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Lá Fhéile Pádraig in Fire and Light

We were standing across from Cobh in the park on Haulbowline Island to photograph the fireworks display over Cobh on St. Patrick’s Day this year. With a camera on a tripod, timing a fireworks display is basicall...

https://inphotos.org/2026/04/18/la-fheile-padraig-in-fire-and-light/

#BlarneyPhotographyClub #Cobh #Cork #CorkHarbour #fireworks #HaulbowlineIsland #Ireland #LáFhéilePádraig #LongExposure #NightPhotography #Photo #Photography #pyrotechnics #StPatrick'sDay

Lá Fhéile Pádraig in Fire and Light

https://inphotos.org/2026/04/18/la-fheile-padraig-in-fire-and-light/

Cobh Lights Up for St. Patrick’s Night

Cobh put on a cracker of a display tonight with fireworks over the harbour. We headed across to the Haulbowline Island Recreational Park to photograph the show and we weren’t disappointed. However, the barge launching the fireworks drifte...

https://inphotos.org/2026/03/17/cobh-lights-up-for-st-patricks-night/

#celebration #Cobh #Cork #CorkHarbour #fireworks #Ireland #LongExposure #NightPhotography #Photo #Photography #Reflections #StPatrick'sDay #waterfront

Cobh Lights Up for St. Patrick’s Night

Cobh put on a cracker of a display tonight with fireworks over the harbour. We headed across to the Haulbowline Island Recreational Park to photograph the show and we weren’t disappointed.

However, the barge launching the fireworks drifted further along the water than anyone expected, which meant a scramble to reframe shots and swing tripods mid-display. I’d love to know how it looked from the Cobh side. Usually the barge loops back and forth in a fairly tight arc, but this time it had other ideas and kept wandering off down the harbour!

Waders Descend on Harper’s Island

It was my first time visiting Harper’s Island and unfortunately no birds came anywhere near any of the hides, but I loved to see flocks of birds swoop through the air in synchronised flight....

https://inphotos.org/2026/02/20/waders-descend-on-harpers-island/

#Birds #birdwatching #Cork #CorkHarbour #flock #Harper'sIsland #Ireland #Nature #Photo #Photography #waders #wetland #WildlifePhotography

Waders Descend on Harper’s Island

It was my first time visiting Harper’s Island and unfortunately no birds came anywhere near any of the hides, but I loved to see flocks of birds swoop through the air in synchronised flight.

Winter Light on a Forgotten Home

Nature is starting to take over this abandoned farmhouse on Harper’s Island in Co Cork. The old stone gateposts are still standing, the wire fence still technically there, but it’s clear nobody’s coming through that gate anymore. Places like this always make me wonder...

https://inphotos.org/2026/02/19/winter-light-on-a-forgotten-home/

#abandoned #Cork #CorkHarbour #derelict #farmhouse #Harper'sIsland #Ireland #LandscapePhotography #Photo #Photography #rural #winter

Winter Light on a Forgotten Home

Nature is starting to take over this abandoned farmhouse on Harper’s Island in Co Cork.

The old stone gateposts are still standing, the wire fence still technically there, but it’s clear nobody’s coming through that gate anymore. Places like this always make me wonder about the people who lived here: the dinners cooked, the fires lit, the boots left by the door. Now it’s just the tree, the wind, and the slow quiet process of a building becoming part of the landscape again.

Tonight, I saw Jennifer Willis give a talk tonight at Blarney Photography Club. She’s an engaging speaker, with great photos and emotional stories.

Kinsale’s Waterfront Serenity

If you’ve ever been to Kinsale in Co Cork, you’ll immediately recognise the house and tree in the picture above. If you go back in my archives you’ll probably find a photo of it from another angle, but it’s so nice I thought I should take another photo. 🙂

TIL that style of large, spreading tree you see dominating this Kinsale scene is likely a Cedar of Lebanon (Cedrus libani), which became incredibly fashionable to plant on Irish estates during the Georgian and Victorian periods. These trees were imported from the eastern Mediterranean and became status symbols for wealthy landowners. Having a mature Cedar of Lebanon on your property basically announced “we’ve been here long enough to grow something this impressive.” They can live for over 1,000 years and develop those distinctive horizontal, layered branches that make them instantly recognisable. The tree in this photograph is probably 150-200 years old based on its size and shape, meaning it was likely planted sometime in the early to mid-1800s when Kinsale was thriving as a fishing port and naval base. So that tree has essentially witnessed the entire modern history of the town!

