One evening while walking near Pairc Ui Chaoimh we noticed the gate at the Blackrock end open so wandered in for a quick look around. I hadn’t been in there in years but it was nice to look around and take a few shots. Must have been a GAA meeting or something that evening … [...]
2012Tue28Feb
Empty Seats in Pairc Ui Chaoimh
Filed in Black and White, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, Sport, Urban
2009Mon05Oct
Páirc Uí Chaoimh
Filed in Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, UrbanPáirc Uí Chaoimh in Blackrock, Cork. It’s named after Pádraig Ó Caoimh (no relation), “a native of Roscommon, this War of Independence veteran became secretary of the Cork County Board at 21, and he began a 35-year stint as General-Secretary of the GAA barely a decade later”(ref) Michael Jackson and U2 have both played here [...]
2009Tue07Jul
Big Wheel in the Showgrounds
Filed in Black and White, Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, UrbanThe big wheel, as seen from The Atlantic Pond outside Pairc Ui Chaoimh in Cork. Sort of fitting that I post a photo of a fairground ride on the day that Michael Jackson is laid to rest. BTW – there are still places on the Cork photowalk on the 18th. It’s less than 2 weeks [...]
