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Hubby and I have watched these little guys grow since they were born just a few weeks ago. They are now older and brave enough to move the small distance from their mother to begin their own grazing life. I promise, these little beauties will never come next or near my dinner plate. Taken March 2013.</div>
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One of the lovely byways or boreens hubby and I take in on our daily walks. Taken February 2013.</div>
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One of my favourite places to holiday in Ireland is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allihies"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Allihies</span></a>, Beara Peninsula, West Cork. It was while hubby and I were enjoying one of our lengthy stays there during the autumn of 2010 that I took these photos. The weather was scorching hot with blue skies most days. Ballydonegan Bay, Allihies, West Cork. Taken October 2010. <br />
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On a lovely warm afternoon in early July, hubby and I were walking down High Street when we decided to drop into <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Audoen%27s_Church"><span style="font-weight: bold;">St. Audoen's Church</span></a> because, in all the years we've lived in Dublin, neither of us ever visited this magnificant building which has served the parish since its erection in 1190. <br />
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As there weren't many visitors we opted to just browse ourselves rather than have a tour guide show us around and of course I was delighted when they said there was no objection to taking photographs. It was really strange walking around a building dating back to the twelfth century, I felt compelled to touch the stone walls in the hope of sensing their secrets. Taken July 2012.<br />
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In the late 1960s my Dad worked on the early construction of these twin iconic chimneys known affectionately to us Dubliners as the "Poolbeg Chimneys". Forty years later they faced demolition but due to the huge public outcry over their impending demise an online petition was set up entitled "Light Up The Chimneys" to which of course I added my signature and comment: "Those chimneys remain part of my Ringsend childhood memories. My father worked on their construction. As one of Dublin's most treasured landmarks, they deserve to stand tall and proud, two shining beacons on our city's skyline". I've yet to find out if they have been included in the Record Of Protected Structures, I sincerely hope so.<br />
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The road leading up to the chimneys and to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poolbeg_Generating_Station"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Poolbeg Generating Station</span></a>, generally referred to as the ESB (Electricity Supply Board) is Pigeon House Road, Ringsend, Dublin. Over the past thirty years this road has been changed beyond recognition. A couple of weeks ago I ventured back there to again attempt to capture some of its atmosphere I knew so well as a child. For me, the changes have been too great, there is a sense of an irretrievable loss.<br />
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The black and white images are of the old Pigeon House Road. Removing the colour allows me only to see the familiar things, not the brightly coloured storage containers, for instance. The long stretch of sea wall is actually the original stonework. Taken July 2012.<br />
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This was the magnificant setting for our son and beautiful daughter-in-law's wedding reception just a matter of weeks ago. <a href="http://www.sghc.ie/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Stephen's Green Hibernian Club</span></a> is situated just across from St. Stephen's Green Park, the largest of the parks in Dublin's main Georgian squares. The images below were taken by me on the morning after the brilliant evening which was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Taken June 2012.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I spent my childhood walking along this beautiful, aptly named, Beach Road, Sandymount, Dublin. If I ever win the lottery I will buy one of those houses facing the sea so as, on long winter nights, I can sit quietly at my bedroom window and gaze out at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poolbeg_Lighthouse"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Poolbeg Lighthouse</span></a>, her light hazy yellow in the swirling fog. I will even imagine her eerie cry to the incoming ships warning them of treacherous rocks ahead. (God, I've read too many Enid Blyton stories!). Taken April 2011.</span></span><br />
