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My Photographic Highlights of 2014
Here are some of my favourite images from 2014: (1) Early January and a walk in the snow to the summit of Slieve Croob. In the background the clear summits of the Mourne Mountains provide a wonderful backdrop. (2) A sunny day in early March allowed for a trip to South Down, taking in Kilbroney…
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The Holidays..
So, 10 weeks after I got back from this year’s summer holidays, I have finally managed to get my photos sorted out. This years trip brought me over the water to travel through Wales and then onto the South of England. The first few days of the trip was spent travelling the length of Wales…
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A London Day Trip
Saturday 18th October 2014, and I took a flying visit to that great city of London. It really was a flying visit – a day trip at its very best. A 7.40am flight out of Dublin into Gatwick allowed me to make it into “The City”, standing at Westminister Bridge and it wasn’t even 10.30am. First…
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The month of September in Pictures
In what is normally a quiet month, especially with post summer blues, this September ended up being anything but. The following photos will give you a flavour of what I was at…
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Edward Bruce – King of Ireland
For the week that’s in it, I thought I would share my own Scottish related story, that I only learned about this year. Most people are familiar with the story of Robert the Bruce and the Battle of Bannockburn (William Wallace, Braveheart and all that), where the Scots defeated the English, in what was the…
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Three in a Row!!
2014 All-Ireland Hurling Final – Kilkenny 3-22 (31) Tipperary 1-28 (31) Sunday 7th September, Croke Park Dublin. Unbelievably, for the third successive year, the All-Ireland Hurling Final ended in a draw. After going 53 years without a draw, the three most recent finals have all went to a replay. After the Kilkenny / Tipperary battles…
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A not so grey day on the North Coast
Towards the end of July, I ended up one day along Northern Ireland’s North Coast, and in particular the stretch of coastline between Portrush and Ballintoy. It was meant to be the middle of summer, but instead of the blazing sun hitting off the water, it ended up being probably the dullest day of July. Still,…
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Shannon Region and Dingle, Co Kerry.
During the last week of May 2014, I took a week long road trip down through the Shannon Region (from Athlone to Limerick) and then onto Co Kerry and to the Dingle Peninsula. Day One The Shannon region is one area I have never explored before and coming off the motorway close to Athlone, I…
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#Glasgow 2014 – XX Commonwealth Games
On Sunday past (27th July), I found myself visiting Glasgow, this year’s host city of the Commonwealth Games (thanks to Stena Line for the £10 day return ticket for boat and coach from Belfast). There was a great buzz throughout the city, with so much going on besides the sport with street entertainment, large screens, markets…
Through the Lens of a Camera 