Our gorgeous wedding bands were hand made by Benjamin Manning for our special day, the 14th June 2013. Mine is white gold formed over my late father’s gold wedding ring while Jennifer’s is white gold formed over her grandmother’s rose gold wedding ring. From the outside they are simple, beautiful and uniquely ours, while inside, […]
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The Hibernian Hotel in the main street of Mallow was where I stayed the night before the big day. Even at nearly 11 o’clock in the evening the sky seemed surreal with the brilliant royal blue of maritime twilight. I love the old world feels of buildings like this one with their colored panels, dark […]
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I did not get to explore this building any more than wander past the outside and capture some images. I can however imaging how once these stables on the Longueville House property held beautiful horses which would have been used both for recreation and for hunting. Looking up I can’t help but wonder the last […]
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Auntie Nellie’s Sweet Shop in the main street of Mallow reminded me of old period movies where children would frequent candy shops transforming a few pennies into yummy morsels of candy, liquorice, and jelly beans in big brown paper bags. For my own memory ‘Willy Wonka’ comes to mind but sadly I am not old […]
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The courtyard of Longueville House is a beautiful place in its own right. As both the service entrance and guest access to the grounds it is a lovely place to linger in the grounds and watch the comings and goings of the property operations. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Day 528, The Courtyard’ 1/50s f/11 ISO100 15mm
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