Dingle sheep in the mist

Workhouse ruin in Cahirciveen

This is considered to be one of the best preserved workhouses left in Ireland. Problem is that it is on Farmer Sullivan's private property. Thanks to intervention from the wonderful people at the Cahirciveen library, Farmer S. gave us permission to have a look, as long as we promised not to go inside. No problem.

Powerscourt

This estate south of Dublin has been used as the site for a number of motion pictures, most notably Barry Lyndon. We got there very early on an October morning, and had the gardens to ourselves mostly.

Famine Memorial in Dublin

Not mooooving

In a September 2005 visit, we'd rented a car and drove up the hill on a farm road in Castlegregory. After a minute of staring at this guy, I got out and took his picture. He finally moved.

The Burren

This land mass in County Clare used to be part of the ocean floor. In some cases farmers could systematically grind the rocks to create their own soil and start planing.

Valentia Island

This is at the Western end of the Ring of Kerry, giving one magnificent views of the Skelligs and Dingle Bay. We stopped to get the views to be found at the high point of the graveyard, and then stopped for lunch near the harbor.

Avoca

We went to this town on our second trip to Ireland. It was the setting for the excellent television series Ballykissangel, and it's not the sort of place you'd find by accident. Everyone who comes here because of the show poses in front of the pub which was, of course, the main location.

Leprechaun or not?

I'd first edited out the jogger in this picture of a Tolkienesque tree, then I had a lot more visits when I added the little person. This was taken on the long path from Ross Castle to Killarney Center.

Dingle Peninsula graveyard

This graveyard between Tralee and Camp was photographed in my first Quinnipiac University sponsored trip to Ireland. Not a happy place, but I consider this one of the most beautful pictures of Ireland that I've done, and I chose it to be the main image for Quinnipiac University's online collection of Famine materials at www.thegreathunger.org .