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…

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!

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 boat coming back to Crosshaven tacks against the wind. The houses of Curraghbinny are seen in the background.

Crosshaven on a bright and sunny evening in February. Love walking along the road where I took this.

September 2016 at the Automattic Grand Meetup in Whistler, Canada.

November 2016 in O’Brien’s Coffee in Daunt Square, Cork.

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.

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.

The sun rises slowly over the horizon almost exactly 4 years ago in March 2018.

A red Vespa parked on St. Patrick Street in August 2019.

Ardmore Cemetery is the final resting place of some of the crew of the S.S. Ary, a steamer that ran into difficulties in rough seas in 1947. Only one person survived.