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Monday 1 December 2008

Shopping in Newry

Shopping in Newry
(The Quays Shopping Centre)
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Shopping in Newry is the buzz phrase throughout Ireland. Shopping in Newry means bargains galore for shoppers from the Republic of Ireland taking advantage of favourable euro exchange and VAT rates.

Postcard depicting Newry in former times.

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Wednesday 15 October 2008

Kingdom of Mourne

Kingdom of Mourne
(County Down)
A furze-fragrant afternoon in the Mournes.

Kingdom of Mourne - Characteristics

"A patchwork of improved and semi-improved grazing in medium sized square fields divided by robust stone walls of glacial granite boulders.

Numerous scattered small scale individual houses and farms along dense network of narrow roads, often aligned perpendicular to the slopes.

Scattered trees and yellow gorse along field boundaries and patchy woodland in valleys.

Coniferous plantation on hillslopes."

Extract from N.I. Environment website.

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The Grand Canal, Dublin

The Grand Canal, Dublin
(Ballsbridge, Dublin 4)

The Grand Canal links Dublin in the east with the River Shannon in the west. It begins at the River Liffey in Grand Canal Dock.

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Tuesday 14 October 2008

O'Donoghue's Bar, Dublin

O'Donoghue's Bar, Dublin
(O'Donoghue's 15, Merrion Row, Dublin)


O'Donoghue's bar is located in the Baggot Street area about two minutes' walk from Stephen's Green.

Renowed for its traditional Irish music sessions, O'Donoghue's was a favoured haunt of The Dubliners, The Furey Brothers, Christy Moore and other members of Sweeney's Men.

Ronnie Drew & The Dubliners singing in O'Donoghue's Bar

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Georgian Dublin

Georgian Dublin
(Georgian Doors)

Mulcahy McDonagh and Partners (MMP), 46-48 Pembroke Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

The ornate Georgian doors of Dublin are among the capital's most attractive architectural features.

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Raglan Road, Autumn Day

Raglan Road on an Autumn Day


"On Raglan Road on an autumn day I met her first and knew
That her dark hair would weave a snare that I might one day rue;
I saw the danger, yet I walked along the enchanted way,
And I said, let grief be a fallen leaf at the dawning of the day."
'On Raglan Road' written by Patrick Kavanagh

'On Raglan Road' sung by Luke Kelly

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Monday 13 October 2008

The Quays Shopping Centre, Newry

The Quays Shopping Centre, Newry

The Quays shopping and leisure complex, a £65 million retail and leisure development overlooking the Albert Basin, attracts shoppers from all over Ireland.

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Carlingford Sailing Club

Carlingford Sailing Club

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Victoria Locks, Newry

Victoria Locks, Newry
(Newry to Omeath road - Fathom Line)

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Omeath

Omeath
(Omeath, County Louth, Ireland)
For people of all ages, the very word 'Omeath' conjures up mental images of Mulligan's 'Corner House'.

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Greenore, Ireland

Greenore
(Greenore, County Louth)

Home for lunch on a summer's afternoon in tranquil Greenore on the shores of Carlingford Lough.

"Home is the farmer, home from the fields."


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Sunday 12 October 2008

The Blues Band

The Blues Band - Paul Jones
(In Ireland)

The Blues Band with Paul Jones, formerly of Manfred Mann, on harmonica.

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Saturday 11 October 2008

Paul McCartney in Dublin

Paul McCartney
(RDS Dublin)

Paul McCartney appeared at the RDS, Dublin, on 27 May 2003.
Photograph of Paul McCartney

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Friday 10 October 2008

Slieve Gullion

Slieve Gullion - Foxgloves

Slieve Gullion (County Armagh) in high summer with stately foxgloves and the evocative sounds of honey-bees.

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Galway Harbour

Galway Harbour

Galway harbour plays host to yachts, motor cruisers and a variety of other sea-going vessels.

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Glendalough Round Tower

Glendalough Round Tower
(County Wicklow)

Glendalough round tower is approximately 30 metres high. Originally built as a bell-tower (belfry), it had six timber floors connected by ladders.

