Cork City Gaol – In Photos dot Org

Whistling on a bullet

An older man wearing a flat cap and a white shirt with suspenders. He has a mustache and is holding a bullet to his lips. The background is slightly blurred, with other people and a car visible. The setting appears to be outdoors, possibly at a market or public event.

A man blows over the top of a bullet casing at a military show in the old Cork Gaol in 2013.

It’s an odd feeling to post this photo. I’ve had it in my “todo” album for more than a decade and apparently never posted it before. Once it’s published I won’t see it so often as I don’t revisit the “published” album too often.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	Canon EOS 6D
Focal length	105mm
ISO	250
Shutter speed	1/125s

Friendly Chat

Cork City Gaol, August 2013.

Aperture	ƒ/10
Camera	Canon EOS 6D
Focal length	93mm
ISO	400
Shutter speed	1/80s

Reenactors at Cork City Gaol

World War One Lee Enfield Rifle

The remains of a World War One Lee Enfield rifle found somewhere in France or Belgium. It’s heavily corroded and the wood used in it’s construction is almost completely gone. I dread to think what action it saw or what happened to it’s owner.

This was on display at the military show in Cork City Gaol today. I took many more photos but I chose to post this one because the Lee Enfield will be well known to many gamers. If you’ve played Red Orchestra 2 you have definitely used it.
I also chose it because of my reawakened interest in history. Check out r/AskHistorians where there are always interesting answers and specific to this picture, there’s r/WWI. I also started listening to IWM Voices of the First World War podcast. Listening and reading about a subject is one thing but to see artefacts from the period is another.

The Wikipedia page for the Lee Enfield rifle is well worth a read.

Gun Barrel and Ammo Box

A heavy machine gun on display in Cork City Gaol in August last year.

Aperture	ƒ/10
Camera	Canon EOS 40D
Focal length	72mm
ISO	400
Shutter speed	1/200s

Romanes Eunt Domus

Romans go home! No! It’s “Romani ite Domum”!

Ah, the Life of Brian. What a film. Great fun that was.

At a military show in Cork City Gaol last year we saw a display of Roman Legions fighting and a small history lesson in the life and times back then. It was a fascinating display and I must dig up some more of the photos I shot that day!

Aperture	ƒ/9
Camera	Canon EOS 40D
Focal length	106mm
ISO	400
Shutter speed	1/320s