#BlarneyPhotographyClub #calmWater #coastalIreland #Cork #CorkHarbour #CountyCork #GeorgianArchitecture #harbourPhotography #Ireland #IrishCoastalTown #IrishScenery #Kinsale #KinsaleHarbour #landscapePhotography #Photo #Photography #reflectionPhotography #sailboats #scenicCork #waterfront

Kinsale’s Waterfront Serenity

If you’ve ever been to Kinsale in Co Cork, you’ll immediately recognise the house and tree in the picture above. If you go back in my archives you’ll probably find a photo of it from another angle, but it’s so nice I thought I should take another photo. 🙂

TIL that style of large, spreading tree you see dominating this Kinsale scene is likely a Cedar of Lebanon (Cedrus libani), which became incredibly fashionable to plant on Irish estates during the Georgian and Victorian periods. These trees were imported from the eastern Mediterranean and became status symbols for wealthy landowners. Having a mature Cedar of Lebanon on your property basically announced “we’ve been here long enough to grow something this impressive.” They can live for over 1,000 years and develop those distinctive horizontal, layered branches that make them instantly recognisable. The tree in this photograph is probably 150-200 years old based on its size and shape, meaning it was likely planted sometime in the early to mid-1800s when Kinsale was thriving as a fishing port and naval base. So that tree has essentially witnessed the entire modern history of the town!

#BlarneyPhotographyClub #calmWater #coastalIreland #Cork #CorkHarbour #CountyCork #GeorgianArchitecture #harbourPhotography #Ireland #IrishCoastalTown #IrishScenery #Kinsale #KinsaleHarbour #landscapePhotography #Photo #Photography #reflectionPhotography #sailboats #scenicCork #waterfront

Kinsale’s Waterfront Serenity

If you’ve ever been to Kinsale in Co Cork, you’ll immediately recognise the house and tree in the picture above. If you go back in my archives you’ll probably find a photo of it from another angle, but it’s so nice I thought I should take another photo. 🙂

TIL that style of large, spreading tree you see dominating this Kinsale scene is likely a Cedar of Lebanon (Cedrus libani), which became incredibly fashionable to plant on Irish estates during the Georgian and Victorian periods. These trees were imported from the eastern Mediterranean and became status symbols for wealthy landowners. Having a mature Cedar of Lebanon on your property basically announced “we’ve been here long enough to grow something this impressive.” They can live for over 1,000 years and develop those distinctive horizontal, layered branches that make them instantly recognisable. The tree in this photograph is probably 150-200 years old based on its size and shape, meaning it was likely planted sometime in the early to mid-1800s when Kinsale was thriving as a fishing port and naval base. So that tree has essentially witnessed the entire modern history of the town!

#BlarneyPhotographyClub #calmWater #coastalIreland #Cork #CorkHarbour #CountyCork #GeorgianArchitecture #harbourPhotography #Ireland #IrishCoastalTown #IrishScenery #Kinsale #KinsaleHarbour #landscapePhotography #Photo #Photography #reflectionPhotography #sailboats #scenicCork #waterfront

Kinsale’s Waterfront Serenity

If you’ve ever been to Kinsale in Co Cork, you’ll immediately recognise the house and tree in the picture above. If you go back in my archives you’ll probably find a photo of it from another angle, but it’s so nice I thought I should take another photo. 🙂

TIL that style of large, spreading tree you see dominating this Kinsale scene is likely a Cedar of Lebanon (Cedrus libani), which became incredibly fashionable to plant on Irish estates during the Georgian and Victorian periods. These trees were imported from the eastern Mediterranean and became status symbols for wealthy landowners. Having a mature Cedar of Lebanon on your property basically announced “we’ve been here long enough to grow something this impressive.” They can live for over 1,000 years and develop those distinctive horizontal, layered branches that make them instantly recognisable. The tree in this photograph is probably 150-200 years old based on its size and shape, meaning it was likely planted sometime in the early to mid-1800s when Kinsale was thriving as a fishing port and naval base. So that tree has essentially witnessed the entire modern history of the town!

#BlarneyPhotographyClub #calmWater #coastalIreland #Cork #CorkHarbour #CountyCork #GeorgianArchitecture #harbourPhotography #Ireland #IrishCoastalTown #IrishScenery #Kinsale #KinsaleHarbour #landscapePhotography #Photo #Photography #reflectionPhotography #sailboats #scenicCork #waterfront

Casting Lines in Cobh

On a warm August day in 2005, you’d find plenty of lads fishing in Cobh, including this bunch who were brave enough to fish from a crumbling pier.

Another photo from that evening shows a disturbance in the water at the mouth of Cobh harbour, where I presume sprat are desperately trying to get away from mackerel and other fish. I wonder if that still happens?

#Cobh #CobhFishing #CobhPier #CorkCoast #CorkHarbour #fishing #groupFishing #harbourActivities #IrishAngling #maritimeLeisure #Photography #pierFishing #recreationalFishing #StreetPhotography

The Passage West to Monkstown Run

The bike might be a little small but it got him to Monkstown in the end, I hope.

