Category: Ireland

Morning all pleased to be back from the beautiful but rather wet Ireland, we had some horrendous weather for the first 10 days then the next 10 were just too darn hot….you can’t win when you take huskies with you! For the past three years I have tried to capture St Coleman’s Cathedral, Cobh bathed… Continue reading Cobh – Stormy Skies

  Doolin Whoosh The area around Doolin and towards The Cliffs of Moher are where the Atlantic shows us her strength by crashing down on the rocky coastline as if to destroy it. Certainly isn’t a place you’d go for a dip in the sea and the local ferry struggles in and out of the… Continue reading Doolin Whoosh

  St Colman Cathederal, Cobh The Cathedral Church of St Colman, usually known as Cobh Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Cobh, Ireland. It is the cathederal church of the Diocese of Cloyne. It overlooks Cork Harbour from a prominent position. Construction began in 1867 and was not completed until over half a century later due to increases… Continue reading St Colman Cathederal – Cobh

Ross Castle – Killarney, Co. Kerry, Ireland A beautiful place to visit especially if the weather plays fair as it did with this visit. Met a fabulous local photographer who gave me some great advise on local attractions including waterfalls and ruins. I’m a firm believer in always learning and striving to make the next… Continue reading Ross Castle – Killarney, Co. Kerry, Ireland

Finally back from our Ireland trip and it didn’t disappoint apart from the odd heavy rain and gale force winds but that’s what you expect from the emerald isle isn’t it? Loads of images to post so I’ll start with one of my fave places Dunquin Pier or (Dún Chaoin) as it’s pronounced and sign… Continue reading Dún Chaoin Pier (Dunquin) Ireland

Hi all been a while since my last blog so I thought I’d better get back on the track as it were, been down a long road recently hence today’s image of The Dark Hedges in Ireland. My goal was to lose 2 stones initially and then move onto to losing another with full training.… Continue reading Weight Loss Goal

It goes without saying the Giants Causeway is one of the most visited natural attractions in Norther Ireland and my visit was no exception, literally hundreds of tourists scrambling all over the place, we found people hammering coins into the cracks between them hoping for some mystical good fortune……good luck with that one then. Anyway… Continue reading Causeway Contemplations

What an amazing place this is, we were so glad we made the trek to the Atlantic Coast of Ireland. It’s a fantastic walk from the lower car park up to the top car park where all the lazy people drive up for an ice cream, you get to see so much of the beautiful… Continue reading Slieve League