Journal
Field notes, location guides, and photography stories from across Ireland.
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The Irish national flag consists of three equal vertical stripes: green on the hoist side, white in the centre, and orange on the fly. It is often mistakenly described as green, white and gold — but orange is correct,...
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I have of course written about and photographed sheep before, here's one from Wicklow and more sheep in this snowy image from the West of Ireland.
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But Ireland is renowned for daffodil breeders, and none more so important than Guy Wilson from County Antrim who was awarded the Royal Horticultural Society's highest award, the Victoria Medal, for his daffodil...
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Bluebells and the old stone bridge, Panoramic Ireland visits the lush spring Irish countryside to photograph bluebells and green nature.
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He bought Saint Stephen's Green and after some landscaping it was opened to the public of Dublin in 1880, the park had previously been a commons and by law a place for the citizens from at least the 17th century but in...
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While they didn't carpet every square inch of the beech woodland floor, they still looked incredible at the end of May amongst the lush green grass and ferns of the Irish countryside. And that path, encouraging us...
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Exploring Ireland is filled with moments like these and other countless, priceless moments that make a visit to the Emerald Isle so special.
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So to the chute here feeding water into a bowl where it swirled beneath vivid green mosses and plants, the remnants of last year's autumn leaf fall still visible.
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Inside a large church that can hold 2,000 parishioners, to one side, lie the remains of Saint Valentine.
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Seen here is the famous Saint James's Gate complex belonging to Guinness in Dublin.
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Ten minutes or so of reverse descending, riding the brakes of the car and keeping that speed low before finding a turning point and then, finally, black tarmac.
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Lasting for a short time either side of sunrise and sunset the ephemeral light is soft and colourful, sympathetic to the natural landscapes.
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Interestingly the area, Sandycove, featured in the opening scenes of James Joyce's Ulysses and the writer even lived for a short time in a Martello Tower that overlooks the famous swimming location.
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Silhouettes often work well in photography, see a previous silhouette from an evening on Ireland's River Shannon here.
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Here it is seen with what looks like a decent sized trout. This is a big creature, male otters can reach 1.3m nose to tail and they look impressive when you see them cutting through the water's surface.
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