#BlackAndWhite #blackAndWhitePhotography #coastalRoad #Cork #CorkCycling #CorkHarbour #CorkTransport #cyclingCommute #Ireland #IrishCountryside #Monkstown #PassageWest #Photo #Photography #recreationalCycling #StreetPhotography

The Passage West to Monkstown Run

The bike might be a little small but it got him to Monkstown in the end, I hope.

#BlackAndWhite #blackAndWhitePhotography #coastalRoad #Cork #CorkCycling #CorkHarbour #CorkTransport #cyclingCommute #Ireland #IrishCountryside #Monkstown #PassageWest #Photo #Photography #recreationalCycling #StreetPhotography

The Passage West to Monkstown Run

The bike might be a little small but it got him to Monkstown in the end, I hope.

#BlackAndWhite #blackAndWhitePhotography #coastalRoad #Cork #CorkCycling #CorkHarbour #CorkTransport #cyclingCommute #Ireland #IrishCountryside #Monkstown #PassageWest #Photo #Photography #recreationalCycling #StreetPhotography

The Passage West to Monkstown Run

The bike might be a little small but it got him to Monkstown in the end, I hope.

#BlackAndWhite #blackAndWhitePhotography #coastalRoad #Cork #CorkCycling #CorkHarbour #CorkTransport #cyclingCommute #Ireland #IrishCountryside #Monkstown #PassageWest #Photo #Photography #recreationalCycling #StreetPhotography

The Passage West to Monkstown Run

The bike might be a little small but it got him to Monkstown in the end, I hope.

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#2005 #BlackAndWhite #blackAndWhitePhotography #Canon20D #coastalRoad #Cork #CorkCycling #CorkHarbour #CorkTransport #cyclingCommute #Ireland #IrishCountryside #Monkstown #PassageWest #Photo #Photography #recreationalCycling #StreetPhotography

Mahon’s Radio Tower

Twenty two years separate the two images here. The first one is a photo of the old radio antenna tower in Mahon and it was taken in 2003. Back then cattle grazed in the field the tower stood in. That tower was dismantled around a year ago. There’s an interesting Reddit thread here about it. The second photo was from earlier this year where a smaller tower with familiar equipment for what is probably mobile phone cell reception.

It’s an old AM / Medium Wave radio tower that used to carry RTE Radio Cork / Radio 1 and at one stage even a relay of 2FM on medium wave, for those who liked their music crackly. It hasn’t been on air rather a long time an I think RTE has a number of transmitters being demolished. They’re doing it as a single contract.

As far as I’m aware that site was decommissioned in the early 2000s, before RTE finally switched off the main Medium Wave (AM) site in Tullamore. The transmitter itself is long gone. All that’s there is the mast.

There’s no prospect of that mast ever being used again.

Old AM sites typically use the whole structure of the antenna as the transmitter. They often sat on an isolated base and the tower height is half the wave length. So you can’t even easily retune them for an alternate AM frequency and they’re relatively useless for mobile phone gear as they are somewhat flexible and move in the wind.

Basically it would cost RTE a fortune to maintain it, even if it’s a local landmark. They’re not going to pay for ongoing maintenance and they’re quite complicated structures with guy-wires and aircraft hazard lighting and all that stuff.

#cattleFarming #Cork #CorkHarbour #infrastructureDevelopment #Ireland #IrishBroadcasting #Mahon #Photo #Photography #radioTower #ruralCommunications #technologyEvolution #telecommunicationsMast

Cobh Shines Bright Over Cork Harbour

Cobh, a few minutes before fireworks lit up the sky last month.

#coastalTown #Cobh #Cork #CorkHarbour #harbourLights #Ireland #IrishHeritage #LongExposure #nightPhotography #Photo #Photography #StColmanSCathedral #waterfront

Masts and Mirrors

I visited Kinsale recently with Blarney Photography Club. Many photos were taken all around the town, but I went down the quay to start with the boats mooored nearby.

#BlarneyPhotographyClub #blueSky #boating #calmWater #Cork #CorkHarbour #CountyCork #harbour #Ireland #IrishCoast #Kinsale #Marina #maritime #masts #Photo #Photography #Reflections #sailing #sailingBoats #waterfront #WestCork #yachts

In 2003, the Dutch submarine, Dolfijn, or Dulfun, visited Cork for a few days. I happened to be around town and spotted it from Kennedy Quay where I’d been photographing the ships, buildings and machinery.

When it left Cork, it headed to Mallorca. September in Cork is nice, but I wouldn’t mind a few days there in October!

https://inphotos.org/2024/10/14/hnlms-dolfijn-visits-cork/

#2003 #Boat #Cork #CorkHarbour #HorganSQuay #Ireland #Photo #Photography #quay #RiverLee #Sony717 #StreetPhotography #submarine

Some scary stuff going on in Cork Harbour this morning...

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