There is region in County Clare called the Burren which has a feel about it hard to describe, perhaps even other worldly. Much of the region is covered with a vast landscape of cracked sandstone which in the distance gives a feel of barrenness but up close is an intricate patchwork of micro ecosystems and […]
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Strong and gentle this Doolin local wandered up to me as we walked down the tiny country road on our way to Gus O’Connors Pub. Whether it was for attention or for that portrait moment in the promise of the camera I’ll never know why she took a liking to me. I’m glad she did […]
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Funny how the man in red seems to have found his way in to every continent, culture and climate. I have seen the man in red in driving a sleigh behind rain-dear above the arctic circle. I have seen the man in red cruising the the beaches of Adelaide in a converted open top Ford […]
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In the village of Drumcliffe, County Sligo, lies the final resting place of one of the worlds most beloved modern poets, William Butler Yeats. Not far from his grave this memorial to his work celebrates the poet, his work and my favorite poem ‘He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven’. This sculpture created by artist […]
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Sacred Fixer Upperer Fixer upperer, renovator’s delight, builder’s hobby home. These are all common expressions for a place that needs an extra dose of something special to restore or keep its original charm and glory. Kylemore Abbey, county Galway, ticks all those boxes but keeping it splendid in all its glory might just demand a […]
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