The Moon is almost 90% of it’s closest approach to Earth right now, which is why it’s called a Supermoon but it’s not much bigger than it usually is. Thankfully the air is clear and the skies are mostly devoid of clouds so I got a nice photo of the Moon last night. 🙂
Horses jump the fence at the Dawstown races, May 2022.
Go for a walk past Crosshaven by the water’s edge and you’ll find this vantage point. Lovely evening for some photos.
I love the shape of the public street lighting on Parnell Place.
Back in October 2017, storms blew several trees down on to the Waterloo Road. Within a few hours work crews had started work on clearing the area. Oddly enough they waited to do the major work until Eoghan Murphy, a minister in the government, arrived to observe. It was enlightening to see them start working…
Beautiful flowers around the church and round tower at Waterloo, Cork. A credit to the Waterloo Renewal Group.
One of the many people attending the racing at Dawstown Point to Point, May 2018.
Workers collecting the fencing after the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Cork in 2004. Notice the lack of clear lines on the road surface of the South Mall, and the boarded up construction site in the background. The buildings might look much the same, but the roads are clearly marked out now.
A few photos from the fireworks display on Spike Island in Cork Harbour last night. 1300 fireworks were launched in just under 10 minutes!
Michael O’Regan has been selling the Echo newspaper in this spot on Patrick Street, Cork since 1969. He was a familiar sight to generations of Cork people. I haven’t seen him in a long time, and this photo was taken in 2006. The latest information I can find on him is a photo taken of…
Bringing my dog Diego into town and any dog there wants to know him.
Back in 2004, the tower of St. Anne’s Church, or Shandon Bells, was being repaired. Scaffolding surrounded it and remained for some time. This is a view from Patrick’s Hill.