Pictures from Eire


These are selected pictures from my trip to Eire (Ireland). Clicking on the thumbnail image will lead to a larger version of that image. The images take some time to load, so be patient.



This house is where the Book of Kells was partially constructed.


The high cross shown here is found in the cemetery of Kells. The top of it has been broken.


This is another high cross found in the cemetery at Kells.


This 100ft. round tower is found near the cemetery in Kells, and in 1076 would-be High King Murchadh Mac Flainn was murdered in it.


This castle is found near Lough Eske in County Donegal near Donegal Town.


This is Lough Eske, Co. Donegal.


This High Cross is found on the grounds of Lough Eske Castle and marks the grave of the man who built the castel.


The tree here is found on the grounds of Lough Eske Castle.


This is a pot used during the times of the Great Famine to make stew for all members of the community.


This sheep greeted me on the road from Donegal Town to Gleanncholmcille.


A look at Gleanncholmcille, a small speck on the coast of the Atlantic in County Donegal. This town is named after St. Columba.


The mountain, enshrouded in mist, holds up the tower at the end of a journey.


A whitewashed cliff illuminated by the shy sun near Gleanncholmcille.


A cliff along the Atlantic near Gleanncholmcille, Co. Donegal.


This tower eluded my efforts for discovery, but eventually I prevailed.


A standing stone predating the scourge of Christianity in the foreground and a church in the background, Gleanncholmcille.


A lone road in County Donegal.


A fairy woods in County Sligo.


A stream slicing through the fairy woods in County Sligo.


The waterfall that rolls off of the back of Benbulben, County Sligo.


A high cross in the cemetery of Drumcliffe, Co. Sligo, where W.B. Yeats is buried.


Another view of the high cross in the Drumcliffe cemetery where W.B. Yeats is buried.


An ancient round tower near the cemetery where W.B. Yeats is buried.


The tombstone of W.B. Yeats, Drumcliffe, Co. Sligo.




Benbulben, Co. Sligo.


Benbulben, Co. Sligo, the mountain where Yeats wished to be buried near.


Mist rising off of a mountain surrounding the tomb of Yeats.


A mountain near the Drumcliffe cemetery, Co. Sligo.




A castle in a field near Clifden, Co. Galway.


Inside Clifden Castle, Clifden, Co. Galway.


Boats resting for the winter near Clifden, Co. Galway.


A barrier put up to prevent people from walking near farm fields because of the fear of foot-and-mouth, near Clifden, Co. Galway.


A connemara pony, near Clifden, Co. Galway.


A stone fence separating fields in Co. Galway.


A dead fox on the side of the road, Co. Galway.


Cattle searching for food, Co. Galway.


A standing stone near Clifden Castle, Clifden, Co. Galway. Thought to possibly be a grave marker of a long dead ruler.