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Field notes, location guides, and photography stories from across Ireland.
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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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The industrial city has many fine sights, the river Lagan as seen here and close by is the shiny Titanic Belfast while the city centre has murals, pubs, street art and architecture to rival any other city and a unique...
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Last year I found it difficult to photograph any of these fine flowers, having just been through an operation for cancer that left me in pain for many weeks, here is one of the purple crocus flowers after rain from two...
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Ireland's weather is variable, the country is influenced by westerly winds from the Atlantic predominantly but is also subject to Arctic and Siberian influences.
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Saint Brigid's Day is roughly halfway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox, so it makes a perfect time to have a festival.
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I do enjoy visiting the famous places in Ireland, there's Kilkenny, Dingle, Dublin and the Giant's Causeway to name a few.
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