"A tall, round tower (at Glendalough) rises above the trees at the lakeside, one of those towers peculiar to Ireland, and built nearly 1,000 years ago as a belfry and refuge from the Danes. The doors are high up in these towers, so that refugees could pull up the ladder after them, and feel secure from attack."
H.V. Morton - 'In Search of Ireland' (1930)

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Meeting of the Waters, Wicklow

Meeting of the Waters, Wicklow

The Meeting of the Waters, immortalised in verse by Ireland's national poet Thomas Moore, is situated in the beautiful Vale of Avoca in County Wicklow

'The Meeting of the Waters'
Thomas Moore (1779–1852)

THERE is not in the wide world a valley so sweet
As that vale in whose bosom the bright waters meet;
Oh! the last rays of feeling and life must depart,
Ere the bloom of that valley shall fade from my heart.

Yet it was not that nature had shed o’er the scene
Her purest of crystal and brightest of green;
’Twas not her soft magic of streamlet or hill,
Oh! no—it was something more exquisite still.

’Twas that friends, the beloved of my bosom, were near,
Who made every dear scene of enchantment more dear,
And who felt how the best charms of nature improve,
When we see them reflected from looks that we love.

Sweet vale of Avoca! how calm could I rest
In thy bosom of shade, with the friends I love best,
Where the storms that we feel in this cold world should cease,
And our hearts, like thy waters, be mingled in peace.

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Thursday 9 October 2008

St Patrick's Church of Ireland, Newry

St Patrick's Church of Ireland, Newry

St Patrick's Church of Ireland, 'The Old Church on the Hill', was first opened in 1578. Built by Sir Nicholas Bagenal, who was the English Lord and Marshal of the Tudor Army in Ireland, it was the first Protestant Church built in Ireland after the Reformation.

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Killeavy, County Armagh

Killeavy
(County Armagh)

Killeavy sunset photographed from Killevy Old Churches, County Armagh.


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Dream Ireland

Dream Ireland

'Dream Ireland', for many emigrants, signifies memories of the road home. The road in this photograph leads to legendary Slieve Gullion in County Armagh, but it could just as well be the road to anyone's home in any part of the island of Ireland.

This road has witnessed love and romance, poverty and pain, sorrow and laughter. It has borne the hoof prints of pigs and sheep, cattle and horses; and the tracks of cartwheels, bicycles, tractors and cars. It has enchanted in daylight and haunted in the hours of darkness. It has shivered in winter and basked in the summer sun. It has featured in the dreams and inhabited the memories of generations. It is the road to the wide world and, in the fullness of time, it is the road home.

An old picture that was displayed on the walls of many homes in Ireland in the 1950s bore the following lines that took seconds to say but a lifetime to learn:

"Many strange roads we love to roam,
But the best is the road that takes us home."

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Photography Ireland

Photography Ireland

Photography in Ireland is a constant delight with photographic opportunities presenting themselves at every turn in the road. The freshly painted farm gate and newly whitewashed walls above complement the cloudless blue sky and varied hillside greenery.

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More about Ireland

Photograph of Ireland in 'The National Geographic'

Wednesday 8 October 2008

Slieve Foy, Carlingford

Slieve Foy, Carlingford
(Carlingford Mountain - Ireland)
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Slieve Foy pictured fom the Greenore to Carlingford road.

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Strangford Lough Ferry

Strangford Lough Ferry
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The Strangford Lough Ferry links Strangford with Portaferry.

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Newry, County Down

Newry, County Down
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Newry City seen from the Bernish Viewpoint. Newry lies in the south-eastern part of Ulster. Approximately half of Newry is in County Down and the other half is in County Armagh. Newry is 108km (67miles) from Dublin and 60 km (34 miles) from Belfast.

The traffic in the foreground is travelling along the Newry bypass.

