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Swan at St Stephen's Green
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
St Stephen's Green
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Cute puppy at St Stephen's Green, Dublin
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Pigeon at St Stephen's Green
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Goofy gull at St Stephen's Green
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Goofy gull at St Stephen's Green
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Goofy gull at St Stephen's Green
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Gull (I think) at St Stephen's Green
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Bridge in St Stephen's Green
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Expectant gull at St Stephen's Green
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Expectant gull at St Stephen's Green
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
View from bridge at St Stephen's Green
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Us at St Stephen's Green, Dublin
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
St Stephen's Green
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
The Three Fates fountain at St Stephen's Green
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Pigeon swarm at St Stephen's Green
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
First Irish beers
        
      
     
    
    
      
       
        
          
Dawson Street Pollinator Corridor
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Bridge over the River Liffey with Heuston Station in the background
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Sulawesi crested macaque
        
      
     
    
    
      
       
        
          
Conservation sign
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Exit sign in Zoo canteen
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Centre for Species Survival
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Tapir
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Friendly dinosaur
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Elephants in Ireland?
        
      
     
    
    
      
       
        
          
Natural ivory carving: Elephants in the wild are poached primarily for their ivory.
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Artificial ivory helps to prevent poaching by providing an althernative material for carving, inlays, piano keys, etc.. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230908-the-alternative-ivory-sources-that-could-help-save-elephants
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Chris at the Meerkat Cafe
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Elephants
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Bongo
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Baby okapi
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Okapi
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Red River Hog
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Eurasian Magpie
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Eurasian Magpie
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Words to live by
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Gibbons
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Ducks (in the primate moat)
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Adult moorhen (Real Live Nature): Mother and chick were hanging out by picnic tables at the zoo, looking for food scraps.
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Moorhen chick
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Gorillas having a chat
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Gorillas
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Climbing sequence
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Climbing sequence
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Climbing sequence
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Alpha giving me a look (he wasn't impressed)
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Climbing sequence
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Alpha giving another gorilla a look (he still wasn't impressed)
        
      
     
    
    
      
       
        
          
Silverback gorilla attempting to discover the doorknob principle
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
GREEN! Parts of eastern Ireland are basically a temperate rainforest.
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Hippo
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Rothdchild's giraffes and Grant's zebras
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Slighty soggy red pandas
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Red Panda scultpure
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Red panda plaque
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Save Dublin Zoo
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Snow leopard
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Snow leopard
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Snow leopard
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Siamangs hanging out
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Siamangs hanging out
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
No orangurans in the rain
        
      
     
    
    
      
       
        
          
Sulawesi crested macaque
        
      
     
    
    
    
    
      
       
        
          
Clonmacnoise Monastic Site: The Pilgrim
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Clonmacnoise Monastic Site: The Pilgrim
        
      
     
    
    
    
    
    
      
       
        
          
Clonmacnoise Monastic Site: Dan Grenham cross
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Clonmacnoise Monastic Site: Dan Grenham cross
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Clonmacnoise Monastic Site
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Clonmacnoise Monastic Site
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Clonmacnoise Monastic Site
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Clonmacnoise Monastic Site
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Clonmacnoise Monastic Site
        
      
     
    
    
      
       
        
          
Clonmacnoise Monastic Site
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Clonmacnoise Monastic Site
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Clonmacnoise Monastic Site
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Clonmacnoise Monastic Site
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Clonmacnoise Monastic Site: High Cross
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Clonmacnoise Monastic Site: High cross (reverse)
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Clonmacnoise Monastic Site: South cross
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Clonmacnoise Monastic Site: South cross (reverse)
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Clew Bay from the Great Western Greenway, Mulranny,
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Chris on the Greenway
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Great Western Greenway
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Sculpture on Great Western Greenway
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Flower on Greenway
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Bike rack on Greenway (Newport?)
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Bridge on Carrowbeg River, Westport
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Art studio window, Westport
        
      
     
    
    
      
       
        
          
The Shambles Lane, Westport
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Thomas Moran store, Westport
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Four faced liar clock, Westport
        
      
     
    
    
      
       
        
          
Glendenning Monument (St Patrick) in the octagon, Westport
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
The Sentinel, Westport
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Typical view from the bus, Doolough Valley
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Unconcerned sheep, Doolough Valley
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Glencullin Lough from the bus. More rain with clearer scenery.
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Temperate rainforest, Doolough Valley
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Gaynor's Bar, Leenane (Leenaun)
        
      
     
    
    
      
       
        
          
Killary Fjord
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Killary Harbor
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Fairy tree at Killary Harbor viewpoint, Killary Fjord (brightened a bit)
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Fairy tree at Killary Harbor viewpoint, Killary Fjord
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Wild Atlantic Way sign at Killary Harbor viewpoint
        
