Warrenpoint, County Down

Warrenpoint, County Down

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The tall ship Thalassa at anchor in Warrenpoint harbour.

Ballymacdermot Court Cairn

Ballymacdermot Court Cairn

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Ballymacdermot Court Cairn
Every stone retains its memories
Of hands that gripped and heaved,
Of beads of perspiration,
Of whispered secrets,
And gossipy conversation.

Laughter echoing laughter,
Tears replacing tears,
Brows furrowing out
The immemorial mystery.

In budding hedgerows,
Other blackbirds sang;
In lustful loanens,
Other lovers laughed.

And the earth went round,
And others were born,
Gave birth,
And passed on.

Christopher Morrisey

Drumaness, County Down

Drumaness, County Down

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Swans and their cygnets in Drumaness mill pond.

"The stately-sailing swan

Gives out his snowy plumage to the gale,

And, arching proud his neck, with oary feet

Bears forward fierce, and guards his osier-isle,

Protective of his young."

James Thomson 1700-1748

Strangford, County Down

Strangford, County Down

Newry Canal, County Down

Newry Canal, County Down

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The Newry Canal was the first summit-level canal in the British Isles.

Visitors to the Quays Shopping Centre, Newry, may not be aware that the the Albert Basin (pictured above) is located directly behind the Quays shopping complex.

Glendalough, County Wicklow, Ireland

Glendalough, County Wicklow, Ireland

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The iconic round tower at Glendalough, Co Wicklow, attracts pilgrims and visitors from all over the world.

"What motion of the sun or stream
Or eyelid shot the beam
That pierced my body through?
What made me live like these that seem
Self-born, born anew?"

'Sun and Stream at Glendalough' - W.B. Yeats

Photographs of Ireland

Photographs of Ireland

This idyllic landscape among the Wicklow Hills encapsulates the magical, mystical qualities of the Irish countryside.

Photographs of Ireland capture the fugitive, split-second essence of Ireland.