Images of Winter

Images of Winter

Some winter photographs

showing frosty scenes

all taken at Christmas time

2009.

Images of Galway City

Images of Galway City

Mutton Island Walkway see Here and Here

Spanish Arch

Lynch Window

Galway Cathedral

Boats

Boats

Ireland is surrounded by water,

and has many rivers, canals and lakes,

on which are a great many,

and variety of boats.

Some amusing photos

Some amusing photos

Nice to know!

Why?

Where did this sea come from?

Boat minder!

Irish country roads

Irish country roads

Some of the more interesting parts of Ireland,

is accessed only by leaving

the dual-carriageways and motorways,

and making your way along the little country roads.

The Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean

is an enormous body of water,

that makes contact with Ireland,

along the entire west coast,

of the country.

Swans

Swans

One of Ireland's great folk tales,

"The Children of Lir",

tell the story of a sister and her two brothers,

who were turned into swans for 900 years.

Autumn

Autumn

Autumn is the time of year,

when the leaves change their colours,

to brown and rust,

and fall off the trees.

October Fair

October Fair

The October Fair takes place in Ballinasloe every year.

In the past it was an agricultural fair.

It's now focused on horses, and is one of the oldest in Europe.

The fair dates back to the 1700's.

Reflections

Reflections

This series of photographs,

show things,

reflected,

in water.

Lisbon Treaty Referendum

Lisbon Treaty Referendum

In a referendum in 2008,

the Irish people rejected the Lisbon Treaty.

We live in a democracy, so in 2009,

we have the same referendum all over again!

The Bounty visits Ireland

The Bounty visits Ireland

A mutiny took place aboard the Bounty in 1789 when it's captain, William Bligh was deposed.

This ship is a reconstruction of the Bounty. It was built in 1960 and is 1/3 larger than the original vessel.

This is the ship used in the 1962 film "Mutiny on the Bounty".

The Bounty visited Ireland in September 2009.

Horses

Horses

These are simply

some photographs

of horses

taken in Ireland.