Swinford Agricultural Show 2015 Delighted to have won some prizes in the confined section of the Swinford agricultural show 2015 photography competition. The confined section is open to members of camera clubs only. Camera club members are not permitted to enter...
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...
Busy Week – Project 52 #31 This past week has been one mad busy week! On the August bank holiday we have our annual Síamsa Sráide here in Swinford, this year is the 30th anniversary of the festival. A new addition this year to the festival is the Bláith Ná Féile, a...
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...
I think everyone remembers where they were and what they were doing when 9/11 happened back in 2001. Its hard to believe it has been 13 years since the attacks happened. There has been an awful lot of work done since I was there last in 2009. There are now 2 pools,...
On the last night of our recent New York trip, most of the gang had booked to a Broadway show Mama Mia. Broadway shows aren’t really my cup of tea so I headed up to Times Square to get some night shots. Photo: f/22, 2 sec, ISO-200, @10 mm. I was limited with the...
Another shot from my New York trip recently. We intended going out to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island for a tour as some of the group were never there. Unfortunately we left it too late the day we went to catch the ferry, (5 minutes too late!) They have...
Being a Mayo GAA supporter does sometimes have some perks, one being a trip to New York when Mayo take on New York in the preliminary round of the Connacht Championship, once (thankfully!) every five years. As ever Mayo supporters traveled in their droves with over...
Some brilliant views of lower Manhatten as the sun was setting. I got this shot looking over “Ground Zero”. I can’t wait to get back to New York to get photos of the stunning street scape at dawn/dusk. (Forgot to change time on camera, set to Irish...
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