I ended up at The Lough because I was looking for something, but I found something else: model boats racing. The Cork Model Yacht Club was founded way back in 1920 and usually have races happening every Sunday around midday. If you’d like to find out more, you can go here or here.
A walk at Ballinspittle
This little town is a great place to stop over at if you’re on the way south to the Old Head of Kinsale or Garrettstown Beach. Just south of the town is a place where you can pull over and enjoy a walk through forests and gorse (in season).
Kilkenny Cathedral
Called St. Canice Cathedral to some, this limestone church was also known by the fancy name of the Diocese of Ossory. The round tower next to it, dates back to the ninth century and with tickets, you can climb to the top for a good view of Kilkenny (there’s only one other round tower in Ireland that takes […]
Red Barn Beach
It was midday when we stopped over at Red Barn Beach near Youghal, but it almost looked like dawn. The brooding clouds diffused the light really nicely and the colours and reflections were muted and gentle. It was a really good day to have my camera with me. There’s so much space on this beach […]
Kilkenny Castle
It’s just about a two hour drive to Kilkenny from Cork City on the M8 (take some cash with for the toll, about €2). Not surprisingly, it was a cold and cloudy spring day when we set out. Our destination was the lovely Zwartbles farm – I wanted to visit the little black lambs just outside the city of […]
Kilkenny City
Situated on and around the Nore River is the quaint city of Kilkenny (it’s a small city, but not a town). It’s two hours north-east of Cork on the M8 and coming from Dublin, it’s just 100km away. The main attraction is surely the castle, but there are plenty of other attractions in and around the […]
Youghal
If I’m not wrong, one of the biggest claims to fame of Youghal is that there were a few shots of the 1950’s version of Moby Dick taken in this town (instead of New Bedford, which had changed too much in the previous century – in other words, Youghal had not changed much). The town is a historic […]
Glengarriff Reserve in winter
This indigenous forest and ancient woodland is named after the town’s located close to. The Glengarriff Reserve is just west of Bantry Bay (the bay can be seen from Lady Bantry’s Lookout, pictured below) and has a few different paths and walking trails that lead through different areas, moorland, meadow, bog and forest. Look out for […]
Hey Pesto
Over on Paul Street, there’s a lovely little spot that has opened up opposite the Natural Foods Bakery. The inside is modern and clean with spaces to sit and enjoy your meal, drinks and / or snacks. I don’t have any food photos here but you can head over to their Facebook page to find […]