Mossy Rock Fence in Yeats’ Seven Woods of Coole Park
If a rolling stone gathers no moss, this stone fence clearly has remained rooted for many years in the “Seven Woods” of Coole Park, County Galway, Ireland. Many of the great writers and poets...
Irish Countryside
In the footsteps of William Butler Yeats at Coole Park
A path, laiden with remnants of bygone autumn, graciously invites visitors to pass along a carpet of Spring greenery as ivy-laced sentinels stand guard in Coole Park, County Galway, Ireland. Once the estate of...
Irish Country Road in Summer
This is, without a doubt, my favourite Irish country road. It’s in County Clare and winds through the countryside between Lissycasey and Ballynacally to the townland of Lanna, the location of my great grandparents’...
Barleycove Beach in West County Cork
Barleycove Beach is one of Ireland’s more popular Southwest beaches in summer months, with it’s long stretch of sand dunes and diverse marshland wildlife. The sand dunes were created in 1755 after an earthquake...
Burren National Park’s Lovely Vistas
On a sunny late summer day, the criss-crossed pastures of the Burren lowlands offset the trademark gray limestone substrate of Ireland’s smallest National Park. This view is from the carpark of Aillwee Cave in...
