You could be forgiven in thinking this gothic style church hidden away in the side streets of Mallow is old. At nearly 200 years it is old by shopping mall standards but not nearly as old as many other churches in Ireland. Still, despite its age, the immaculate condition is a credit to to those […]
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I can think of any of number of reasons why I might not. It’s late at night. The ally is narrow and very confined. Dodgy looking doorways with who knows what’s lurking behind. Less than robust looking scaffolding. Dark cloaked figures. I can think of any of number of reasons why I might. A shortcut […]
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Back in December we had the good fortune to experience an Irish Christmas. I can’t begin to describe the differences between a wet Irish Winter and a hot Adelaide summer but needless to say there was considerable culture readjustment in both directions. This blustery evening in Galway on Ireland’s west coast ended in us getting […]
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This is the kind of image I could show my mother and she’d be none the wiser as to what she was looking at. If she really knew what was going on here she’d probably blush and respond with a ‘that’s nice dear’. These Lined Dumpling Squid ,also know as Pyjama Squid (Sepioloidea lineolata), are […]
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It might be the first light of a Lake Killarney dawn but there is nothing tranquil or serene here. The battered shoreline strewn with debris and the dirty brown froth, barely visible in the gloomy half light, hints at night’s fury now abating. If I wait long enough tranquility might return but I don’t like […]
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