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Canon 40D Cork Ireland Photography Photos Sigma 18-200 Urban

Five Arches

The bridge spanning the river outside Abbeystrowry Cemetery near Skibereen in County Cork.

My wife was driving, I was able to enjoy the scenery! 🙂

Aperture ƒ/9
Camera Canon EOS 40D
Focal length 18mm
ISO 100
Shutter speed 1/200s
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Canon 40D Cork Ireland Nature Photos Sigma 18-200

Gates of the Dead

The roofed gates of Abbeystrowry Cemetery near Skibereen in County Cork.

Aperture ƒ/9
Camera Canon EOS 40D
Focal length 72mm
ISO 100
Shutter speed 1/160s
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Black and White Canon 40D Cork Ireland Photography Photos Sigma 18-200 Urban

Abbeystrowry Cemetery

Abbeystrowry Cemetery is located near Skibereen in County Cork. It is the site of some of the mass graves used in the area during the famine around 1845.

I didn’t know, or had forgotten there was a famine in 1740/1741 when 400,000 people died. That many people died on this little island of ours in such a short time? The mind boggles.

Aperture ƒ/7.1
Camera Canon EOS 40D
Focal length 125mm
ISO 100
Shutter speed 1/200s
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Canon 10-22 Canon 40D Cork Ireland Photography Photos Signs Urban

Best Business Premises

Best Business Premises

A few months ago I posted a photo of General Michael Collins on the wall of the Eldon Hotel in Skibereen, Co Cork. That hotel received the “Best Business Premises” award in 1997. Unfortunately it appears they’ve run out of business judging by the state of the exterior.

Aperture ƒ/8
Camera Canon EOS 40D
Focal length 14mm
ISO 100
Shutter speed 1/125s
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Black and White Canon 10-22 Canon 40D Cork Ireland Photography Photos Signs Urban

General Michael Collins

General Michael Collins

Michael John (“Mick”) Collins (Irish: Mícheál Seán Ó Coileáin; 16 October 1890 – 22 August 1922) was an Irish revolutionary leader, Minister for Finance in the First Dáil of 1919, Director of Intelligence for the IRA, and member of the Irish delegation during the Anglo-Irish Treaty negotiations. Subsequently he was both Chairman of the Provisional Government and Commander-in-chief of the National Army. He was shot and killed in August 1922, during the Irish Civil War. (Wikipedia)

A memorial I spotted pinned to the wall of the Eldon Hotel in Skibereen, Co Cork. The hotel itself is run down now and I thought it was actually closed until I saw the cork-guide.ie website. Anyone been in there recently?

PS. Ciara has posted a few photos from the Women’s Mini Marathon on Sunday. Looks like they had great fun!

Aperture ƒ/8
Camera Canon EOS 40D
Focal length 10mm
ISO 100
Shutter speed 1/160s