I was there too
The Total Abstinence Association Hall on Station Road in Blarney was an unused shell of it’s former self by the time I moved to Blarney but others have fond memories of activities there.
In 2005 I saw smoke billowing up from Station Road and found Cork Fire Brigade hosing down the remains of a fire that had gutted the building earlier.
| Aperture | ƒ/4 |
| Camera | DMC-FZ5 |
| Focal length | 6mm |
| ISO | 200 |
| Shutter speed | 1/400s |
A referendum on the 8th amendment which added the following text to the Constitution of Ireland:
The State acknowledges the right to life of the unborn and, with due regard to the equal right to life of the mother, guarantees in its laws to respect, and, as far as practicable, by its laws to defend and vindicate that right.
It was added at a time when abortion was illegal in the country but Catholic groups were afraid of potential change because of what was happening elsewhere. A change to our constitution would make it much harder for abortion to ever become legal. You can read more about the history of the 8th amendment in this article.
It’s time to repeal the 8th amendment.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 6D |
| Focal length | 300mm |
| ISO | 200 |
| Shutter speed | 1/250s |
Cork, March 2018.
| Aperture | ƒ/1.7 |
| Camera | SM-G935F |
| Focal length | 4.2mm |
| ISO | 40 |
| Shutter speed | 1/900s |
Cork, March 2018.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 6D |
| Focal length | 28mm |
| ISO | 1250 |
| Shutter speed | 1/250s |
Cork, March 2018.
| Aperture | ƒ/1.7 |
| Camera | SM-G935F |
| Focal length | 4.2mm |
| ISO | 40 |
| Shutter speed | 1/400s |
Cork, March 2018.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 6D |
| Focal length | 55mm |
| ISO | 400 |
| Shutter speed | 1/250s |
Cork, March 2018.
| Aperture | ƒ/1.7 |
| Camera | SM-G935F |
| Focal length | 4.2mm |
| ISO | 40 |
| Shutter speed | 1/450s |
Cork, March 2018.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 6D |
| Focal length | 28mm |
| ISO | 400 |
| Shutter speed | 1/250s |
Cork, March 2018.
| Aperture | ƒ/1.7 |
| Camera | SM-G935F |
| Focal length | 4.2mm |
| ISO | 40 |
| Shutter speed | 1/390s |
Oliver Plunkett Street, March 10th, 2018.
| Aperture | ƒ/1.7 |
| Camera | SM-G935F |
| Focal length | 4.2mm |
| ISO | 40 |
| Shutter speed | 1/380s |
On the corner of Cornmarket Street and Kyle Street.
| Aperture | ƒ/1.7 |
| Camera | SM-G935F |
| Focal length | 4.2mm |
| ISO | 40 |
| Shutter speed | 1/390s |
Flash Harry played in the Cork Opera House on March 23rd 2018. The last time I saw them play was in 2006 at the Cobh People’s Regatta. They were great then, they’re great now!
| Aperture | ƒ/5.6 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 6D |
| Focal length | 133mm |
| ISO | 640 |
| Shutter speed | 1/125s |
