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.

Literary Association

Literary Association

Thoor Ballylee, summer residence of William Butler Yeats.

Verse of a poem by George Bernard Shaw in Coole Park.

Coole Park, home of Lady Gregory, one of the founders of The Irish Literary Theatre and The Abbey Theatre.

Home of Nora Barnacle, life partner of James Joyce.

Volvo Ocean Race

Volvo Ocean Race

It came to Ireland

and spent a wonderful week

in Galway

during May and June 2009. See Here

Images from County Mayo

Images from County Mayo

This photo was taken in Cong,

Westport,

rural south County Mayo,

and this one in Charlestown.

Irish sunsets

Irish sunsets

These photographs show

some spectacular

sunsets

taken in Ireland.

Angling

Angling

Angling is a popular sport in Ireland.

Some Anglers wade into rivers to fish,

some fish from boats,

and others like fishing from the shore.

Photos taken while it was raining

Photos taken while it was raining

Occasionally it rains in Ireland

These photographs were taken

during some of those

rare ocassions!

Images from The Burren

Images from The Burren

The Burren is situated in

North County Clare and South County Galway

These photos were taken in

North West County Clare

Some of the many birds found in Ireland

Some of the many birds found in Ireland

Pigeons feeding

Heron

Cormorant

A family of swans

Photos of the Connemara coast

Photos of the Connemara coast

Killary Fjord

Roundstone

Beach at Spiddal

Barna