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Selected Scenic Views of Ireland

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County Clare - West of Ireland

39. The west cross and St. Fachtnan's Cathedral, Kilfenora, County Clare

40. Leamaneh Castle near Kilfenora, The Burren, County Clare

41. The Paulnabrone prehistoric portal dolmen, The Burren, County Clare

42. The limestone hills and pavements of The Burren, near Ballyvaughan, County Clare

43. The richly decorated 'Romanesque' south doorway of the ruined late medieval church at the monastic site of Dysert O'Dea, near Corofin

County Cork - South West of Ireland

17a. The memorial near Durrus to the terrorist attacked Air India plane 1985 which crashed into the sea off west Co. Cork and 17b. silhouette at night

18. Evening light as the Beara Peninsula is viewed from the Sheeps Head Peninsula, Co. Cork

19. The sea, rocks and cliffs of Toe Head, Co. Cork

20. Walking on the hills above Gougane Barra lake, Co. Cork

21. The Kealkill stone circle and standing stones, near Bantry, Co. Cork

22. Looking across to Barley Cove from the Mizen Head road, Co. Cork

23. Mizen Head and the old lighthouse (now a heritage centre), Co. Cork

24. The rock formation near the old Mizen Head lighthouse (now a heritage centre), viewing from the linking bridge to the light house, Co. Cork

25. The cliffs near Mizen Head, Co. Cork

26. Looking across to the Beara Peninsular from the Sheeps Head Peninsula walk, Co. Cork

27. The cliffs near the tip of Sheeps Head Peninsula, Co. south-west Cork

28. Sunset over the Beara Peninsula, Hunger Hill middle right, viewed from Sheeps Head Peninsula Co. Cork

29. Sunset over the Beara Peninsula, Hunger Hill middle right, viewed from Sheeps Head Peninsula Co. Cork

30. Loch Hyne (Ine), Co. Cork

County Donegal - North-West of Ireland

1. Mamore Gap, Urris Hills, Inishowen, Donegal

2. The Wake - Doagh Island Famine Museum, Donegal

3. Evening sunlight on the Urris Hills, Donegal

County Galway - Connemara - West of Ireland

4. The Twelve Bens, Ballynakill Harbour, descent from Tully Mountain, Connemara, Co. Galway

5. Mweel Rea Mountain, Connemara, County Galway, Fuchsia and Monbretia in the foreground, so typical of the colourful hedgerows in the West of Ireland

6. Mweel Rea Mountain and Lettergesh Beach

7. The Mountains of Connemara (Mweel Rea and the Maumturk) viewed from The Renvyle Peninsular, County Galway

8. Renvyle Beach, Connemara, Co. Galway, Mweel Rea and Maumturk Mountains

12. Kylemore Abbey, Connemara, Co. Galway

County Kerry - West of Ireland

44. The coast between Dunquin and Ballyferriter, The Dingle Peninsular, Co. Kerry

45. The Blasket Islands viewed from the cliffs above Dunquin Harbour, The Dingle Peninsular

46. The steep path down to the tiny harbour at Dunquin, The Dingle Peninsular

47. Pony riders on Ventry Beach, The Dingle Peninsular, Co. Kerry

48. Fishing boats in Dingle Town harbour, The Dingle Peninsular, Co. Kerry

49. The beautiful scenic setting of Dingle Town and Harbour, The Dingle Peninsular

50. The narrow entrance to the huge natural harbour of Dingle Harbour, The Dingle Peninsular

51. The clearly marked ogham stone above Wine Strand Beach near Ballyferriter, Dingle Peninsular

52. Monbretia lined hedgerows on the way down to the Blasket Islands interpretive centre at Dunquin, The Dingle Peninsular

