Photo Gallery

There are extra photos here that have not featured on the blogposts. The ones headlined in blue, also link to a post about the subject. But there is new material here too which has not previously featured in my blog.

 

Bunratty Folk Park

 

Mint

Dresser

Village Pump

A typical advertisment for Guinness

Drapers

Sweet Shop

184th Exhibition in RHA Gallery, Dublin

 

A Visit to the National Botanical Gardens, Dublin

Alliacea

Anemone

Magnolia

Daffodils

Apple Blossom

Scarecrow

Tulipa Apricot Parrot

Tulipa Dream Boat

Tulipa Orange Emperor

Waterfall

 

Glasnevin Cemetery

 

Clonfert Cathedral, Clonfert, Co. Galway

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Dalkey March 2014

Fishinb Boats, Coliemore Harbour

Archold Castle

Period Homes Dalkey

The Gutter Bookshop

Gull

Gull over Bullock Harbour

Bullock Harbour

Cliff Castle

Dalkey Island

Dalkey Island from Coliemore Harbour

Wicklow Hills

Killiney Beach

Goat`s Castle, Dalkey

Martello Tower Dalkey Island

 

 

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Rome February 2014

Colloseum, Rome

Lemon Tree in a courtyard

Daniel O Connell plaque, Church of St Ignatius Loyala, Rome

Church of St Ignatius Loyola

Detail, Piazza Navona

House of the Vestal Virgins

Minerva, Capitol Hill

Roman Forum

Castel Sant`Angelo

On Piazza Navona

Detail, House. Via Gregoriana

St Peter`s Square

Trevi Fountain

Detail, House. Via Gregoriana

View from the Spanish Steps

Il Vittoriano

Il Vittoriano

Victor Emmanuel on his horse

Marcus Aurelius in Piazza del Campidoglio

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Pantheon, Rome, February 2014

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Ardgillen Castle and Grounds, Skerries, North County Dublin

Polyanthii

Ardgillen Castle

Rose Garden

First Primrose

National Potentilla Collection

Rear of Ardgillen Castle

Ardgillen signposts

Snowdrops

Storm Damage

Skerries

The Green House

Daffodils to come

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Oldbridge House, Battle of the Boyne Site, Co Meath

Courtyard with military supplies

Herbaceous Border Oldbridge House

King James and his council of war

Memory by Michael Warren

The Peach House

Oldbridge House

The Orchard

Inside the Peach House

Pear trees

Sound familiar?

The Stable

Tearooms

Inside the Bothy

17th Century weaponry

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Newgrange 2013-The sun made an appearance for the first time in six years

Group Dance

Moon

The Entrance to Newgrange Tomb

5,000 year old rock art

The sun rises over the River Boyne

Post: Happy Solstice!

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Prague, November 2013-Wonderful buildings create a fabulous city

Charles Bridge

Hotel Central

Hotel Paris

Elegant Lamps

Synagogue

Municipal house

Pink building Old Town Square

Sidestreet

Bridge Tower

Related post: A Whistle Stop Tour of Prague

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November Colour

The Autumn leaves held onto their colourful coats this year, long into the month of November. An excellent summer, coupled with a particularly dry November, contributed to this wonderful state of affairs, as these pictures show.

Dublin City Marathon Oct 2013

The following pics are from the beginning to the 3.40 pacer point in the Phoenix Park, around the 8 mile section.If you click on any pic you`ll be taken to a larger version of it. Just give a little time for the blurriness to resolve. Unless your internet connection is of the 21st century type and not the sort to be found here at the Chook House. 😦
I`ll be adding more pics in the coming days, so stayed tuned.R.H.

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Canal Run October

Constable Colours

Reflections

Lichen and Moss

Browns

Welcome Shades of Red

Canopy with red berries

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Skerries, Evening, September

Quayside

Silhouetted boats

Yellow Sky

Rocky Foreshore

Nightfall

Tide Out

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Culture Night, Dublin 2013

Culture Night 2013

Daniel O`Connell, Dublin Castle

Culture Night at the National History Museum

Wheel 400 BC

Little Museum Exhibition

Gerard Dillon painting

Dublin 1913, exhibition City Hall

What it says on the tin

Stained glass, St Anne`s Dawson St

At Dublin Castle

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Albert Kahn Exhibition August 2013

Claddagh Woman

Spinning, Connemara

Spiddal, Connemara

Claddagh Woman Fringing a Shawl

Claddagh Women

Glendalough 1913

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Mount Usher Gardens, Co Wicklow. August 2013

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Glendalough, Co. Wicklow August 2013

12.Glendalough-the Glen of the two lakes

13.Poulanass Waterfall

14.St Kevin`s Round Tower-Glendalough

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The Meeting of the Waters and Avoca August 2013

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Avondale House ~ home of Charles Stewart Parnell~Rathdrum, Co Wicklow

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Daliahs and Chrysanthamums August 2013

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Skerries Harbour July 2013

Beached Boats

Evening Sky over Skerries Harbour

Lucky Dog

Skerries Harbour

Martello Tower Loughshinney

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Clontarf Half Marathon Photos July 2013

Going Well

Coming off the beach

Nearly there

Into the blue

Ringsend chimneys in the distance

Three runners on the beach

Half Dead

Heart Rate monitor

Silver seas

I see you

A long line up

Chimneys and kits

More chimneys and kites

More chimneys and kites and runners

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Termonfeckin Beach and Clogherhead Pier, Co. Louth Ireland July 2013

Sunset Clogherhead Pier Co Louth

Evening Clogherhead Pier Co Louth

Boats, Evening, Clogherhead Co Louth

Tow Path Canopy June 2013

Ox Eye Daisy June 2013

Ragged Robin

Iris

Irises Canal Bank June 2013

Canal Bank June 2013

Canal Bank Run ~ A Profusion of Wildflowers in June

Monasterboice, Co Louth June 2013[

Round Tower Monasterboice Co Louth

High Cross Monasterboice Co Louth

Detail on High Cross, Monasterboice

The Tallest High Cross in Ireland-Monasterboice, Co Louth

Monasterboice, The Crucifixion

Doorway Monasterboice, Co Louth

The North Church, Monasterboice, Co Louth

Poolbeg, Dublin May 2013

Ringsend chimneys May 2013

National Botanic Gardens Dublin April 2013

 

 

Dunsany, Co Louth May 2013

Moss Rocks Dunany, Co Louth

Distant Snow Capped Mountains, Dunany, Co Louth

Horizon Dunany Co Louth

Seaweed, Dunany Co Louth

Sunset Dunany Co Louth

Sunset Clogherhead Co Louth

Pics on here are for all you hankering for pics of the  `Aul Sod. Have to say, despite all its failings, its a great place in so many ways, particularly for its wonderful environs, both built and natural. Expect more pics here, as its a passion of mine, which running helps me indulge all the more.

I`m very happy to help any of you with any queries about anything on here. I`m no expert, as it`s not part of my day job, but I just love the place, warts an`all and am mostly, very proud of my heritage.