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This hotel, the refurbishment of which was halted in 2011, was renovated from the ruins of Puxley Mansion which was
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">What secrets does this room hold?</span></div>Ann Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13148029020793670211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203431999388930774.post-32088026978738662242012-07-14T12:47:00.000-07:002012-07-14T12:47:07.793-07:00December Snow - 2010<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Maybe it's because I'm feeling quite chilly on this mid-July evening that I feel I'd like to share with you these amazing images from December 2010, anyhow, enjoy! Taken December 2010.</div>
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Last August hubby and I set sail from Malahide Marina, Dublin with our sea-faring friend on his thirty three foot yacht to see, for our first time, not his, the amazing <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambay_Island"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lambay Island</span></a>. This is our largest island off the east coast of Ireland and we were very lucky to have had good weather conditions in which to appreciate its splendour.</div>
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Always a lover of all things nautical, I was delighted when our friend allowed me to take the helm for a while including allowing me to guide the yacht through two buoys which took every ounce of my concentration. I was so scared I'd crash I wanted him to stay beside me but no, he left me to it alone! The sense of achievement I felt following that great accomplishment defies words! He earlier taught hubby and I how to lower the fenders and also how to make the rope knots to secure the yacht to the wall. A great day was had by all. Taken August 2011.</div>
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Hubby and I spent a lovely couple of days here towards the end of January last year. While taking the below images of Stradbally Cove I was totally alone, not even a dog to be seen. I was really scared, firstly as I kept thinking the tide was suddenly going to come in and swallow me up and also I didn't feel too safe at the mouth of the cave as I visualized a huge hairy creature rushing out and dragging me into its lair! Taken January 2011.</div>
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My feeling is that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merrion_Square"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Merrion Square Park</span></a> is best viewed in the evening light and preferably, when nature obliges, after a rain shower. The light is amazing but sadly I'm afraid that my mobile phone camera, great as it is, cannot do justice to these precious moments in photography. Taken February and July 2011.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">© Ann Brien</span></div>Ann Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13148029020793670211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203431999388930774.post-91515645945726477802011-07-08T02:37:00.000-07:002011-07-08T03:34:03.412-07:00St. Stephen's Green Park, Dublin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPiH5QOAjoR-rK1ZYvvbieXBZ48LEOKwL6-jYOaH0GuqsxfJEgyhgkA-QCdVXD4pt8bDmib1_P7hv8sIjwQ9yzRrp7VRW-zMtOlD7UWo1RTn6rgC41n-HNBF130ugcrPqp-G9AoznBN7Nq/s1600/St.+Stephen%2527s+Green%252C+Dublin+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPiH5QOAjoR-rK1ZYvvbieXBZ48LEOKwL6-jYOaH0GuqsxfJEgyhgkA-QCdVXD4pt8bDmib1_P7hv8sIjwQ9yzRrp7VRW-zMtOlD7UWo1RTn6rgC41n-HNBF130ugcrPqp-G9AoznBN7Nq/s400/St.+Stephen%2527s+Green%252C+Dublin+%25282%2529.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="250" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:x-small;">© Ann Brien </span></div><br />This beautiful park, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Stephen%27s_Green"><span style="font-weight: bold;">St. Stephen's Green</span></a>, in the heart of Dublin city is where I head for when I've spent an exhausting day walking around the stores. There's a sense of tranquility about the place, perhaps it's the ducks gently gliding across the pond or the people sitting on benches lost in their own private worlds. They too probably come to seek refuge from the bustling crowds.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvMdS0_6o8VSjg5wBm5f_EMoL4JxIEoiv7XosFNsEtqIFEEMvcsIklzGSi6U9Aj0KdFMktmrHO5ZcQtFu3Cjl5RO6-4DWaCK9guuGAjCOBgc87t6nQS_t2wwNaMKpoaaEoqSLvyHAsRIPP/s1600/St.+Stephen%2527s+Green%252C+Dublin+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvMdS0_6o8VSjg5wBm5f_EMoL4JxIEoiv7XosFNsEtqIFEEMvcsIklzGSi6U9Aj0KdFMktmrHO5ZcQtFu3Cjl5RO6-4DWaCK9guuGAjCOBgc87t6nQS_t2wwNaMKpoaaEoqSLvyHAsRIPP/s400/St.+Stephen%2527s+Green%252C+Dublin+%25281%2529.jpg" width="300" border="0" height="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size:x-small;">© Ann Brien</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:x-small;">Three Fates Bronze Sculpture. A gift to us from the people of Germany for our help given to refugees following the Second World War.