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THE GIANTS CAUSEWAY
The Giants Causeway in Co Antrim in N Ireland is a mass of basalt columns packed tightly together. The tops of the columns form stepping stones that lead from the cliff foot and disappear under the sea. Altogether there are 40,000 of these stone c...
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LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY -
Northern Ireland -
Antrim
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KILLEAVY OLD CHURCH - CO ARMAGH
Killeavy Old Church
Ring of Gullion
Killeavy is the site of one of Ireland's most important early convents founded by St. Moninna in the 5th Century.
Although plundered by the Vikings in 923 A.D., monastic life continued and the Augustin...
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LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY -
Northern Ireland -
Armagh
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OLD QUARRY VIEW AT CARRICK-A REDE
Taken further back along the coast looking towards the direction of Carrick-a-rede rope bridge.
Spanning a chasm some eighty feet deep is Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge, it once consisted of a single rope hand rail and widely spaced slats which the...
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LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY -
Northern Ireland -
Antrim
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RING OF GULLION
Ring of Gullion in South Armagh
The striking landscapes of the Ring of Gullion are a result of the unique geology of the area - a ring of igneous rocks has resulted in a distinctive range of peaks enclosing a cultural landscape of small farmstead...
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LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY -
Northern Ireland -
Armagh
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STAR TRAILS OVER BALLYKEEL MULLAGHBAWN, CO ARMAGH
My first startrails picture.
A 35min exposure with Ballykeel Dolmen in the foreground and polaris top left with the other stars rotating around it.
Some info on Ballykeel Dolmen:
Ballykeel - Baile Caol, the narrow farmstead -is a small river...
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LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY -
Northern Ireland -
Armagh
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THE FAIRY GLEN COTTAGES - ROSTREVOR
The Fairy Glen in Rostrevor is a riverwalk that runs along the base of Kilbroney park close to the shore of Carlingford Lough in the shadow of the forest-clad Slieve Martin.
This is the start of the Fairy Glen river walk near the entrance to Ki...
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LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY -
Northern Ireland -
Down
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FISHING BOAT AT TEMPLETOWN CO LOUTH
Fishing Boat at Templetown Co Louth
Shellinghill/Templetown called after the crusading "Knights Templars" fronts one of Louth's most popular but as yet unspoilt stretch of coastline.
Protected on each side by a low level rock promo...
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LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY -
Republic Of Ireland -
Louth
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ROCHES CASTLE - CO LOUTH
Roches Castle
This little-known castle crowns a rocky outcrop in the hills northwest of Dundalk, Co. Louth. It was the seat of the De Verdon family, who first came to Ireland 1185. Castle Roche is known in the old records "Castlellum de Ru...
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LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY -
Republic Of Ireland -
Louth
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FEELING BLUE - CARLINGFORD LOUGH
A Small boat sitting on the shores of Carlingford Lough.
Carlingford Lough is Located on Ireland's east coast midway between Dublin and Belfast. Carlingford takes its name from the Norse - 'the fjiord of Carlinn'.
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LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY -
Northern Ireland -
Down
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PASTEL SUNSET - WARRENPOINT
Warrenpoint
Warrenpoint (from the Irish: An Phointe meaning "the point" - alternatively Rinn Mhic Giolla Rua meaning "the promontory/point of the red-haired servant") is a small town in County Down, Northern Ireland, lying o...
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LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY -
Northern Ireland -
Down
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