A street performer in Galway City last September. Put money in his box and he’d shake a bit and make some noise. Only kids stopped to watch him. Adults hurried by.
An entertaining statue
Filed in Black and White, Canon 40D, Galway, Ireland, People, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, Street, Uncategorized, UrbanThe Penguin and the Man
Filed in Black and White, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, UrbanGraffiti on the Crawford Art Gallery about a year ago. There’s something weird going on with my feed here. I messed up the Feedburner redirect for a few days but fixed it and now posts from Holy Shmoly are appearing here too! I’ve disabled the redirect entirely now. Maybe that’ll fix it and my next [...]
Sunset Chimneys
Filed in Canon 40D, Clonakilty, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, UrbanChimney stacks loom over the town of Clonakilty in County Cork in November last year. PS. happy new year!
Clontarf Bridge
Filed in Black and White, Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, UrbanClontarf Bridge in Cork is a bridge across the River Lee, opened in 1912 and still very much in use. Originally built to link two railways it’s now used for road traffic! This Cokipedia page has lots more info on the bridge and this page mentions that the bridge, “could be lifted to allow the [...]
The Old Rocking Chair
Filed in Black and White, Canon 40D, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, UrbanOld? Probably not. A quite new rocking chair outside a shop in Killrush, Co Clare back in April 2009. Photographed while we were on holiday and we were lucky to have a beautiful day. Unfortunately not every day was good but we made the best of it!
One Eye Oscar!
Filed in Animals, Black and White, Blarney, Canon 40D, Dogs, Ireland, Nature, Photography, Photos, UrbanShih 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!
Ice Cream in Kinsale
Filed in Black and White, Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, Kinsale, People, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, Street, UrbanA man enjoying his ice cream in Kinsale on a very sunny July day last year.
Hold Her Steady
Filed in Black and White, Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, Kinsale, Night, Photos, Sea, Sigma 10-20A ship tied up at the quay in Kinsale, Co. Cork last year. The vessel was mostly deserted but we saw revellers boarding it regularly, walking around the deck and then off again!