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Sunday, May 11th, 2008 by Donncha
We attended a beautiful christening in Fermoy today and afterwards it was off to Mitchelstown where we joined the other guests in a light lunch of finger food and sandwiches. Loved that apple tart afterwards. Yum!
This is our shih tzu, Oscar, who we took along for the drive. After the main course was over half the crowd piled out onto the adjoining terrace and so I got Oscar from the car. He had a great time, and was a big hit with all the kids but we did warn them he was a little odd and liable to snap so they were careful. Later I checked the temperature in the car dashboard and it said 25C which I hope is as hot as it’s going to get in Ireland this year. I had to seek the shade, it was so hot!
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Posted in Animals, Canon 20D, Co. Cork, Cork, Dogs, Ireland, Nature, Photos, Sigma 18-200, Urban | 3 Comments »
Friday, May 2nd, 2008 by Donncha
A hungry, scrawny cat came up to us while walking around Schull in Co. Cork last weekend. The poor thing was crying for food and affection. This was the first time Adam saw a real cat and he was delighted but we had to leave the poor thing to fend for itself.
I discovered that the Irish name of the town called Schull is “Scoil Mhuire”, a much nicer name IMO. In English that would be “Mary’s School”, or more likely, “St. Mary’s School”. West Cork is so beautiful but the basterdisation of Irish names is shocking. I even saw a sign for a town called “Snámh” which had been translated as “Snave”. “Snámh” is the verb, “to swim” in English. Perhaps the town was created by an English landlord and named “Snave” first and then named “Snámh” by the Irish?
PS. Congrats to fellow Mallow Camera Club member, David Lavery, who left his comfortable 9-5 day job to become a wedding photographer in Mallow, Co. Cork a year ago today! Not many would take the jump, so I hope he’ll get that blog rolling and write about his experiences. I know I’d like to hear about them!
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Posted in Animals, Black and White, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Co. Cork, Cork, Ireland, Urban | 2 Comments »
Monday, April 28th, 2008 by Donncha
Cows gather in the shed against the howling wind and cold at Allihies. No room for any more though!
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Posted in Allihies, Animals, Black and White, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Photos | 1 Comment »
Saturday, April 12th, 2008 by Donncha
It’s hard to see in the web version but I love the brooding clouds in the large image!
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Posted in Animals, Canon 20D, Dingle, Ireland, Kerry, Landscape, Nature, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Slea Head | 2 Comments »
Thursday, February 7th, 2008 by Donncha
Spotted on the road around Slea Head at the end of the Dingle Peninsula, Co. Kerry.
That’s the last of the donkey pictures. For now.
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Tuesday, February 5th, 2008 by Donncha
This is the same donkey I posted before in Baile na nGall, Co. Kerry. We passed that way last September and I didn’t see him so if you see a wandering donkey, tell him I said hi!
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Posted in Animals, Autumn, Baile na nGall, Canon 20D, Dingle, Ireland, Kerry, Nature, Photos, Sigma 18-200, Sky, Sun | 7 Comments »
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008 by Donncha
Yes, this photo is very similar to this beach photo. They were taken moments apart. I’m running low on prepared images, it’s after 9pm and I have lots of other things to do tonight before I go to bed. *yawn*
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Posted in Beach, Canon 20D, Cork, Dogs, Garrettstown, Ireland, Photos, Sea, Sigma 18-200, Water | 2 Comments »
Friday, January 25th, 2008 by Donncha
He never did catch the object. I guess there’s nothing quite like a tennis ball eh?
I love the evening sun on him in this picture!
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Posted in Beach, Canon 20D, Cork, Dogs, Garrettstown, Ireland, Nature, Photos, Sea, Sigma 18-200, Sun, Water | 6 Comments »
Sunday, January 13th, 2008 by Donncha
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Posted in Animals, Autumn, Blarney, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Photos, Sigma 18-200, Sun, Urban | 8 Comments »
Thursday, October 11th, 2007 by Donncha
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