Shannon Airport June 12, 2008
Bunratty Castle
Bunratty Folk Park
Our first picnic! Bunratty
Jane and her Price Coat of Arms
Typical stone wall top
Ma and Pa Furlong Bunratty Folk Park
Goats playing “King of the hill”
Geraniums
Seasoned traveler
Bunratty scene
Old-fashioned hearth
Black and white
Our first fuchsias
Canterbury Bells at Eagle House B& B
Garden at Eagle House B & B
Sunny breakfast room at Eagle House B & B
Jane and our Toyota Avensis at Eagle House
Cynthia at the Collins Pub, Adare
Dinner, anyone?
Eagle House B & B, Adare, Co. Limerick
Abbeyfeale, Co. Kerry June 13, 2008
The Blennerville Windmill and Baurtregaum Mtn.
The Blennerville Windmill, Co. Kerry June 13, 2008
Dingle Peninsula, overlooking Tralee Bay
Tralee Bay near Camp
Dingle Peninsula, looking toward Brandon Mtn.
Dingle Peninsula
Dingle Peninsula, Connor Pass
Dingle Town from Connor Pass
Dingle, from Connor Pass
Fishing boats, Dingle
Looking toward Skellig Michael and Little Skellig
Dunbeg Fort, Dingle peninsula
Dunbeg Stone Fort, Dingle Peninsula
A stone house, modern
Dingle Bay
Dingle Bay, with sharks!
Foxgloves near Beehive Huts, Dingle Peninsula
A foxglove
Foxgloves and rocks
Burr at the Beehive Huts
Surrounded by rocks!
A Beehive hut with top missing
Jane amidst the rocks
Blasket Islands, off Dingle Peninsula
Blasket Islands
Blasket Sound
Gull and Blasket Islands
Slea Head Promontory
Cynthia at Slea Head
Closer up!
Jane at Slea Head
Dunmore Head, Europe's most westerly point
Old potato fields and stone-walled pastures
One of Burr's nightmares on the road!
The Sleeping Giant, A Blasket Island
Sleeping Giant and Little Skellig
Dunmore Head, mainland Europe's most westerly point
View from Clogher Head
Tip of Dingle Peninsula
Fuchsias near Gallarus Oratory
Wild fuchsias
Wild Irises
More fuchsias
Quilted fields on Dingle Peninsula
Tralee roses
Roses of Tralee
Lupine at Tralee
Tralee rose and Burr's camcorder!
Rhapsody, Iceberg, and I'm Blue roses
Jane in the Tralee roses
Tralee rose garden
A natural bouquet!
Burr beside a huge oak tree
Colorful pub in Adare
Tom & Maura Galvin at Eagle House B&B June 14, 2008
Thatched-roof “cottage”, Adare
Yet another pub, Adare
Town on the Road to Tipperary
Tipperary, Co. Tipperary June 14, 2008
Glen of Aherlow June 14, 2008
That Irish red hair!
Glen of Aherlow and Galtee Mtns.
One of our picnic sites
River Suir, Co, Tipperary
Ruin on the River Suir
Rock of Cashel
Rock of Cashel, Cathedral and Castle
Cormac's Chapel, Romanesque carving
Cormac's Chapel Tympanum over south door
Cormac's Chapel Frescoe detail
Cormac's Chapel frescoe detail
Rock of Cashel cemetery
The Cathedral Crossing
North transept of Cathedral
Rock of Cashel high cross
Rock of Cashel, looking east
Choir wall
Burr on the Rock of Cashel
Two Mile Lodge B & B, near Kenmare, Co. Kerry
Two Mile Lodge
Kenmare, Co. Kerry
Kenmare flower basket
Sunset at Two Mile Lodge
Jane in Killarney Nat'l Park June 15, 2008
Killarney National Park
Ladies' View, Lakes of Killarney
Long Range River flowing to Muckross Lake
Purple Mtn. to left and Torc Mtn. to right
Upper Lake, Killarney Nat'l. Park
Lakes of Killarney
Purple Mountain
Ladies' View
Muckross Lake
Muckross House
Lunch at Muckross
Muckross House, garden view
Late Rhododendrons in Muckross Garden
Rhododendron
Calla Lilies in Muckross Garden
Giant Leaves!
