There a good reason why the Irish countryside is so green. It rains a lot! Still, a bit of rain or its aftermath never stopped a true local from their family Sunday drive. Just seeming their beaming faces through the car windows says it all.
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It had to happen sooner or later, a pub session at the Oliver Plunkett in Cork city. We came in for a quick drink; my first real Guinness in nearly 5 years. We stayed for meal while being entertained with great live music. And captured a few images to remember our first night back in […]
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A winter bare tree looks out over Lough Leane. A stray ray of sunlight hits the mountains of Killarney. Pool sized puddles bear witness to bad weather. I’m told January is the worst of it and the weather will only get better. I’m really not sure what all the fuss is about.
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All day long the sun toiled hard to burn away the stubborn clouds. Hiding below, in the gloom, life continued in a manner familiar to anyone living through an Irish winter. In the distance, defiant at last, a few lucky homes emerge from the mist to glimpse the setting sun.
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The more I learned about the European Robin the more I wondered where it came in the running relative to the movie character’s actual angry bird, the Northern Cardinal. Apparently, the friendly and inquisitive robin red breast, one of Ireland’s favourite birds, can develop quite a temper when confronted with another red bearing antagonist. Fortunately […]
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