The bridge spanning the river outside Abbeystrowry Cemetery near Skibereen in County Cork. My wife was driving, I was able to enjoy the scenery!
The roofed gates of Abbeystrowry Cemetery near Skibereen in County Cork.
2010Sun24Jan
Abbeystrowry Cemetery
Filed in Black and White, Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, UrbanAbbeystrowry Cemetery is located near Skibereen in County Cork. It is the site of some of the mass graves used in the area during the famine around 1845. I didn’t know, or had forgotten there was a famine in 1740/1741 when 400,000 people died. That many people died on this little island of ours in [...]
2008Sat27Dec
Best Business Premises
Filed in Canon 10-22, Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Signs, UrbanA few months ago I posted a photo of General Michael Collins on the wall of the Eldon Hotel in Skibereen, Co Cork. That hotel received the “Best Business Premises” award in 1997. Unfortunately it appears they’ve run out of business judging by the state of the exterior.
2008Tue30Sep
General Michael Collins
Filed in Black and White, Canon 10-22, Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Signs, UrbanMichael John (“Mick”) Collins (Irish: Mícheál Seán Ó Coileáin; 16 October 1890 – 22 August 1922) was an Irish revolutionary leader, Minister for Finance in the First Dáil of 1919, Director of Intelligence for the IRA, and member of the Irish delegation during the Anglo-Irish Treaty negotiations. Subsequently he was both Chairman of the Provisional [...]