Chinese Lanterns
Muckross Garden
Cow on Muckross Farm
Children's bed in farmhouse
Laborer's Cottage
Farmer at work, Muckross
Irish Donkey
Prosperous farmer's house
Blacksmith at work
Torc Waterfall
Owengarriff River Cascades
A Killarney Lake
Colorful Kenmare
Breakfast at Two Mile Lodge
The View
View from our bedroom at Two Mile Lodge
Sunset from Two Mile B & B
Irish pancakes and bacon
Jane and Patricia's dogs, Dino and Jennie
Cute little Dino, part Corgi
Patricia McGrath
Dino and Jennie
Fuchsia on the Road to Kerry
South coast of Iveragh Peninsula, along Kenmare River
Staigue Fort, on the Ring of Kerry
Low doorway, Staigue Fort
Drystone wall, Staigue Fort
Jane and Burr in Staigue Fort
Ubiquitous Hedge
Carroll's Cove beach, Ring of Kerry
Coach for Daniel O'Connell at Derrynane House
Shamrocks, Derrynane House
The Skelligs from Coomakista Pass
The Skelligs over Ballinskelligs Bay
Jane at Coomakista Pass on Ring of Kerry
Ballinskelligs Bay
Tip of the Iveragh Peninsula
View from Coomakista Pass
Valencia Island
Jaunting Cars, Killarney
A Fixer-upper on Muckross Lake!
Kenmare, Co. Kerry June 17, 2008
Druid Stone Circle, Kenmare
Burr at the center stone
Cynthia, Head Druid
Kenmare Needlepoint Lace
Work in progress, Kenmare convent, 1893
Italian Garden, Folly and Escallonia
Italian Garden, Garinish Island
Folly and Lily Pond
Bonsai, Italian garden
Escallonia
Last of the Azaleas
Jane, snug in her Irish cap
Dogwood
Cynthia amongst the Rhododendrons
Climbing to Martello Tower, Garinish Island
Delphinium in Garinish Island garden
Peony
Magnificent Delphiniums
Bantry House , Co. Cork
Weeping Copper Beech, Bantry House
Drombeg Stone Circle,Co. Cork
Burr in the Drombeg Stone Circle
Cooking Pit
Drombeg Stone Circle
Cooking pit and daisies, Drombeg Stone Circle
St. Colman's Cathedral, Cobh, Co. Cork June 18, 2008
Cobh harbor and elusive church!
Another Irish emigrant -- The Queenstown Story, Cobh
The Queenstown Story , Cobh
Talking with a fellow teacher, Cobh
Cobh harbor
View from our window, Insiara B&B, Co. Cork
View from our bedroom, Insiara B&B
Insiara B & B, Co. Cork
Eileen and John Guirey at Insiara B & B
Our smashed left mirror June 19, 2008
Kinsale from Charles Fort
Yachts in Kinsale Harbour
Burr walking into Charles Fort, Kinsale
Kinsale Harbour from Charles Fort
Charles Fort bastion and the River Bandon
Jane entering Charles Fort
Charles Fort Gate
Mosaic diagram of Charles Fort
Summercove, from Charles Fort
Kinsale and fort walls
Posing on the wall
Sailboats in Kinsale Harbour
Her very own emporium!
Kinsale, Co. Cork
Jane's Ireland mug
Jane at Fota lunch
Entering Walled Garden at Fota Arboretum
Fota Garden
Fota walled garden
Fota
Fota garden
Irises at Fota
Clematis in Fota garden
Tradescantia in Fota garden
Roses at Fota
Cynthia and her favorite subjects at Fota
Alstromeria at Fota
Fota Walled Garden
My best red rose photo
Unusual Fota denizen
Clematis
Fota Arboretum
Japanese cedar and friend
Fota Arboretum pond
Holstein cattle, Co. Cork
County Waterford flags
Round tower at St. Declan's Cathedral
Cemetery at St. Declan's
St. Declan's Cathedral ruins, Ardmore, Co. Waterford
Carvings at St. Declan's Cathedral
View from St. Declan's
St. Declan's
Elders in bloom everywhere!
Jane at St. Declan's
Mine Head from St. Declan's
No kidding!!!
One of many Green Tunnels
Breakfast at River Valley B & B June 20, 2008
View from River Valley B & B Co. Wexford
What we will do for a picture!
Ruins of Dunbrody Abbey, Co. Wexford
Dunbrody Abbey ruins
Highway scene, Co. Wexford
Mooned by feeding ducks at JFK Arboretum!
JFK Arboretum
Burr on View Point hill --- JFK Arboretum
One of six counties to be seen on View Point
View from the View Point
Bridge over River Nore at Inistioge
Kilkenny Castle and visitor
Kilkenny Castle wing with Long Gallery
River Nore at Kilkenny Castle
Kilkenny Castle
Waiting for photographers to finish!
Kilkenny City Hall
Jerpoint Abbey , Co. Kilkenny
Unknown ruin, Co. Kilkenny
Elderflowers
Elderflower
Lunch at Circle of Friends in Inistioge
Travellers Three in Inistioge
Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford June 21, 2008
Ann Breen-Murphy of River Valley B & B
Ruin near River Valley B & B
Tintern Abbey , Co. Wexford
Tintern Abbey
Viking Bridge over the River Bannow at Tintern Abbey
Tintern Abbey ruins
The Celtic Sea from tip of Hook Peninsula
Raging Celtic Sea
Norman lighthouse at Hook Head
Hook Head and Lighthouse
Norman Lighthouse at Hook Head
Waterford, across Waterford Bay from Hook Head
Waterford Bay from Hook Head
Seascape
A typical “Green tunnel” in Co. Wexford
Dolmen at Irish Heritage Museum
Wooden Ringfort
Early Irish farmers!
