Tag Archives: Ireland

Weekly Photo Challenge: Unfocused

Posted on May 7, 2012 by

When I was visiting Ireland, I visited several museums and read about the famine and mass emigration that happened due to a variety of reasons. This slide below is pretty unfocused but the next slide explains in sad detail some … Continue reading →

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If You’re Irish …

Posted on March 17, 2012 by

My mom was Irish so we grew up singing lots of Irish songs. We sang them pretty loud to cover the fact that maybe we didn’t know all the words or that we couldn’t carry a tune but we sang … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Windows

Posted on November 6, 2011 by

A menu and a view in Ireland! Related articles Weekly Photo Challenge: Windows (curlybookworm.wordpress.com) Weekly photo challenge – Windows (40again.wordpress.com) Weekly Photo Challenge: Windows (theplaceswevebeen.wordpress.com) Weekly Photo Challenge: Entrance (to an abandoned Irish cottage) (mkmercurio.wordpress.com) Weekly photo challenge: Windows (jmsimpson.wordpress.com) … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Textured

Posted on September 10, 2011 by

Notice the varied texture on this old Irish Homestead in County Cavan. The wrinkles, crinkles, tears and ripples make this building burst with texture. I hope you enjoy it! Related articles Weekly Photo Challenge: Textured (thirdhandart.wordpress.com) Weekly Photo Challenge: Textured … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Entrance (into a new life?)

Posted on August 18, 2011 by

I took this photo in Doagh Famine Village in County Donegal, Ireland. The image was pretty powerful and I felt the message was that this couple will survive or die fighting. Wouldn’t you love to hear their story? Related articles … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Entrance (to the other side)

Posted on August 17, 2011 by

Visiting cemeteries in Ireland was as normal as visiting churches, pubs and gift shops. The history shared on the gravestones made you wonder about the babies and parents that died on the same day. Or the stones that included a … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Entrance (to an abandoned Irish cottage)

Posted on August 16, 2011 by

In Ireland, the countryside is littered with abandoned cottages. These buildings once housed entire families for generations but now are crumbling eyesores. In the boom years, the Irish build new houses on their property and left these to erode with … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Entrance (to an Irish Cottage)

Posted on August 15, 2011 by

Entrance to an Irish Cottage at Doagh Famine Village in County Donegal. Last summer, my sister and I went to this museum located in the northern tip of Ireland in the Dingle Peninsula. . What a great history I received … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photos Challenge: Entrance

Posted on August 14, 2011 by

Took a lovely tour inside Cabra Castle in Ireland last year. I felt like a queen sitting on these steps! Cabra Castle is less than an hours drive from Dublin Airport, and is the perfect location for a weekend break … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Worn

Posted on June 20, 2011 by

Worn down and retired … An old typewriter found in an Ireland museum. Rotary dial phone – all worn down! These were a challenge to create, move and operate! Weekly Photo Challenge: Worn Related articles Weekly Photo Challenge: Worn (mikevictorinophotography.wordpress.com) … Continue reading →

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