Wolfe Tone
Theobald Wolfe Tone, or Wolfe Tone as he is now known is immortalised in this statue in Bantry, Co Cork. (2008)
Construction on Academy Street, Cork
Now there are gleaming store fronts on Academy Street, Cork but back in 2008 the old offices of the Irish Examiner and Evening Echo had just been demolished and work was under way on the skeleton of the new buildings.
The bright lights of London
The famous red double decker busses of London passed by as I took this photo of a building and advertising display back in 2008.
Construction on Academy Street
Back in 2008 Academy Street, Cork looked very different. The clothes shops and Opera Lane had yet to be built. If you stood in the same spot today all you’d see would be the shining façade of consumerism.
Zavvi Cork
Remember Zavvi in Cork? They took over from Virgin Megastore which then became Director’s Cut in The Queen’s Old Castle.
Roadster Wheel
Detail from the wheel of a VW Beetle parked in an iron smith’s yard in Oracle, Arizona. This was taken in 2008 when Automattic visited there and I have quite a few other photos from that visit to show you, if I ever get around to working on them that is! This was taken with…
Clontarf Bridge
Clontarf Bridge in Cork is a bridge across the River Lee, opened in 1912 and still very much in use. Originally built to link two railways it’s now used for road traffic! This Cokipedia page has lots more info on the bridge and this page mentions that the bridge, “could be lifted to allow the…
Ice Cream in Kinsale
A man enjoying his ice cream in Kinsale on a very sunny July day last year.