Posts Tagged ‘Urban’

The biggest drip in Cobh

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 by Donncha
The biggest drip in Cobh

A on the in , Co. drips slowly into the .

This is a favourite photo of mine.

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A Rainbow over Cobh

Monday, April 14th, 2008 by Donncha
A Rainbow over Cobh

A brightens up the threatening in Co. in late 2006.

You can see Cathedral in the background, and I’d swear the in the foreground are still there in the same position all these years later ..

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The legacy of Bertie Ahern

Sunday, April 13th, 2008 by Donncha
The legacy of Bertie Ahern

, who recently announced his resignation as Taoiseach or Prime Minister of was well known for opening all sorts of events and buildings.

Plaques with his name dot the country.

PS. This image is now hosted on my own server where I have some referrer checks. If you don’t see it in your feed reader please leave a comment!

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Reflections of the city

Friday, April 11th, 2008 by Donncha

City Hall and the on both sides of the are reflected in the at .

I took this back in October 2006 when the Elysian hadn’t reached it’s glorious present day height. I venture to say that a photo of this scene now would feature at least a part of the Elysian buildings blocking the in the top right of the photo.

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An Chead Bhailiu Eile

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008 by Donncha

A very old looking post box on South Main , stands next to the brewery there.

“An Chead Bhailiu Eile” and “Next Collection” are stamped just above the letter box, and both phrases are the same in Irish and English.

from Snapfish.ie were delivered today. Quality is quite good, but they messed up the crop on one photo (you can’t crop it yourself unfortunately) and another photo was missing about an inch on one side somehow.

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Little girl goes shopping

Monday, April 7th, 2008 by Donncha

A young girl on Patrick’s pushes her buggy with her mothercare bag. See the face she’s making? She means business!

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Trees on the Marina

Saturday, April 5th, 2008 by Donncha

The along the in , are bare at the this time of year but the shone today as if it was the height of Summer. It was lovely, even with the biting wind.

Shot from the grounds of Pairc Ui Chaoimh (no relation!) while out walking with my sister, my son Adam who slept quietly in his buggy, and my dog Oscar who loved the long walk.

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Scart Road

Friday, April 4th, 2008 by Donncha

Scart Road, or Bothar na Scairte in , Co. .

When you leave the wide open area near the in you come across really steep hills to the east. I happened to walk that way pushing a buggy so I had to stop and catch my breath here before heading on up.

is much bigger than I thought before and I should get some nice shots there the next time I’m down that way!

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Old rope and boats

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 by Donncha

Old on the quayside in , Co. . I love the different textures in this image, and I knew I’d be happy with it in b/w!

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How to send flowers to ladies

Monday, March 31st, 2008 by Donncha

Obviously the gentlemen of are a polite and courteous bunch.

While their women folk are in the public an enterprising soul will sell them for their better half!

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