Castle.

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Chain Link

Thursday, July 6th, 2006 by Donncha

A huge link in a mostly submerged . If you looks carefully you’ll notice the trapped bottle of mineral visible between the rusted metal!

This was shot only a few feet from the boats in the previous shot.

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The Boats of Bantry

Wednesday, July 5th, 2006 by Donncha

Boats tied up at the quay in two weeks ago. was once criss-crossed with waterways like Venice is today but those are long gone. The is still an important part of the culture of the town.

If you’re interested in the history of the region, here’s a page from westcork.com on the subject.

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Skibbereen or Hospital

Tuesday, July 4th, 2006 by Donncha

A sign in the foreground of the main square in , Co. . We went to Ahakista eventually!

This is made from one exposure but I had this great looking and underexposed buildings and ground detail. To get an even exposure I split the photo using two layers and adjusted the exposure in each accordingly. I’m very happy with my work on this one!

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