53. The coast near Dunquin, The Dingle Peninsular, Co. Kerry

54. Smerwick Harbour and the Brandon Mountain range viewed from above the village of Ballyferriter

55. The Gallarus Oratory, The Dingle Peninsular

56. The fabulous Inch Beach, The Dingle Peninsular

57. The broody cloud covered Brandon Mountain range viewed from the top of the Connor Pass

58. The cloudy Brandon Mountain range viewed from Brandon pier, Brandon Village

59. Rough seas at Cloquer Strand on the coast near Dunquin, The Dingle Peninsular

60. The Three Sisters and Smerwick Harbour on the coast near Ballyferriter

61. The Three Sisters walk near Ballyferriter, Dingle Peninsular (1)

62. The Three Sisters walk near Ballyferriter, Dingle Peninsular (2)

County Kilkenny

34. Leac An Scάil (Kilmogue) Dolmen, the tallest portal tomb in Ireland

35. Granagh (Granny) Castle, on the banks of the River Suir, County Kilkenny

36. The multi-arched bridge over the River Nore at Inistioge, County Kilkenny

County Louth

11. The Mourne Mountains of Northern Ireland viewed from Blackrock, County Louth in the Republic

County Sligo - West of Ireland

13. The chambered court cairn tomb of Creevykeel on the main Donegal - Sligo road

County Tipperary

15. Hore Abbey, below the Rock of Cashel, Co. Tipperary

38. Cahir Castle, Cahir Town, County Tipperary

County Waterford - South-East Ireland

9. Dunmore East harbour, County Waterford

10. Dunmore East beaches, County Waterford

16. Splendid array of flowers conveniently watered through the window, near Lismore Catholic Cathedral, Co. Waterford

31. The Dunmore East memorial to people who have lost their lives at sea, Co. Waterford

33. Fishing boat off Dunmore East, Co. Waterford

37. Looking east down the River Suir on the waterfront at Waterford, Co. Waterford

County Wexford - South-East Ireland

32. Hooke Head and lighthouse at the end of the estuary of the River Suir (working and also a heritage centre)

County Wicklow - East Ireland

14. View of Wicklow mountains over Dublin Bay from the cliffs of Howth

(see Dublin area for Glendalough pictures)


updated April 22nd 2008  EMAIL Phil Brown  *  digital images-photographs-pictures-photos-webshots-views-snaps-snaphots-scenes-pics-blogs © Dr W P Brown 2007 * If you are interested in using any of the photographs email me, but any image used must involve permission and acknowledgement   *



* Phil & Molly's 'Docs Pics' Index of all the holiday-walking-touring holidays in England, Ireland and Scotland  *   Yorkshire Dales-East Cumbria-North Pennines walking landscape scenes and notes  *  Whitby and surrounding area scenes and notes  *  York - scenes around the City  *  The River Esk Valley and North York Moors walking Landscapes  *  Fragments of Archaeology and History on the North Yorks Moors  *  Helmsley, Coxwold, Kirkbymoorside & Rievaulx Abbey Scenes  *  Pickering in Ryedale, North Yorkshire Scenes and notes  *  Lastingham, Hutton-le-Hole,Appleton-le-Moors Scenes  *  Malton in Ryedale & Howardian Hills Scenes in North Yorkshire  *  Sutton Bank National Park Centre (walks on North Yorks Moors)  * North East England - Newcastle upon Tyne City, County Durham, Northumbria Scenes  *  Cleveland (NE England) Scenes  *  Northern England-selected views  *  Ireland - Dublin - scenes & notes on our 'tourism'  *  Ireland - Dublin - selected Irish 'tourist' holiday views  *  Ireland - selected Irish views from walking-touring holidays  *  Ireland - Irish Landscape holiday Scenes and Notes  *  Midlands Scenes of England  *  Archaeology sites from miscellaneous walking holidays  *  Paris Scenes and Notes  *  South West of England Scenes  *  A Scotland-rail trip  *  Cameos of London Town - Snapshots of the City of London  *  Can you identify?  *  Tea Rooms, Cafes, Pubs and B&B's, Hostels etc.  *  Domestic and rural animal Scenes  *  Nature scenes  *  Geological-Rock Scenes  *  The excellent Esk Valley Lealholm Hall holiday cottage near Whitby  *  Peter M. Hicks - Northern landscape artist-painter  *  Peter Rushforth, The sadly missed novelist ("Pinkerton's Sister")  *  Music  *  See also www.lealholmhall.co.uk/ and www.petermhicks.co.uk/


*  Recommended Books  *

Mike Harding "Footloose in the West of Ireland" (a super entertaining read)

Margaret Greenwood, Mark Connolly & Geoff Watts "The Rough Guide to Ireland" (endless information)

Cary Meehan "The Travellers Guide to Sacred Ireland" (good for lots of historic-archaeological sites)

Paddy Dillon "Irish coastal Walks" (excellent walking guide)

Paddy Dillon "Collins Rambler's Guide - Connemara" (excellent walking guide)

Kevin Corcoran "West of Ireland Walks" (excellent walking guide)

Kevin Corcoran "West Cork Walks" (excellent walking guide)

Patrick Simms & Tony Whilde "Walk Guide - West of Ireland" (excellent walking guide)

Barry Raftery "Pagan Celtic Ireland - The Enigma of the Irish Iron Age" (very interesting and readable archaeology)

"The Hidden Places of Ireland" by David Gerrard

* Please get further publishing details from the internet *


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