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Amalfi Coast Holidays

Amalfi Coast Holidays

The Amalfi Coast holiday guides on this display stand in Sorrento give a flavour of the diverse attractions of a holiday along this historic coastline: 'The Amalfi Coast', 'Amalfi Sorrento', 'Pompeii and Herculaneum', 'Capri', 'Ischia', 'Vesuvius', etc.


Tuesday 7 October 2008

Positano, Amalfi

Positano, Amalfi

Positano, on the Amalfi coast, is one of the most picturesque places on earth. Just select your hotel and get ready to enjoy the holiday of your dreams.

Hotel Cristina, Sorrento

Hotel Cristina, Sorrento
The Hotel Cristina is a four star hotel located on the hillside overlooking the town of Sant'Agnello about 1.2kms from the centre of Sorrento. Residents
relish the panoramic views of the Bay of Naples with Vesuvius in the background.

The Hotel Cristina is half-way up the left hand side of the photograph.


Societa Operaia, Sorrento

Societa Operaia, Sorrento
(Trompe L'oeil frescoes)

La Società Operaia a Sorrento, located in Via San Cesareo, is a working men's club where men play cards and discuss politics and current affairs.

The stunning trompe l'oeil frescoes create the appearance and ambience of a shrine.

Sorrento

Monday 6 October 2008

Vesuvio Sorrento

Vesuvio Sorrento

Vesuvio Sorrento sunset from the hotel Majestic Palace, Sant'Agnello. See hotels in Sorrento.

Read about Vesuvius.

Watch the Mount Vesuvius webcam.

Positano Beach

Positano Beach
(Spiaggia Grande)

Positano beach attracts photographers and artists from all over the world.

The Foreigners' Club, Sorrento

Foreigners' Club, Sorrento
(Wedding Receptions)

The diners at the Foreigners' Club, Sorrento, enjoy spectacular views of the Bay of Naples.

Friday 3 October 2008

Car Rental Sorrento

Car Rental in Sorrento
(Corso Italia road passing through Sant'Agnello di Sorrento)
Sorrento is a city in Campania, Italy. Located at the south-eastern end of the Circumvesuviana railway line, it offers spectacular views of the Bay of Naples, Vesuvius, and Capri.

Car rental in Sorrento is a convenient way to explore the towns and villages of the Amalfi coast - from Piazza Tasso (Tasso Square) in the centre of Sorrento to Positano, Praiano and Amalfi.

The Corso Italia road on the way from Sorrento to Naples passes through Sant'Agnello di Sorrento, Piano di Sorrento and Meta di Sorrento.

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Tuesday 30 September 2008

The Ha'penny Bridge, Dublin

The Ha'penny Bridge, Dublin

The Ha'penny Bridge, a pedestrian bridge across Dublin's River Liffey, was originally constructed in 1816. It received the name 'Ha'penny Bridge' on account of the first toll charge of one old half-penny.

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Photograph of the River Liffey, Dublin.

Monday 29 September 2008

Downpatrick Racecourse

Downpatrick Races
Photographer : Gerard McLoughlin

Downpatrick Races take place regularly throughout the year at Downpatrick Racecourse, Ballyduggan Road, Downpatrick, County Down.

Located in one of the most beautiful areas of County Down, Downpatrick Racecourse is a right-handed undulating track of eleven furlongs with an uphill finish of one furlong.


Piazza Tasso, Sorrento

Piazza Tasso, Sorrento

The Piazza Tasso is the main square in Sorrento.

Wedding in Sorrento

Wedding in Sorrento
(Basilica Di S. Antonio Abate - St. Anthony the Abbot)
This wedding in Sorrento was photographed in August 2008.

Weddings in Sorrento, on the spectacular Amalfi Coast overlooking the Bay of Naples, continue to grow in popularity with romantic couples from all over the world.


Spiaggia Grande, Positano

Spiaggia Grande, Positano
Photographer : Gerard McLoughlin
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Spiaggia Grande in Positano is one of the most popular and picturesque beaches on the Amalfi Coast.

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Friday 26 September 2008

Queens University School of Music

Queen's University School of Music
(The Old Students' Union)

The Queen's University School of Music is housed in the building that is known by many Queen's alumni as 'The Old Students' Union'.

