Belvedere Castle Central Park New York When is a Castle not a Castle? When its Belvedere Castle New York! Its hard to believe that it has been a full year this weekend when we were in New York for the opening round of the Connacht Championship match between Mayo and...
Clare Abbey Ennis Co Clare. It has been a while since I got to visit a Castle or old ruin. Hopefully over the next few months I’ll be able to mark of a few more sites that are on my list to visit. On a recent visit to Ennis I dropped into Clare Abbey Co Clare....
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...
Mayo were playing Dublin in Croke Park last weekend and with it being a Saturday evening match with throw in at 7pm, it was a opportunity to spend the weekend in Dublin. I had planned to visit both Clontarf Castle and Malahide Castle on the Sunday, and in the process,...
Meelick round tower was built sometime between 923 and 1013 AD, and is one of only five round towers in County Mayo. Meelick round tower is built on the site of the monastic abbey of St Broccaidh, which was once the principle abbey of the Barony of Gallen. The tower...
Sorting through some SD and micro cards a few days ago, I came across some photos that I had taken of Edinburgh Castle in 2009. (apologies for the quality, these were taken with a Nokia Navigator 2 MP camera phone). Myself and a few mates traveled over to Scotland...
Earlier in the summer I traveled with Swinford Camera Club on a photowalk tour in Co. Leitrim. One of our planned stops was Creevelea Abbey, which is located just outside the village of Dromahair, in Co. Leitrim. We really do have many hidden gems in the west of...
Now with Mayo Gaa football finished for 2013 its time I put up a few photos that I have taken from around the country, travelling to Mayo match’s. Last March we traveled to Newry to play Down in the 4th round of the national football league ( Down won 0-13 to...
On a recent outing with Swinford Camera Club, we visited Parke’s Castle which is located on the shores of Lough Gill in Leitrim. This is a beautifully restored plantation Castle dating from the early 17th century. In the courtyard you can see the evidence of an...
Any of you that are into photography will know this already, no matter how many lens’ that you have, you still need that new lens that the others just won’t cover! As I immerse myself even more into photography, I find myself in that very same position. I...
Kilronan Castle is situated about one mile north west of Keadew Co Roscommon. My cousin Michelle was married to Mathew last year, and they held their wedding reception at Kilronan Castle. It was my first time visiting Kilronan Castle. The Castle itself has been...
On a recent trip with Swinford Tidy Towns Committe to Lismore Co Waterford, I got this shot of Lismore Castle. The castle is strictly private and not open to the public (except for one day during the summer) or you can rent it for a week for a small sum of €25000! I...
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