Irish Nat'l Heritage Museum
Irish girl in costume
Wooden Plow
Stone church at early Christian monastery
Replica of High Cross
Jane and Beehive Hut
First swimming lesson?
Cranog at Heritage Center
The easy life!
Typical food
Viking ship
Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford
St. Aidan's Cathedral, Enniscorthy
St. Aidan's Cathedral, central nave
St. Aidan's Catholic Cathedral, Enniscorthy
St. Aidan's
Bishop Thomas Furlong's name on wall
Altar Window
Where the names of bishops are written
Stencilling in St. Aidan's
Detail of stencils
Plaque in Cathedral
St. Matthew & St. Mark
St. Luke & St. John in stained glass
Starred Ceiling
Enniscorthy
Ferns Castle at Enniscorthy
Burr and Enniscorthy Castle
Picturesque ruin, Co. Wexford
Zipping on to Arklow on the N11
Our favorite restaurant in Arklow!
Breakfast Room at Moneylands B & B June 23, 2008
View from Moneylands B & B
Storm over the Irish Sea
Rainbow over the Irish Sea
Moneylands B & B, Arklow, Co. Wicklow
Alstromeria at Mt. Usher Gardens
Mt. Usher beauty
Cynthia and a tall foxglove
Chilean Flame Creeper
Late-blooming Rhododendrons
River Vartry
Mt. Usher Gardens
St. Johnswort
A pretty pink dogwood
Dogwood at Mt. Usher Grdens
Magnificent Escallonia!
White Escallonia
A different Dogwood
Incredible Dogwood at Mt. Usher Gardens
Cynthia lost in dogwood bracts
Round Tower at Glendalough
Entrance to Glendalough, Co. Wicklow
Monastery gatehouse at Glendalough
St. Kevin's Cathedral at Glendalough
St. Kevin's Kitchen (Oratory)
Jane at St. Kevin's grave
St. Kevin's Kitchen
St. Kevin's Monastery
Wild gorse
Upper Lake at Glendalough
Jane and Upper Lake
River Glendassen and Round Tower at Glendalough
Meeting of the Waters (Avonmore & Avonbeg rivers)
River Avonmore
At the Avoca Handweaver's Shop
Mizen Head, near Arklow
Hedge on Mizen Head and beachcomber
Mizen Head
Dune flowers
Lunch in Arklow
Arklow from Moneylands (zoomed)
Roadside color near Moneylands June 25. 2008
Darned Yellow Composites !
Arklow Cathedral June 25, 2008
Superhighway vista
Great Sugar Loaf Mtn.
Powerscourt, near Bray, Co. Wicklow
Powerscourt Gardens
Powerscourt gardens
Perron and pebble mosaics
View from the Perron
The Perron
Powerscourt vista
Triton Lake
Formal Gardens
Powerscourt and guest from Montreat
Great Sugar Loaf Mtn. from the Perron
Distinguished professor from Houston
Pebble Mosaic
Flower bed
Pegasus statues -- emblem of the Wingfields
Japanese Garden
Flowers in Japanese Garden
Mermaid Fountain
Monkshood(?) in Walled Garden
So very Blue!
Walled Garden
Poppies
Powerscourt Walled Garden
Powerscourt Garden
Statue at Powerscourt
Luncheon View
Green Wicklow Hills
Wicklow Scene
Powerscourt Waterfall --- tallest in Ireland
Falls of the River Dargle
Jane and Powerscourt Waterfall June 25, 2008
Burr, dwarfed by Powerscourt Waterfall June 25, 2008
Jane and Burr at Powerscourt Waterfall
Burr and Powerscourt Waterfall
Powerscourt Waterfall
Valley in Wicklow Mtns.
Upper and Lower Lakes of Glendalough
Poulaphouca Reservoir
Scene near Blessington, Co. Wicklow
0ur favorite road sign!
Russborough House
Botanist Jane
Vista from Russborough House
Meadow setting for Russborough
Japanese Garden at Kildare June 26, 2008
Teahouse
View from Teahouse in the rain
Bonsai
Zen Garden
A horselaugh from Invincible Spirit
Invincible Spirit, most valuable stallion
Stallion Boxes at Irish National Stud, Kildare
Stallion Paddocks
Gray stallion in paddock
Bay stallion
In the rain at Irish Nat'l Stud
Colt “Tidy Wager” lets us pet him
Mares at Irish Nat'l Stud
St. Fiachra's Garden
Beehive Huts, St. Fiachra's Gardem
Crystal “garden” inside hut
Pond in Rain
A father's pride
Swans in St. Fiachra's Garden
Driving in the rain
A rainy shot
Driving in the Irish mist!
