At the corner of Oliver Plunkett Street and Grand Parade.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 34mm |
| ISO | 500 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
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St. Luke’s Church, Douglas
St Luke’s Church and Graveyard in Douglas. I have a few memories of this church from the early eighties. A man named Mr Good lived in the gate house nearby and I visited there once with my mother. I remember it because he had a kaleidoscope that fascinated me. It was the first time I’d seen such a wondrous device! Probably in 1979, or 1980, the shed next door became a class room for some time and I remember sitting at a desk looking around at other kids.
I haven’t visited the graveyard since, but I’d like to go back for a wander around.
Aperture ƒ/2.4 Camera SM-G998B Focal length 9mm ISO 50 Shutter speed 1/950s -
Fireworks Over Cobh
Fireworks lit the sky over Cobh last night as part of the St. Patrick’s Day festivities. I’m glad Henry heard about the event as I had no idea it was on!
Aperture ƒ/6.3 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 65mm ISO 200 Shutter speed 2s -
St. Patrick’s Day 2022
The first St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Cork since 2019 and the rain held off for most of the day and a great parade was put on by the city.
The photos above don’t do it justice. I couldn’t include every group but hopefully it will be an indication of the effort put in by a huge number of people. Well done everyone who took part!
Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 54mm ISO 1000 Shutter speed 1/500s -
Tacking against the wind
A boat coming back to Crosshaven tacks against the wind. The houses of Curraghbinny are seen in the background.
Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 240mm ISO 200 Shutter speed 1/250s -
Crosshaven in the sun
Crosshaven on a bright and sunny evening in February. Love walking along the road where I took this.
Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 160mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1/500s -
Flaming Food!
September 2016 at the Automattic Grand Meetup in Whistler, Canada.
Aperture ƒ/6.3 Camera Canon EOS 6D Focal length 28mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1/160s -
Christmas Coffee
November 2016 in O’Brien’s Coffee in Daunt Square, Cork.
Aperture ƒ/3.5 Camera Canon EOS 6D Focal length 28mm ISO 400 Shutter speed 1/250s -
Pure #DerelictIreland
These four buildings on North Main Street, Cork, are an eyesore. Thankfully they have been the subject of a compulsory purchase order by the local council so hopefully they will be saved and developed.
Please follow Frank O’Connor on Twitter where he tweets about #derelictIreland.
Aperture ƒ/2.2 Camera SM-G998B Focal length 2.2mm ISO 50 Shutter speed 1/680s -
Look up for history
The building that now houses Golden Discs on Patrick’ Street in Cork used to be the Pavilion Cinema. If you look closely at the top of the building you can see the faded lettering of that establishment.
Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 24mm ISO 640 Shutter speed 1/500s -
Sunrise in Blarney
The sun rises slowly over the horizon almost exactly 4 years ago in March 2018.
Aperture ƒ/14 Camera Canon EOS 6D Focal length 300mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1/640s -
The Red Vespa
A red Vespa parked on St. Patrick Street in August 2019.
Aperture ƒ/4 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 16mm ISO 160 Shutter speed 1/500s
Three Daisies (2006)
California Sunset (2007)
100% Cork (2009)
The Virgin Mary (2014)
Nohoval Cove at Night (2015)
Blarney Castle Lookout Tower (2015)
Clouds over Newport (2016)
A Day Out on Sherkin Island (2017)
A fork in the road (2018)
The Grand Harbour at Night (2021)
The next race (2022)
So much red (2023)
A chat on the street (2024)
Trading Tales and Treasures (2025)