The new Q.U.B Students' Union was opened in 1967.


Queen's University, Belfast

Queen's University, Belfast
(The Lanyon Building )

Queen's University Belfast is commonly referred to as "Queen's" or "Q.U.B". The Lanyon Building above was designed by Belfast architect Sir Charles Lanyon and opened in 1849.

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Thursday 25 September 2008

Weddings in Positano, Italy

Weddings in Positano, Italy

Weddings in Positano take place in the the Catholic Church of Santa Maria Assunta overlooking the Spaggia Grande beach.

Wednesday 24 September 2008

Wedding - St Francis Cloister, Sorrento

Wedding - St. Francis Cloister, Sorrento
This wedding at St. Francis Cloister in Sorrento took place in an idyllic setting in Italian sunshine with a musician playing romantic melodies on a tuneful mandolin.


Church of Santa Maria Assunta, Positano, Weddings

Church of Santa Maria Assunta, Positano, Weddings

The Church of Santa Maria Assunta, Positano, is a popular choice for Catholic weddings.

Located in the little Flavio Gioia square in the centre of Positano, the ornately decorated Church of Santa Maria Assunta (Assumption) with its splendid majolica dome overlooks the Spaggia Grande beach.

Positano, Italy, for Weddings

Positano, Amalfi Coast, Italy
(Weddings in Positano)
Positano, widely acknowleged as the jewel in the crown of Italy's stunning Amalfi Coast, is the destination of choice for couples seeking a fairytale setting for their wedding.

Warrenpoint Docks - Port of Warrenpoint

Warrenpoint Docks

Originally constructed in the late 1770's, Warrenpoint Port was substantially enlarged 1972-1974 to create the modern Port of Warrenpoint.

Warrenpoint, County Down

Warrenpoint, County Down

Warrenpoint seafront overlooking spectacular Carlingford Lough. On a sunny day, or any other day, the view from this shoreline is unsurpassable.

Clough Mór, Rostrevor, County Down

Clough Mór ('The Big Stone'), Rostrevor

Clough Mór, a 30-ton granite boulder, lying on the upper slopes of Slieve Martin is a remnant of the Ice Age. It is associated in story with the legendary Irish shotputter and causeway builder Finn MacCool.
"I am an Ulsterman, a Connachtman, a Greek," said Finn.
"I am Cuchulainn, I am Patrick.
I am Carbery-Cathead, I am Goll.
I am my own father and my son.
I am every hero from the crack of time."
'At Swim-Two-Birds'
Flann O'Brien

The Fairy Glen, Rostrevor, County Down

The Fairy Glen, Rostrevor
The Fairy Glen in Rostrevor is situtated beside the pedestrian entrance to Kilbroney Park.
Celebrated in folk song and in fable, the atmospheric Fairy Glen is certainly worth a visit.
"Come away, O human child!
To the waters and the wild
With a faery, hand in hand,
For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand."
'The Stolen Child'
William Butler Yeats


Via S. Cesareo, Sorrento

Via S. Cesareo, Sorrento

Via San Cesareo in Sorrento is a street vibrant with the fiery colours of exotic fruits and alive with the evocative aromas of lemons and new leather.

Via S. Cesareo is certainly not in Ireland but Sorrento, Positano and other such locations along the spectacular Amalfi Coast have so impressed us on our travels that we make no apology for including them on this website.

The Amalfi Coast - when Ireland dreams of Italy.

Kilbroney Forest Park, Rostrevor, County Down

Kilbroney Forest Park, Rostrevor
Photographer : Gerard McLoughlin

Kilbroney Forest Park, Rostrevor, affords visitors the opportunity to see Clough Mor ("The Big Stone") and enjoy spectacular views of Rostrevor, Warrenpoint and Carlingford Lough.

Sunday 21 September 2008

Warrenpoint, County Down

Warrenpoint, County Down
(Photographs of Ireland)

The tall ship Thalassa at anchor in Warrenpoint harbour.