Bridewell, Tarbert, Co. Kerry.
Interestingly we visit Kerry the day after their record win over Derry in the Minor Football Championship. Well done to all concerned. There is already hype over the footballing future of one David Clifford fro... More
Robert French - Lartigue Monorail
Photo taken at the tiny Lisselton Station, Co. Kerry...According to abandoned railways ( abandonedrailsireland/ ) , the "pivot on the turntable was eccentric [wasn't in the centre]. They had to switch twice for... More
Robert French - Gap of Dunloe, Mrs. Moriarty's, Killarney, Co. Kerry
This fine shot of a cottage in the Gap of Dunloe for a frosty Tuesday morning. Riding up the Gap from here on a day like today would take away any cobwebs away and concentrate the mind. Robert French really c... More
Robert French - In splendid isolation
We rejoin Mr. French on his sojourn in Kerry though a further south in this case in Waterville. Holy Island sounds like a great place to sit in the ruins in quiet contemplation?..Thanks all for confirmation of... More
Viaduct, distant view, Killorglin, Co. Kerry.
Great news from OwenMacC ( /photos/91549360@N03/ ) that the historic maps section of the Ordinance Survey website is back up and running. See Here ( http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,591271,743300,0,10 ) ..... More
International Level Crossing Awareness Day
It has been brought to our attention that today is International Level Crossing Awareness Day! This is an important day to raise awareness of the dangers of level crossings as many people lose their lives each... More
College Street, Killarney, Ireland
Busy market day in an unknown provincial town...Location Identified by both derangedlemur ( /photos/8468254@N02/ ) and OwenMacC ( /photos/91549360@N03/ ) , let's call it a dead heat and award half the prize ... More
Ross Castle, Killarney, Co. Kerry
Ross Castle was built around the late 15th century, and is now a heritage site ( http://www.heritageireland.ie/en/South-West/RossCastle/ ) open to visit from March to October...Date: Circa 1875..NLI Ref.: STP_... More
A sheep and a lamb standing in a field. Sheep baby sheep animals.
A sheep and a lamb standing in a field / A sheep and a lamb standing in a field / Animals public domain photography.
Robert French - Gap Cottage, Killarney, Co. Kerry
NOT - Kate Kearney's Cottage, Killarney, Co. Kerry as per our Catalogue and the face of the photo...Thanks to Beara Peninsula ( /photos/97197821@N07/ ) we now know that this is not the infamous Kate Kearney's... More
A Great Irish Light during World War I
You have to admire the people who first inhabited this Rock, it cannot ever have been easy. You have to admire the people who first thought of building a Lighthouse here, what a feat of engineering. Of course w... More
Robert French - Valencia - Valentia? A storm in a tea-cup?
Perhaps the spot with the most exotic name in Ireland Valencia/Valentia (which ever way you choose to spell it). It looks delightful in the sun, and suitably Mediteranean with the steamer berthed close by! The... More
Trains at station, Valentia Harbour, Co. Kerry
Another from the invaluable collection of James P. O'Dea. In this case he provides a date stamp in the form of a note:."O'Dea's handwritten caption on verso of print reads "Valentia Harbour - last day - Saturd... More
Robert French - The Giants Ring in Kenmare
To the Lawrence Collection this morning and to "The Giants Ring", Kenmare, Co. Kerry. It is not easy to pick it out due to the more modern construction dominating the foreground but there appears to be a ring ... More
Robert French - Main Street North, Cahirciveen, Co. Kerry
Where better to go on a Friday than the Kingdom of Kerry, Cahirciveen to be precise. We are right on the Wild Atlantic Way and I bet all of the people we see in this photo would be fascinated by the whole conce... More
Robert French - Photography School
An idyllic summer's day. Captured (not once but twice it seems) on the lawn at Ballinskelligs, I am intrigued by the two "barber shop" poles in the background. What were they for? Happy Fotografic Friday every... More
College Street, Killarney, Ireland
Busy market day in an unknown provincial town...Location Identified by both derangedlemur ( /photos/8468254@N02/ ) and OwenMacC ( /photos/91549360@N03/ ) , let's call it a dead heat and award half the prize ... More
Robert French - A little bit misty out there!
Appropriately on Halloween a misty scene, this time in west Kerry, to remind us that summer is well and truly gone and winter is coming with darkness and cold. When this image was taken Halloween was a time fo... More
Robert French - A Royal Plate for a Royal Hotel in Valentia
This fine Royal Plate from the Lawrence Collection is our offering for today. A magnificent hotel taken on a sunny and calm day with lots of activity on the nearby pier and water makes it look the perfect vaca... More