Finished with the shopping
Looks like she was finished with shopping and really needed a nice cup of tea.
When did you last use a public phone?
The public phones at the top of St. Patrick’s Street Cork are in a sorry state. Eircom, the original national phone company in Ireland, haven’t been known publicly as Eircom since 2015 according to the Eir Wikipedia page. They really should get rid of those eyesores.
The stag in the field
A stag and a few hind in a field in Killarney. Far off in another field.
Silhouettes of the Walkers
Walkers in Killarney National Park a week ago when I was there trying to photograph the stags. A huge group of people out on a Saturday morning when a storm passed overhead and thunder and lightning filled the air. A few of us from Blarney Photography Club braved the elements for our photography!
The Gang is Watching
A gang of Kerry cattle observe me and a group of humans as we walk past their field. Fun fact – they are “believed to be one of the oldest breeds in Europe” according to Wikipedia. 🙂
Shandon Bells and County Hall
The clocks of Shandon Bells, or the Four Faced Liar (because the clocks rarely agree on the time), and the County Hall far off in the distance.
The Eiffel Bridge
The Eiffel Bridge (Pont de les Peixateries Velles) over the Onyar River in Girona is an eye catching red bridge. It was built by Gustave Eiffel, just before he built the Eiffel Tower in Paris. There appears to be a few Eiffel Bridges around the world, and strangely enough, this one isn’t listed on that…
Girona Cathedral
I should have done more research before visiting Girona. I would have found out it was used as a filming location for Game of Thrones. As it is, I walked up a cobbled street, rounded a bend, under an archway and saw the magnificent Cathedral, the Cathedral of Saint Mary of Girona, before me. The…
The Devil’s Coach Horse
I spotted this nasty looking fella on a trail in Killarney last weekend. We hoped to catch the rutting but the weather was terrible, and stags were shy. No fights but a few photos to post later.. Anyway, this guy was huge! This page says they’re about 2.8 cm, but I swear he was bigger. His…
Stone Mad Blarney Half-Marathon 2022
A few photos from the Stone Mad Blarney Half-Marathon today. Well done to the runners! You can find a full album of all 352 images here on the race Facebook page.
Look up Girona
We arrived in Girona on a blisteringly hot day. The temperature display in the car said 39C. We had to park in an area without shade, but whenever we could, we walked in the welcome shade of the buildings of this beautiful Spanish city.
Mad about Cork Derilicition
In the midst of a housing crisis and buildings up and down the country are left empty and rotting away. Follow Frank O’Connor and Jude Sharry on Twitter. The Derelict Ireland hashtag is full of photos of crumbling or boarded up buildings all over the country. Meanwhile, people live, 6 to a tiny room, in…