Ireland
"The feathers of the willowAre half of them grown yellow
Above the swelling stream
And ragged are the bushes
And rusty now the rushes
And wild the clouded gleam."
From "Song", by Richard Watson Dixon.
"Once more had come now the miracle of the Irish June. Yellow of gorse; red of clover; purple of the Dublin Mountains ...and wherever a clump of trees was there grew great crops of bluebells, and the primroses lingered who should have been gone three weeks and more ... Once more had come the now the miracle of the Irish June. Westward the sun drove, like some majestic bird, and the rays, yellow as yellow wine, cleared the purple peaks and slopes ... but in the valleys and lowlands the foggy dew still rested, so that the kine and the horses were breast deep in it, as in a sea of silver. And from the mountains there blew a little breeze, cool as cool water ... All the trees nodded to her, all the flowers waved, the rivers sang and the salmon leaped high from the pool ... and the fisherman of Aran and the peasant tilling his acre stopped for a moment to say: God is good! Once more had come now the miracle of the Irish June."From Hangman's House by Donn Byrne.
Some Irish history, covering the 10th century Viking and 12th century Norman invasions, medieval Ireland, the 1641 Rebellion, the Confederation of Kilkenny and Cromwell in Ireland is given on the Waterford City page. See Hugh (The Great) O'Neill and the Battle of Kinsale for the 1550 - 1607 period. See also the Ancient Ireland , Kilkenny , Hook Head , and Violence in Ireland pages. So far, these pages may distort history by leaning heavily towards dramatic events, so it should be remembered that for most people most of the time, life was fairly quiet, once they kept their mouths shut and obeyed their "masters".
New pictures are added to this part of the site every few weeks, usually at the top of each page. These pictures may also give a distorted image of Ireland. They're taken mainly during bright, sunny weather. I keep litter/cars/junk/advertising hoardings (billboards)/overhead power and phone lines etc. out of the pictures as much as possible. Also, most Irish people now live in modern houses in cities, towns and villages - only a tiny fraction still live in country cottages.
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TIPS ON TRAVEL TO/IN IRELAND
 Dunmore East Thatched Cottage |
More Irish Cottages |
See also Dunmore East
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More Irish Seascapes |
 Reginald's Tower, Waterford City |
More Irish Castles |
 River Suir at Great Island, Co. Waterford |
More Irish Landscapes |
 Waterside St John's River (The Pill). Waterford City |
 Carrick-on-Suir |
 St. Catherine's Hall Waterford City Built 1861 |
 Medieval Bridge St John's River (The Pill). |
 North Wharf Waterford City |
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More of Dunmore East |
 Dragonfly |
 The kettle on the hob |
 "...The other horse is jet black...head firmly knit... ...feet broad-hoofed and slender... ...Spirited and fiery, he fiercely gallops..stamping firmly on the ground... ...Beautifully he sweeps along...having outstripped the horses of the land..." From a description of the Dubh, one of Cuchulainn's two chariot horses, (The other being the Grey of Macha) in "The Wooing of Emer", a 2000 year old Irish saga. The Irish still love their horses. |
 The Cattle Raid of Coolum |
 White Bull of Aillil |
 Friendly(?) Bull |
 Stallion and Shy Mare |
 Pickled field mushrooms |
 Mushrooms and Toadstools |
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 Dog Learns to Drive "I knew the dog was possessive about the car but I would not have asked her to drive it if I had thought there was any risk." (From an insurance claim form) More claims |
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