Castle in County Clare

An old castle that I came across in Co. Clare in the west of Ireland.  Not sure of the name of it but thought it made a good photograph subject 🙂

Croagh Patrick

Views of Croagh Patrick (Westport, Co. Mayo) from Newport, Co. Mayo.  Saint Patrick fasted on the summit of Croagh Patrick for forty days in the fifth century and built a church there…

© Aisling Jennings Photography

Little Birdy – look left, look right!

Little bird perched on a tree in Commauns, Burren, Co. Mayo soaking up the rays under the blue sky 🙂

© Aisling Jennings Photography

Mr Blue Sky

Hey Hey Mister blue sky…..

© Aisling Jennings Photography

Gardening / Planting in the fine weather

 

This fine weather has everyone out gardening and planting in the West of Ireland. With the fresh vegetables like potatoes, carrots and cabbage planted, lets hope we can sample some of these home grown delights very soon 🙂

Windsurfing

Black and white, sepia and colour photographs of a man windsurfing in Rosses Point, Co. Sligo.

Seagull

Seagulls flying round Rosses Point, Co. Sligo on a bright afternoon in April, in colour, black and white, and sepia

Nephin Mountain | Lough Conn

These pictures I took in Pontoon Co. Mayo show the beautiful Nephin Mountain from the shores of Loch Conn. Some of them are taken behind the Pontoon Bridge Hotel, and some along the shore of the lake.  It was a beautiful day with a blue sky and nice big clouds.

Adare Manor

Restoration works began on the Manor in 1987 when it was acquired by the Kane family from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. It took little more than a year , but when the Manor was finally completed in 1988 Adare Manor as a hotel was now a world class home away from home. As a 5-star luxury hotel, the manor boasts such guests as ex-US President and First Lady, Bill and Hillary Clinton.

The Robert Trent Jones, Sr. Golf Course was opened in August 1995.   Adare Manor attracts anglers from around the globe on account of its excellent trout fishing in the River Maigue.

Also on the Manor property sit two intriguing ruins; The Saint Nicholas Church and Chantry Chapel. Both date back to the 12th century. St. Nicholas is the only accessible ruin, as the Chapel sits in the middle of the golf course and casual foot traffic is not allowed.

One of the more intriguing features of Adare Manor is the lettered text carved into the front of the south parapet which reads – “Except the Lord build the house, then labour is but lost that built it.”

Yellow Daffodils

Photographs of Yellow Daffodils taken in Castlebar, Co. Mayo.

The peom by William Wordsworth “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” is also known as Daffodils or The Daffodils.

I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o’er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Booster Station Achill

These are more shots from the TV  booster station in Corraun, Achill, County Mayo.  These are of the actual booster station masts in colour and black and white.

O’Briens Tower Cliffs of Moher

O’Brien’s Tower was built in 1835 by Cornelius O’Brien, a descendant of Brian Boru, High King of Ireland.  It is an iconic landmark that stands on a headland at the mighty Cliffs of Moher Co. Clare.

Have a seat in Mulranny

Have a seat on a bench in Mulranny in Co. Mayo and look out over the Atlantic Ocean and watch the waves lapping against the West coast, taken January 2012…

Whins

Yellow Whin Bushes around the Mayo countryside – Commauns, Castlebar and Pontoon