Rossnowlagh beach is famous for its kilometers of open sand, walking, surfing, swimming and a popular driving beach for doing donuts or simply enjoying the novelty of driving on sand. It’s also a great big open space for flying a drone and capturing coastal scenery. Except this time the camera was pointing the other way […]
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Inner Sanctum
There’s a hidden spot on the western side of Doulus Head, County Kerry, that you could easily sail or motor past without a second glance. Like much of this rugged coastline, the jagged cliffs and seawalls don’t exactly invite closer inspection – getting too near could mean being dashed to pieces on the rocks. So […]
Read MoreIf Only These Walls Could Talk
A visit to an old church always demands reverences but here in Youghal, St. Mary’s Collegiate Church held a deep magic that almost brought us to tears. At over 800 years old, the care with which it has been maintained tells everything about its importance as a place of worship, ceremony and social cohesion for […]
Read MoreA Backside to Admire
A Backside to Admire It’s not often that such an opportunity to admire a backside as beautiful as this presents itself out on the streets, Kilkenny or otherwise. The purists would say that if it has no cylinders then it’s not worth their time but I disagree, sometimes I am happy to judge a book […]
Read MoreThere’s Whiskey in the Jar
Credit to the Dubliners for the title but this jar of whiskey is in the cellars of Midleton, county Cork And just to confuse you even more, it’s a jar of Redbreast! The story of whiskey in Ireland is fascinating, and Midleton’s story even more, so I invite you to research Ireland’s Uisce beatha (water […]
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