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Killinthomas Woods, Rathangan, County Kildare
If you go down to the woods today you’re sure of a big surprise. If you go down to the woods today you’d better go in disguise. For every bear that ever there was will gather there for certain...
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Feighcullen Church, Co. Kildare
It amazing the things that you can find in this country just by keeping your eyes peeled while out for a spin in your automobile. As I whizzed past a lane-way on my way to Killinthomas woods I...
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Glasnevin Cemetery – Ireland’s Largest Necropolis
Since the gates first opened on the 21st of February 1832 people have been dying to get in here. There has been a total of 1.5 million people interned in the the graveyard. To give that a little...
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All Along the Banks on the Royal Canal
Its a wonderful thing to be surprised by something so familiar. As a Dubliner I have looked at and passed over the royal canal literally hundreds of thousands of times in my life. I never really paid...
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Jean Tinguely – Cascade
I first encountered Jean Tinguely in an exhibition catalog called “The Machine” that my dad brought home from MoMA in New York. Tinguely had built a “self-destroying” sculpture called “Homage to New...
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Malahide Castle – North County Dublin
Construction of the castle began in 1175. Richard Talbot was granted the “lands and harbour of Malahide” by Henry II the King of England, Lord of Ireland. Talbot was a knight that had travelled with...
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All Saints’ Church – Raheny – Dublin
Arthur Edward Guinness, Lord Ardilaun decided to build a church on the lands of his St Anne’s Estate in Raheny. He first proposed the idea in 1880 and the church was to replace the older St Assam’s...
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Killinthomas Turf Camp – Kildare
In the years 1939 to 1945 large scale turf camps were built on the Bog of Allen with a view to harvesting turf on an industrial scale. This was part of Irelands efforts to be self sufficient during...
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Pinholed in Amsterdam – Reblog
Whats the first thing that springs to mind when you think of Amsterdam? Was your guess world wide pinhole photography day 2014? What started as an amusing and light hearted discussion on twitter...
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Temple of Isis – St Annes Park
The Temple of Isis sits on the bank of the duck pond in St Annes Park. It is one of the many follies built in the park during the 1800’s. The parkland was formally the estate of the Guinness family and...
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Mullaghmeen Forest
Mullaghmeen forest is one of those wonderful places that is nearly impossible to find and even harder to describe. It sits in the middle of extensive farm lands at the Coole end of the Bog of Allen and...
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From the Sally Gap to Lough Dan
One of the wonderful things about this country is that you are never really sure where a small laneway or an open gate can lead you. One of my favourite walks in the Wicklow mountains is the stroll...
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The Old Mill – Ward River
Originally I had planned to do a longer post about this hidden gem but events have conspired against me. I visited the old mill with a photo buddy Brian last July and it was great to see it again. I...
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Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day – EUR1200 Gallery*
Last year I was lucky enough to be in Amsterdam for World Wide Pinhole Photography Day. It was great to spend a day with other pinhole enthusiasts. This year many people from the same group will...
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Dun na Rí Forest Park
This year for world pinhole photography day I visited an old haunt. I lived very near Dun na Rí for about 6 years and it was at one stage one of my favourite places to run my dogs. This was many years...
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Turning Japanese – A Trip to the Gardens
Camera: Pinhole 4×5 (Horseman 120 roll back fitted)Film: Foma 100Dev: Rodinal 1+ 50 9mins It’s not often that I take my soul on the journey from oblivion to enlightenment but the Japanese garden at...
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The Hill of Slane – County Meath
Camera: Pinhole 4×5 (Horseman 120 roll back fitted)Film: Foma 100Dev: Rodinal 1+ 50 9mins Myth and legend tells us that St Patrick lit the Pascal fire on the hill of Slane in 422 AD this was in the...
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More Canal Bank Walking – Dublin
Exactly two years ago I wrote a post about having “discovered” the royal canal. I signed off that post suggesting that I wanted to walk the other 140KM to see what else I could find on the route....
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Poulnabrone Portal Tomb – The Burren
Camera: P6*6 Pinholef-stop of f/13550mm focal lengthFilm: Kodak Portra 160Dev: Tetenal C-41 Just a short drive to the south of the town of Ballyvaughan in Co Clare sits the magnificent Poulnabrone...
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Mirissa – Sri Lanka
In February I was lucky enough to visit Sri Lanka. I decided to take my pinhole camera with we try and get a unique perspective of the Island. The very last part of our trip was spent by the coast...
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