Humbert Challenge – Project 52 #30 Yesterday Swinford Tri-Sports held their 5th annual Humbert Challenge Triathlon. In previous years the event was a Half Ironman Triathlon consisting of a 1.9 KM swim in Callow lake, a 90 KM bike and a 22 KM run. This years...
Painting with light – Project 52 #29 At one of our recent Swinford camera club meetings we had a hands on workshop, painting with light. One type of photography that is quite difficult to master at first is long exposures at night. The secret to long nighttime...
Dunguaire Castle – project 52 #28 Photo: f/9, 1/500sec, ISO-400, @14 mm. On a recent trip to Galway I managed to fit in a visit to Dunguaire Castle, which is located just outside the village of Kinvara. Dunguire Castle which is a “tower house” was...
General Humbert invades Swinford, project 52 #27. On Saturday 28th of June 2014 General Humbert invaded Swinford and unveiled a plaque to commemorate the last time he was in Swinford in 1798. General Humbert’s army landed in Kilcommon Co. Mayo on the 22nd of...
Project 52 #26 On Wednesday last 25th June 2014 the New York U14 girls visited Swinford and were hosted by Swinford and Killasser Ladies gaelic football U14’s who played them in a challenge match in the amenity park in Swinford. The New York U14 girls traveled...
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