      
     
    
    
      
       
        
          
View from Ravi's in Clifden
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
A flght of frames seat, Clifden
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Flyboys in Clifden
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Sky Road drive
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Sky Road drive
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Sky Road drive
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Sky Road drive
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Donkeys on Sky Road drive
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Contented cows on Sky Road drive
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Sky Road drive
        
      
     
    
    
      
       
        
          
Kylemore Abbey
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Kylemore Abbey
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Kylemore Abbey
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Kylemore Abbey bathroom detail
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Kylemore Abbey
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Kylemore Abbey
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Kylemore Abbey
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Kylemore Abbey
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Kylemore Abbey
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Kylemore Abbey
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Kylemore Abbey
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Kylemore Abbey banniester detail
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Kylemore Abbey banniester detail
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Pollacappall Lough from Kylemore Abbey
        
      
     
    
    
    
      
       
        
          
Kylemore Abbey
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Pollacapall Lough, Kylemore Abbey
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Small bird outside food stand at Abbey
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Am I a comical Kune Kune pig?
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Kylemore Abbey
        
      
     
    
    
    
      
       
        
          
Between Clifden and Dunguaire Castle
        
      
     
    
    
      
       
        
          
Between Clifden and Dunguaire Castle
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Wild grass
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Spanish arches, Galway
        
      
     
    
    
      
       
        
          
View from bridge, Galway
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Dunguaire Castle
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Dunguaire Castle
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Rathborney
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Rathborney
        
      
     
    
    
      
       
        
          
Lahinch Beach (promenade)
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Lahinch Promenade in a storm
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Lahinch beach in a storm
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Scraped truck fender (narrow roads)
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
The Cliffs of Insanity (don't trip)
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
O'Brien's Tower, Cliffs of Moher
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
O'Brien's Tower, Cliffs of Moher
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Chris at Cliffs of Moher
        
      
     
    
    
    
    
      
       
        
          
View from tower, Cliffs of Moher
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
View from O'Brien's tower, Cliffs of Moher
        
      
     
    
    
    
      
       
        
          
View from tower, Cliffs of Moher
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
O'Brien's Tower, Cliffs of Moher
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Cliffs of Moher
        
      
     
    
    
      
       
        
          
Cliffs of Moher
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Cliffs of Moher
        
      
     
    
    
    
      
       
        
          
Cliffs of Moher
        
      
     
    
    
      
       
        
          
Cliffs of Moher
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Cliffs of Moher
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Gulls at Cliffs of Moher
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Cliffs of Moher
        
      
     
    
    
    
    
    
      
       
        
          
The other ferry
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Conservation Center walk
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Conservation Center walk
        
      
     
    
    
    
      
       
        
          
Bee at Tralee Wetlands Centre
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
View from observation tower, Tralee Wetlands Centre
        
      
     
    
    
      
       
        
          
Blennerville windmill
        
      
     
    
    
    
      
       
        
          
Seamus and border collie at sheep farm
        
      
     
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
       
        
          
Donkey at sheep farm
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Bridget at sheep farm
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Sheep farm
        
      
     
    
    
    
      
       
        
          
Chris feeding a lamb at sheep farm
        
      
     
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
       
        
          
Birthplace of Tom Crean, Antactic explorer
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Anascaul
        
      
     
    
    
    
    
      
       
        
          
Fahan beehive huts
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Fahan beehive huts
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Fahan beehive huts (SDR)
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Fahan beehive huts (HDR)
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Fahan beehive huts
        
      
     
    
    
      
       
        
          
Fahan beehive huts
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Ceann Sléibhe (Slea Head)
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Ceann Sléibhe (Slea Head)
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
The Sleeping Giant fro Slea Head
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
(on right, where The Last Jedi was filmed)
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
View of Great Blasket Island from Coumeenoole Beach
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Coumeenoole Beach
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Coumeenoole Beach
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Coumeenoole Beach
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Coumeenoole Beach
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Coumeenoole Beach
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Coumeenoole Beach
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Coumeenoole Beach
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Coumeenoole Beach
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Or The Dead Man
        
      
     
    
    
    
      
       
        
          
Great Blasket Island
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
At the Well,  The Great Blasket Centre
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Irish flag at The Great Blasket Centre
        
      
     
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
       
        
          
Darth Vader and Yoda in Dunurlin
        
      
     
    
    
      
       
        
          
Butterfly garden at Dingle aquarium
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Butterfly garden at Dingle aquarium
        
      
     
    
    
    
      
       
        
