A Local Character in a Cretan Village
Many years ago, in 2002, I visited Crete for a sun holiday. It was the first sun holiday I’d ever been on, so quite a shock for this young man from Cork. The photo above was taken in a small village above the resort we stayed in. The tour operator had shared ominous warnings that…
A Chimney in silhouette
Many years ago, I photographed the sunset over the North Side of Cork City, using the silhouette of a roof and chimney as a foreground. This is so long ago that I used a 2MP Fuji, my second digital camera.
Skateboarding in Kilkenny
Skateboarding in Kilkenny in 2002. I wonder where these two lads are now?
The Weir in Ballincollig Regional Park
On a particularly foggy morning in December 2002 I wandered around Ballincollig Regional Park. I photographed the weir that morning in the mist. Wasn’t much to be heard except the rushing of the water. Some fifteen years later the centre of the weir would collapse. The OPW may rebuild it at a cost of over…
Last Minute Shopping at O’Donovans Butchers
O’Donovan’s Butchers on Princes Street is long gone but back in 2002 I took this photo on Christmas Eve of shoppers getting food for their dinner the next day. 19 years ago to the day.
On the River Lee
Looking down towards Nano Nagle Bridge from Parliament Bridge. October 2002. Note the tanks of the brewery in the background and the overgrown trees of the Peace Park to the right. Both gone now!