Bay Bridge San Francisco
San Francisco, 2007.
Blarney Men’s Shed win best St. Patrick’s Day Parade float
The Men’s Shed in Blarney constructed this fabulous float for the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Blarney yesterday. It was voted the best float of the day by a panel who reviewed the parade. The cart was made by members of the Shed so, as the announcer in the village said, it may be the…
Roses and Shandon Bells
The Steeple of St. Anne’s Church framed by garden roses. 2002.
Fog and Shandon Bells
Cork City in fog, 2002. Shot with an ancient Fuji FinePix 2800, a 2MP camera and my second digital camera.
Cork Rooftops and Construction
Cork City, 2002. St. Patrick’s Street was a construction site and the boom was in full swing …
Snow in Blarney
It briefly snowed in Blarney a few minutes ago.
Bay Bridge at Night
The Bay Bridge in San Francisco as it was in 2007. I can’t believe that was seven years ago. Wow.
Ground Level by Bishop Lucey Park
The Grand Parade in Cork was quite different 11 years ago. Outside Bishop Lucey Park was an uneven path, the centre of the street was a narrow section between two busy strips of tarmac. And of course the Capitol Cinema was still open. I’m glad the monstrosity pictured here was never built there, even if…
Reykjavík from High
The city of Reykjavík as seen from the bell tower of the cathedral there.
Parnell Place Bus Station
Parnell Place Bus Station and Brian Boru Bridge, Cork at night.
The Peace Park
Many Cork people think the Peace Park is Bishop Lucey Park on the Grand Parade but it’s actually at the top of South Mall next to the Electric bar. It’s hard to blame them. If you do a search for cork peace park the first link goes to the Wikipedia page for Bishop Lucey park…