From Sydney to the high street of Galway, you could not get further apart in both culture and distance but Irish pubs would seem to be a uniting thread. The difference is however that in Sydney it’s all about the idea while in Galway it’s just simply the real deal. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘The Real […]
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Penny is really ‘out there’. She’s been working hard in Penneys Stores Galway for some time now and she is beginning to get noticed. At first customers did not see her or if they noticed something at all it was some vague form underneath the latest impossible to wear fashion offering. Over time she began […]
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Context is everything and depending on who you are this might be a scene of tranquility or a scene of distress. Below the thin dark line to the right of the bridge is a wall with a large sign ‘Welcome To The Killeen Course’. Further down below that dappled lake’s surface is asphalt marked with […]
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I spotted Dromaneen Castle on the other side of the Blackwater River while on the road from Mallow to Killarney and there ensued an all morning effort to get close enough to photograph this old Irish ruin. After several dead ends, wrong turns and traversals down roads more suited to goats and cows than cars […]
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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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