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Irishman in the Middle East
Limerick
Posted on December 28, 2014
Limerick county is one of the thirty two counties of the Island of Ireland and is located in the country’s South West district.
Limerick city is the 3rd city of Ireland by population. Read More
Night Sky
Posted on December 27, 2014
MB took a few shots tonight from his back garden. 8″ Exposures. The Plough is clearly visible in first shot. Cold night. Read More
Weekly Photo Challenge – Warmth
Posted on December 26, 2014
The entrance door to MB’s local Grange Church at last weekend’s Christmas Carol Service. The evening was a charity event in aid of St Vincent De Paul and other local charities. The money collector awaits inside (right of pic) with her large collection bucket. Well done to all who organised.
Great warm night. In many ways.
Limerick – The Redemptorists
Posted on December 23, 2014
The Roman Catholic Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (known as the Redemptorists) has operated in Limerick since 1854 and their impressive Church was completed in 1862 at the cost of GBP 17,000. The church is built in the Gothic style and is known as Mount St Alphonsus Church. It was designed by an English Architect called Thomas Hardwick, who also designed the nearby St John’s Cathedral. Read More
Winter Solstice
Posted on December 22, 2014
Weekly Photo Challenge – Yellow
Posted on December 19, 2014
This week’s Photo Challenge – Yellow.
A well known (& frequented!) pub in the small town of Dingle in Ireland’s South West. In the county of Kerry, aka ‘The Kingdom’. Famous in the locality for the quality of Guinness served within. MB is not sure of the meaning of the word ‘Bawn’ in the context of the pub name (Paddy Bawn Brosnan was a famous Gaelic Football player in years past from the Dingle locality). It might be an old Irish/Gaelic word meaning a stone walled enclosure for animals. Or meaning a piece of grazing land near a dwelling house. Or it might be the phonetic spelling of the Irish/Gaelic word ‘Bán’ meaning the colour ‘white’. Meaning Paddy might have had grey hair. MB must ask the question next time he is in Dingle. In any event, its got quite a bit of yellow!
Lough Gur – A Reflection
Posted on December 13, 2014
MB was looking through his photo albums of the last twelve months. Lots of dodgy shots for sure, and one or two decent ones. Read More
Weekly Photo Challenge – Twinkle
Posted on December 12, 2014
Weekly Photo Challenge – Gone, But Not Forgotten
Posted on December 5, 2014
This week it’s Gone, But Not Forgotten. Read More
Istanbul – The Bosphorus
Posted on December 5, 2014
The Bosphorus is a narrow seawater strait linking the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara. It is approximately 3km wide, 31km long and divides the city of Istanbul into it’s European and Asian sides. It hosts a huge amount of shipping of various sorts on daily basis, from tourist boats to cruise liners to fishing boats to ships transporting goods to Istanbul and beyond.
Much of Istanbul life revolves around the Bosphorus in one guise or another. The numerous palaces, mosques and other places of historical interest are as a result of Istanbul’s geographical location on the straits and it’s significant related political & religious history. Day & night is witness to a plethora of trade, tourist and recreation activities.
Istanbul is a fishy city! So many fish. So many fish shops and fish stalls in the markets. Numerous city fishermen spend endless hours with their fishing rods on Galata Bridge and other locations. Punters at the bridge restaurants watch in fascination as fish get caught and hauled in from time to time. Street sellers sell fresh fish sandwiches to passers by. Fish, fish & more fish. Day & night. Fish.
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