In Photos dot Org » Vehicles http://inphotos.org no photoshopped images here Thu, 24 May 2012 18:47:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Derelict Reykjavik Highrises http://inphotos.org/2012/03/09/derelict-reykjavik-highrises/ http://inphotos.org/2012/03/09/derelict-reykjavik-highrises/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 12:37:12 +0000 Donncha O Caoimh http://inphotos.org/?p=5748

What I’ve seen of Reykjavik so far has been really nice. Buildings are colourful, the streets are for the most part well maintained and the city centre has cobbled streets so it’s pleasant to walk around.

While on our photowalk today we passed these buildings on the sea front. I thought they were just another apartment building until I noticed that the balconies were fenced in by planks of wood held together loosely!

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]]> http://inphotos.org/2012/03/09/derelict-reykjavik-highrises/feed/ 0 St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Blarney http://inphotos.org/2011/03/17/st-patricks-day-parade-blarney/ http://inphotos.org/2011/03/17/st-patricks-day-parade-blarney/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 22:01:45 +0000 Donncha O Caoimh http://inphotos.org/?p=5489 I took part in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade here in Blarney today along with my son and wife. We walked with the Community Preschool group and I am utterly amazed at the stamina of young kids! Little 3 and 4 year olds walked around Blarney and still had energy left to play with bubbles at the end!

What a wonderful day. I’m exhausted. Here’s a few photos I took.

Edit: more photos here and here, uploaded by Blarney Blog.

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]]> http://inphotos.org/2011/03/17/st-patricks-day-parade-blarney/feed/ 6 View on Camden Quay http://inphotos.org/2011/02/17/view-camden-quay/ http://inphotos.org/2011/02/17/view-camden-quay/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 11:57:52 +0000 Donncha O Caoimh http://inphotos.org/?p=5479

Camden Quay in Cork City with the north side of the City behind it. St. Anne’s (or Shandon Bells) and the Catholic North Cathedral in the background.

Loved the light when I saw this scene. The setting sun cast shadows on the buildings and reflected off the church steeples.

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There are always boats moored in the section of the Owenabue River called “Drake’s Pool”. This was a shot I took last weekend while out walking with my family there. Quite frosty but many people out walking the light from the setting sun was amazing.

Yes, this location is associated with Sir Francis Drake:

The name reveals the linkage to Sir Frances Drake who in 1743 took refuge in these waters from the Napoleonic forces as they patrolled around Cork Harbour. His hiding place worked and he lived to fight another day. (source)

PS. The name Owenabue River fascinates me. I wonder if Owenabue is the English phonetic spelling of “Abhainn Bui”? That would be “Yellow River” in Irish. Where did that name come from?

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Who? Is it Brian Cowen, or Biff?

I’ve had this photo on my computer for 5 years, waiting for it’s time to shine.

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A SuperValu lorry delivers produce to their store in Dingle, Co Kerry a number of months ago. While the rest of the country basked in the first rays of a beautiful Summer we were lucky to get two nice days out of seven.

Love the area though, and the staff of the Dingle Skellig Hotel took great care of us!

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]]> http://inphotos.org/2010/07/12/quality-irish-meat/feed/ 2 Engine No. 36 http://inphotos.org/2010/05/10/engine-36/ http://inphotos.org/2010/05/10/engine-36/#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 17:15:15 +0000 Donncha O Caoimh http://inphotos.org/?p=5428 Engine No. 36

Engine No. 36 on display in Ken Station in Cork. Here’s what the Wikipedia page on the train station has to say about it:

An old locomotive is on permanent display in the concourse at Kent Station since 1950. “Engine No. 36″ dates from 1847 and is displayed in the booking hall. Originally built by Bury, Curtis, and Kennedy of Liverpool at a cost of £1,955, the engine was obtained by the Great Southern and Western Railway to run services from Dublin to Cork. The engine remained in service until 1874.
She was displayed at the Cork exhibition in 1902, the Railway Centenary Exhibition in 1925 and the bi-centenary of the Royal Dublin Society at Ballsbridge in 1930. She was moved to a new position and restored by Iarnród Éireann in 2007.

I could have sworn that train was on display before 2007, maybe that page is referring to the new interior of the station?

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A Morris Minor, registered in 1964, parked in Bantry town in County Cork. Pictured in September 2008 while on holiday there.

After reading the Wikipedia page on the car this is probably a Minor 1000.

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One of the wheels of a boat trailer in Baltimore, County Cork.

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The bridge spanning the river outside Abbeystrowry Cemetery near Skibereen in County Cork.

My wife was driving, I was able to enjoy the scenery! :)

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