Masts and Mirrors
I visited Kinsale recently with Blarney Photography Club. Many photos were taken all around the town, but I went down the quay to start with the boats mooored nearby.
The Red Van Chronicles
A trader at the market in Bantry puts his stuff away at the end of the market day. During the day, stalls are set up around the main square (well, rectangle, technically) as well as in a nearby car park. Yes, he was parked in an accessible parking spot, which made this more interesting, but…
Trading Tales and Treasures
Two men enjoying a chat at the Bantry market almost exactly a year ago this week.
Art for sale
Selling art at the farmer’s market in Skibbereen a few years ago.
Coastal Adventure in West Cork
Just a few months shy of ten years ago, we’d visited Sherkin Island and as we were leaving I spotted a man on a RIB talking to two others on their dingy. It was a lovely warm August day, just before school was about to start again. In the background is the famous Baltimore Beacon,…
Red Cans and Boat Plans
Twenty years ago, I visited Baltimore in Co Cork and photographed these people coming from a boat in the harbour. They were in great form, with smiles all around. 🙂
In Loving Memory Of
The final resting place of James Attridge and his wife Margaret, surrounded by wild daisies. It’s in a small graveyard on the way to Crookhaven. You can see the gravestone itself here where it says: InLoving memory ofJames AttridgeSchulldied Aug 17. 1949aged 79 yearshis wife Margaretdied Sep 9. 1967aged 89 years Safe in the arms…
A Slice of Life in Bantry
We visited Bantry recently, on Valentines Day, and the town was buzzing. The square was taken over by the market, which is always worth a wander around. As we ate our burritos, I spotted the sun hitting the street nearby, leaving one side in shadow, and also illuminating the countryside rising up out of the…