Have you made a submission to the draft Mayo county development plan 2021-2027? Everybody should at least, have a read of the development plan. If you have an opinion, then you should let your voice be heard and make a submission. I’ve been a strong supporter of...
2017 Paddy Bollingbrooke Tournament Final The 2017 Paddy Bollingbrooke tournament final took place today. I managed to get there just in time for the 3pm throw in! In the final this year were Pauline Gallagher and Ollie Cassidy playing against George Miller and Peter...
2017 Spring Colour In Swinford Some shots I’ve taken of the 2017 Spring colour in Swinford. Some of the earliest spring flowers to bloom are crocus’s. Its a pity that there’re so delicate and don’t last too long with the wind and rain. Luckily...
2017 Craobh Eo Woodturning Seminar The 2017 Craobh Eo woodturning seminar was held last Saturday 25th February in the Gateway Hotel in Swinford. Once again the seminar was an outstanding success. There was a huge number of turners in attendance for the day. Many more...
2017 Mayo Woodturning Seminar The 2017 Mayo Woodturning Seminar is taking place in the Gateway Hotel in Swinford on Saturday next the 25th of February. This is an annual seminar held by the Mayo woodturning chapter and this is the second year that the seminar is being...
The Mayo Ladies GAA v Galway Rd 1 NFL 2017 match was played in Swinford Amenity park Sunday 29th January. Mayo lost on a score of Mayo 1.10 to Galway 2-08. Great to see it confirmed today that Martha Carter and Yvonne Byrne committing to the Mayo cause for another...
Winter Frosts 2016 Some winter frosts 2016 from earlier this month. As is always said, (and especially in the camera club), the best camera in the world is the one you have to capture the shot! Took a couple of shots one frosty morning while out on weekly tidy towns...
Autumn Colour 2016 Some Autumn colour 2016 from around Swinford. The best camera in the world, is the one you have in your hand to capture the shot! All these photos were taken with my mobile phone, a Samsung Galaxy S5. No filters used, flash used in one shot. As...
Aurora Over Swinford 13th October 2016 With the Autumn now here we are now entering the Aurora season once again. The Aurora Over Swinford 13th October 2016 wasn’t one I was expecting so soon! NOAA the space weather prediction centre, issued an alert for...
Tears From A Rose With all the recent glorious fine weather we got here in Mayo recently, the gardens and flower beds are really beginning to come into bloom.
Some Early Summer Colour Around Swinford Has summer come early? The weather has been brilliant here for the last week or so. Here’s some early Summer colour from around Swinford that I managed to capture over the last few days. While out photographing a few...
Swinford 1916 Centenary Parade Sunday 24th April 2016 On Sunday the 24th April 2016 we held the Swinford 1916 Centenary Parade. Well done to everyone involved in the parade everyone who took part. Swinford 1916 Centenary Celebration Parade from Michael Maye on Vimeo....
Swinford Celebrates 1916 on weekend of 22nd to 24th April 2016 Swinford celebrates 1916 is a weekend of events to commemorate the 1916 rising. The first event took place last night, “1916 The view from the west, Evidence from the military archives”. This...
April sunset over Swinford Its time that the weather started to pick up! Here’s a shot I got of an April sunset over Swinford. Photo of the sunset with Neiphen in the background was taken from a usual location I use, the top of the hill in Kilconduff Graveyard....
Swinford 65th St Patrick’s Day Parade Some video footage of the Swinford 65th St Patrick’s Day Parade. I have recorded over an hour of footage but have it edited down to about half an hour. I tried to get as many people as well at the parade. The...
Spring 2016 Finally here, just about! Has Spring 2016 finally arrived? Some of our first dwarf daffodils have appeared in the last few days here in Swinford. We have also got some crocuses up, though some of them have been up for the last week in some of the tidy...
Wishing everyone a very Happy New Year 2016 I would like to wish everyone a very Happy New Year 2016. Thanks to everyone who stopped by here during 2015. It has been a busy year! Although I did not do a Project 52 in 2015, my 2014 project spilled over into 2015. I do...
Storm Desmond Flooding Swinford There has been some serious flooding here in the Swinford area as a result of Storm Desmond. Met Eireann has had a status red warning issued for rainfall since last Friday. We have had nearly a months amount of rain, dumped on the west...
November Colour Swinford Camera Club’s monthly theme for November is Colour. However with the poor weather of late, as we do get at this time of year its hard to get out with the camera to get some November colour. I’m not too keen going out in the pouring...
Aurora over Swinford October 2015 I got another chance to view and photograph the Aurora over Swinford last night, or should I say early this morning! Thanks to Anne Marie for tipping me off about this recent spectacular show of the Northern Lights as there’re...
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