Shandon Bells and Houses
Shandon Bells, seen from a slightly different perspective than the one at Bell’s Field we’re used to. It’s surrounded by houses and roads, and even by the nearby brewery, of which you can see a small portion of in this photo.
Sin é luí na gréine
Outside the Sin é pub in Cork on Saturday evening as we went to the Everyman Theatre to see Des Bishop perform.
The fish points south
The top of Shandon Bells, the tower of St. Anne’s Church in Cork City as seen from Bell’s Field. I’d like to visit that tower again and photograph Bell’s Field from there. 🙂 From a recent outing with Blarney Photography Club.
Shandon Bells Repaired
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.
Shandon Bells on the North Side
The tower of St. Anne’s Church rises above the north side of Cork City with the Eir building and their own tower next to it.
The rooftops of Cork City
Shandon Bells, or the tower of St. Anne’s Church and the County Hall stand out in this morning shot of Cork City taken just over 19 years ago.
The North Side on the Lee
The north bank of the River Lee with the tower and Shandon Bells of the Church of St Anne in the background. July 2015.
Fog and Shandon Bells
Cork City in fog, 2002. Shot with an ancient Fuji FinePix 2800, a 2MP camera and my second digital camera.
Shandon Bells from Afar
The steeple of St. Anne’s Church towers over the surrounding streets as seen from Coburg Street, Cork last night. I laboured over this photo. I could not get the shade and colour of the houses in the middle-background right for quite a while. Sometimes it was too bright, or too blue, or too dark, or…
North Cathedral Framed
The North Cathedral, Cork as seen from a window of St. Anne’s Tower or Shandon Bells.
Five to Twelve
It’s almost noon and I’m at the top of Patrick’s Hill taking photos of the Northside of Cork City. Pictured is St. Anne’s in the foreground, the County Hall in the background and lots in between! Didn’t have time to work on any shots from yesterday. Too much to do.
The wires that ring Shandon Bells
Next time you’re in Cork and you have a spare hour to burn head up to Shandon and into St. Anne’s Church where you can ring the Shandon Bells. They’re heard for quite some distance and any tune can be played. Check out the music in the photo above: “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina”, “Final…