A heavy machine gun on display in Cork City Gaol in August last 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!
The wrapper of a Rizla rolling papers packet lies on the ground behind a pub in an East Cork town I can’t remember the name of right now. More on the Wikipedia page of course.
Bags of Fun
Filed in Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, People, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, UrbanBags of fun to be had at Pipers in Crosshaven, Co Cork.
Romans go home! No! It’s “Romani ite Domum”! Ah, the Life of Brian. What a film. Great fun that was. At a military show in Cork City Gaol last year we saw a display of Roman Legions fighting and a small history lesson in the life and times back then. It was a fascinating display [...]