The North Side
The north side of Cork City, looking at the Cathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne and the Church of the Ascension, Gurranabraher. Prompted by a photo I saw Joe Healy post this morning on Twitter. It hasn’t changed much since 1984. https://twitter.com/JTPHealy/status/1566949777459351554
A fish out of water
A fish jumps out of the water of the River Lee by the Lee Fields in Cork a few weeks ago. Most of the fishermen gathered on the banks had no luck. The fish were after the little flies buzzing over the water!
The Buildings of the Lee Fields
The Old Cork Waterworks County Hall Unfinished Student Accommodation From the very old buildings of the Cork Waterworks across the River Lee to County Hall built in the last fifty years to unfinished student accommodation on the old Coca-Cola bottling site. Taken on a recent outing with Blarney Photography Club.
Emi The Goose
Emi the goose saying hi at Carbery Cottage B&B. We were feeding the ponies and I think he wanted some of the food!
BOZO
This wall on Hibernian Road in Cork has always been covered in graffiti but if you look at it in Google Street View and go back through the years it has been cleaned several times by Cork Corporation. You can go all the way back to 2009 and see the state of the wall back…
School starts and the sun rises
The sun rises a few minutes after I get up. School is starting again.
Belem and Grace O’Malley in Cork
Belem, a French tall ship, was docked in Cork Harbour until 10am this morning. There was a mostly disappointing sunset last night, but the sky did light up briefly just at the horizon. The masts and rigging of the Grace O’Malley, the new sail training ship can be seen in the background. It was a…
The Lady And Her Dog
This large wall in Bishop Lucey Park has featured a huge mural on it for several years now. This is the wall as it was in June 2021, but the mural has been changed since then.
A cup and an anchor
On a pier in Co Cork, somewhere on Sheep’s Head in 2008.
Colourful Dingle Night
The night sky over Dingle was lovely and colourful one night in August, 2022.
Cobh Cathedral at Night
After the fireworks a few weeks ago and I wanted one last photo, this time of Cobh Cathderal. A hand held HDR taken while my camera rested precariously on top of a wall!
The Jellyfish at Blarney Castle
Over the next few days in Blarney Castle there’s a new pop-up garden to visit inside the walls of the building. In it, you’ll find an aquarium that is home to a group of moon jellyfish surrounded by specially selected plants and beautiful art work. The Irish Examiner has published an article on it this…