          
Gentoo penguins
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Gentoo penguin
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Gentoo penguin at Dingle aquarium
        
      
     
    
    
    
      
       
        
          
Sharks at Dingle aquarium
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Dingle Aquarium
        
      
     
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
       
        
          
Humboldt penguin
        
      
     
    
    
      
       
        
          
Dingle harbor
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Obligatory seagull at Dingle harbour
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Dingle harbour
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Dingle carnival
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Inch Beach Lookout
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Sign at Red Fox Inn
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Sheehan's Point, Ring of Kerry
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Sheehan's Point, Ring of Kerry
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
I made sure I knew exactly where my feet were before I took the shots of the steps.
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
View of Abbey Island, Derrynane
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
This was more about the experience than the image. I was the only one on the tour crazy enough to go out to the edge of the pier in 30 mph winds. I made sure I knew exactly where my feet were before I took the shot of the steps.
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Derrynane Sea Sports shack
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Security for Micheál Martin, Taoiseach
        
      
     
    
    
      
       
        
          
Sneem Falls, looking south from bridge over Sneem River in Sneem
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Sneem Falls, looking south from bridge over Sneem River in Sneem
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Flowers in the Sneem
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Sneem Falls
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Lookout between Sneem and Killarney National Park
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Lookout between Sneem and Killarney National Park
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Lookout between Sneem and Killarney National Park
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Sheep everywhere!
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Rainbow lookout, sans rainbow
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Rainbow lookout between Sneem and Killarney
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Rainbow lookout
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Bridge over Owengarriff River, Killarney National Park
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Owengarriff River, Killarney National Park
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Trail to Torc Waterfall, Killarney National Park
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Torc Waterfall, Owengarriff River, Killarney National Park
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Torc Waterfall, Owengarriff River, Killarney National Park
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Torc Waterfall, Owengarriff River, Killarney National Park
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Killarney Town
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Killarney Town
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Abbey Lodge, Killarney
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Abbey Lodge, Killarney
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Abbey Lodge, Killarney
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Abbey Lodge, Killarney
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Abbey Lodge, Killarney
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Abbey Lodge, Killarney
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Tour group at Cahir Castle barbican (main gate)
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Tour group at Cahir Castle
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Tour group at Cahir Castle
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Cahir Castle curtain wall from barbican
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Arrow loop, Cahir Castle curtain wall
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Cahir Castle front gate
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Cahir Castle curtain wall
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Cahir Castle main gate
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Cahir Castle main gate
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Cahir Castle main gate
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Anthony (our driver and guide) at Cahir Castle
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Cahir Castle outer courtyard and cottage
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Cahir Castle gate from outer ward into reception with murder hole above
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Cahir castle portcullis between reception and trap
        
      
     
    
    
      
       
        
          
Cahir Castle gatehouse tower
        
      
     
    
    
      
       
        
          
Cahir Castle portcullis and tower
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Cahir Castle
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Canon in recption area
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Cahir Castle inner ward
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Cahir Castle northwest tower (keep?), inner ward
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Cahir Castle inner ward
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Cahir Castle gatehouse
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Cahir Castle window in hall
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Cahir Castle great hall ceiling
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Cahir Castle great hall
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Megafauna antlers, Cahir Castle great hall
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Cahir Castle window in hall
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Cahir castle view from northwest tower, well tower to left
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Tower room
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Northwest tower stairs
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Cahir Castle stairs to cell
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Cahir castle cell
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Cahir Town from well tower
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
River Suir from well tower
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
St. Patricks Rock, Cashel
        
      
     
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
       
        
          
The Rock of Cashel
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Cormac's Chapel, The Rock of Cashel
        
      
     
    
    
      
       
        
          
The Rock of Cashel
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
The Rock of Cashel
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Kilkenney Castle
        
      
     
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
       
        
          
Kilkenney Castle
        
      
     
    
    
    
      
       
        
          
Kilkenney Castle
        
      
     
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
       
        
          
Grand Hall, Kilkenney Castle
        
      
     
    
    
    
    
      
       
        
          
Brownshill Dolmen portal tomb
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Brownshill Dolmen portal tomb
        
      
     
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
       
        
          
Butterfly at Brownshill Dolmen
        
      
     
    
    
    
    
      
       
        
          
Site guide
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Bridge to monastic city
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Gateway to monastic city
        
      
     
    
    
      
       
        
          
Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
St Kevin's Cross
        
      
     
    
    
      
       
        
          
St. Kevin's church
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
St. Kevin's church
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
St. Kevin's church
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Glendalough round tower
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Some mountain shot from the bus between Glendalough and Dublin.
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
A random castle outside Dublin
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Daniel O'Connell monument with obligatory seagull (note bullet holes)