the hills of Donegal

"For your hearts are like your mountains
In the homes of Donegal "

An tra, Falcarragh ~ Donegal.

Derry city.

let the dance begin...

Go Proton!

ah, 2 years, 42,000 miles!
spacious for the contents of any flat (of mine)!!
and what leg room!!!

Acid soil; acid blooms.

Bog Cotton, showing a Sou'westerly prevailing wind

devil's bit scabious (so named as the root is hoof-cloven shaped)

knapweed

Turf ~ Ireland's Oil

Footing the turf. best done when the midges are out.

a wet summer: unfooted machine turf

who needs the desert for dessication cracks?

rushes: probably would grow through concrete...

undiscoved 6 toed beast of the bog

a wet summer, so lots of Dragonflies!

Spider moon

To the light house

common rustic
&
canary-shouldered thorn

Bubble Brilliant

wild swans

just a name

The kids are alright

bumped into an auld mate, brought me down to the river to hear a lightening gig from "Band on an island". The violin player only happened to be my neighbour 3 doors down when i was in Newbridge. and the kids are alright! Solid fan base already (mind you back to school next week!)
http://www.myspace.com/bandonanisland

A tale of 3 Pubs

Coffey's ~ where I had my first pint
O'Rourkes ~ a good pub
Earley's ~ the odd pint there. like the name minus an E.!

Billy's Bar

Ah, Dad's local in his day. It was called Neesons, still is by some.
Opposite was Snell's bookies. Many a 5p yankees was staked! :)

New Newbridge

Piwo and 24 hour shopping. compliment eachother?

a burgeoning Polish community and the largest shopping complex beyond Dublin. never would have guessed 20 years ago when i was going to school in Newbridge.

Old Newbridge

the auld newbridge, going or gone forever. how long before these two room terrace cottages get "redeveloped"

"In my day there were two rooms and ten childern, now it's ten bedrooms and two children" quote aunt molly