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Cherry Blossom under the Castle

Donncha — Thu, 02 May 2013 09:47:43 +0000

Cherry blossom trees never fail to make my wife Jacinta gasp as they’re so beautiful. This one is in the grounds of Blarney Castle and I don’t think she knows (or she’s forgotten) it’s there!

Many years ago I posted another photo of cherry blossom on the day of our wedding. It’s not quite that day yet but I wanted to share this photo today as it’s so nice outside this morning.

Photo Info
Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	Canon EOS 40D
Focal length	40mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/125s

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Hank Wedel and band in the Castle Hotel, Blarney

Donncha — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 10:42:54 +0000

Hank Wedel and band at the Castle Hotel in Blarney on Sunday night. The band played a blinder despite the fact there was next to no room for them. These photos weren’t me walking up to them and sticking a camera in their faces, I had to lean back!

Photo Info
Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	Canon EOS 40D
Focal length	24mm
ISO	400
Shutter speed	1/50s

The St Patrick’s Day Parade 2013 in Blarney

Donncha — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 21:44:55 +0000

Just a few photos from the short but colourful and noisy St Patrick’s Day Parade in Blarney this year. This parade proved more popular than other years as cars parked as far away as the park I live in. I don’t remember that ever happening before!

Well done to everyone who took part!

Photo Info
Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	Canon EOS 40D
Focal length	40mm
ISO	200
Shutter speed	1/125s

To Kiss the Blarney Stone

Donncha — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:50:30 +0000

If you ever wondered where the Blarney Stone was just look up. This shot was taken from a balcony looking into the exposed interior of Blarney Castle. The people at the top of the building are standing around the Blarney Stone and it looks like there’s one brave soul yet to perform the deed. The other two are Castle employees.

You see, you have to lie flat on the stone walkway high above there and lean out backwards while holding on to two railings and then kiss the stone just below floor level. Don’t worry. There are bars below you. I’ve never heard of anyone falling to their death! One of those guys holds on to you while you kiss the Stone and the other takes a photo.

Photo Info
Aperture	ƒ/6.3
Camera	Canon EOS 40D
Focal length	21mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/100s

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Barren and Snow

Donncha — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 09:38:40 +0000

This private road up to Blarney Castle was covered in snow, the trees were bare and every inch of grass wore the familiar white coat of a recent snow fall.

Taken yesterday morning while the snow fell. It’s -3C here in Blarney this morning and feels even colder! Brrrrr

Photo Info
Aperture	ƒ/5
Camera	Canon EOS 40D
Focal length	21mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/50s

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Blarney in the Snow

Donncha — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 10:05:55 +0000

It started to snow this morning in Blarney shortly after 6:30am and it has snowed continually for the last few hours. There’s a nice white coat on the grass and trees but the roads have turned to slush making them somewhat treacherous. They’ll be a lot worse if the snow freezes so I hope it all disappears nice and quickly!

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Aperture	ƒ/5.6
Camera	Canon EOS 40D
Focal length	21mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/60s

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The Fiery Sky

Donncha — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 18:03:53 +0000

The Sun shone on the underside of the clouds this morning, lighting them up in a blaze of glory. Moments later the gloom had settled in, the Sun disappeared and an hour later the rain had started. Ah well.

Photo Info
Aperture	ƒ/5
Camera	Canon EOS 40D
Focal length	180mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/100s

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The Golden Road

Donncha — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:32:10 +0000

It’s a beautiful frosty morning so I couldn’t resist the urge to take a couple of shots of this driveway up to Blarney Castle. You may even recognise it from the WordPress theme Twenty Ten.

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Aperture	ƒ/11
Camera	Canon EOS 40D
Focal length	88mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/25s

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One Eye Oscar!

Donncha — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 09:55:03 +0000

Shih Tzu dogs need a lot of grooming and Oscar is no exception. This is him in the snow on Christmas Day last year. Good thing he had all that fur as it was freezing!

Photo Info
Aperture	ƒ/10
Camera	Canon EOS 40D
Focal length	88mm
ISO	400
Shutter speed	1/320s

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St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Blarney

Donncha — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 22:01:45 +0000

I took part in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade here in Blarney today along with my son and wife. We walked with the Community Preschool group and I am utterly amazed at the stamina of young kids! Little 3 and 4 year olds walked around Blarney and still had energy left to play with bubbles at the end!

What a wonderful day. I’m exhausted. Here’s a few photos I took.

Edit: more photos here and here, uploaded by Blarney Blog.

Photo Info
Aperture	ƒ/9
Camera	Canon EOS 40D
Focal length	18mm
ISO	400
Shutter speed	1/200s

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