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhILmyNejA4RvTZcU6ODSapyFfwVeDRt_8vNUstRdT3Cwek3cR-ddR4c4kKjN6JleRrLKTrkZZgKjmsjflJYVh20utFmJDqX2gPf2eIhpfH1Soi5dwZAF7lWf53SfDSqCFEc90xYWnDS3TJ/s1600/St.+Stephen%2527s+Green%252C+Dublin+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhILmyNejA4RvTZcU6ODSapyFfwVeDRt_8vNUstRdT3Cwek3cR-ddR4c4kKjN6JleRrLKTrkZZgKjmsjflJYVh20utFmJDqX2gPf2eIhpfH1Soi5dwZAF7lWf53SfDSqCFEc90xYWnDS3TJ/s400/St.+Stephen%2527s+Green%252C+Dublin+%25283%2529.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="295" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:x-small;">© Ann Brien</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXLIlZ9eTj6PblcPWDAmWnDED4DZ-Fhui08Wu5V2wvjyvX079j9niPUnF36uLApAMTadU4ieAavtG8fWsUUqA5doEQB52_UAMKLa1XLO7aujNk6is0cRM-QisQYPEEq71HYvfSLoH1eQrI/s1600/St.+Stephen%2527s+Green%252C+Dublin+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXLIlZ9eTj6PblcPWDAmWnDED4DZ-Fhui08Wu5V2wvjyvX079j9niPUnF36uLApAMTadU4ieAavtG8fWsUUqA5doEQB52_UAMKLa1XLO7aujNk6is0cRM-QisQYPEEq71HYvfSLoH1eQrI/s400/St.+Stephen%2527s+Green%252C+Dublin+%25284%2529.jpg" width="365" border="0" height="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:x-small;">© Ann Brien</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:x-small;">Famine Sculpture by Edward Delaney<br /></span></div><br />Last Wednesday was one such day for me and even though it had just started to rain I still sought sanctuary from the streets and weather here in my little piece of paradise. Taken July 2011.Ann Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13148029020793670211noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203431999388930774.post-78533037428269803562011-07-07T08:30:00.000-07:002011-07-08T02:26:47.181-07:00Dun Laoghaire - Ireland's Own Riviera!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDAlIUlgQnEXta_UZ_Kcf46XQOClksOsNj7rAcPMdz_4qSeROb0GXjTYuyQoz7MYSPfCp2P6zWKlILHnte5xThFmjrUgiFt3-0gTjQfKAiPanhJzVXiwlpNcW56bkORhNaPwaHbBitc8IO/s1600/Dun+Laoghaire+July+2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDAlIUlgQnEXta_UZ_Kcf46XQOClksOsNj7rAcPMdz_4qSeROb0GXjTYuyQoz7MYSPfCp2P6zWKlILHnte5xThFmjrUgiFt3-0gTjQfKAiPanhJzVXiwlpNcW56bkORhNaPwaHbBitc8IO/s400/Dun+Laoghaire+July+2011.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">© Ann Brien</span> </div><br />
It's been ages since I last visited <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%BAn_Laoghaire"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dun Laoghaire</span></a>, the beautiful seaside town just about ten miles outside Dublin. For the past couple of years I've been promising myself I'd go but something always cropped up to prevent me so last Tuesday I took the bull by the horns and "jumped on a bus to Dun Laoghaire" as the old Bagatelle song, "Summer In Dublin" lyrics go.<br />
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</div>The day was a sweltherer, the sun so warm and the sky so blue that you'd be forgiven for thinking you were walking along a promenade on the French Riviera. Taken July 2011.<br />
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Enjoy!Ann Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13148029020793670211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203431999388930774.post-37974970002390309992011-03-01T09:23:00.000-08:002011-03-01T11:44:07.265-08:00Last Days of Winter, Allihies, West Cork<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMu1gZN8_ttUiNOgkgrYRygne602zNzE7eQ8Xl9MSoXFXuYjDEjCzTQwzqBwUvFHefDBfkXiX8wwv2gXMKZee1SVSP7YQq5uAWH0xjAgmtYtgcS5_G5c7dH7vynl9lpxJNTOjYqPHhQ9yG/s1600/Image1995.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMu1gZN8_ttUiNOgkgrYRygne602zNzE7eQ8Xl9MSoXFXuYjDEjCzTQwzqBwUvFHefDBfkXiX8wwv2gXMKZee1SVSP7YQq5uAWH0xjAgmtYtgcS5_G5c7dH7vynl9lpxJNTOjYqPHhQ9yG/s400/Image1995.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579164672401287154" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">© Ann Brien<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Bohreen from Allihies Village</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbeiuo3sOlT03RyXj9em4tgZJA5G9imMSyTNLsa1c8USLEAnJq6akSAxVn_Rh54ninzjalECiVyhLumvcy4QJfJe_xTkSfpsYYcZz-4VdrJdsS-O8-08lyanaLihkQQm23DCPtk5OT5QE0/s1600/Image2000.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbeiuo3sOlT03RyXj9em4tgZJA5G9imMSyTNLsa1c8USLEAnJq6akSAxVn_Rh54ninzjalECiVyhLumvcy4QJfJe_xTkSfpsYYcZz-4VdrJdsS-O8-08lyanaLihkQQm23DCPtk5OT5QE0/s400/Image2000.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579167941070503874" border="0" /></a></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">© Ann Brien</span><br /><br />Back road behind our home<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg72XtWtNS9nO1hmDx5Yr9le9qGeoePmYOsXuH5bl-Zw_OYPaHMYY1bSMkYZWTq2tA1PzRWYQP68TgPnPQjPURNF4v5aVmchyU59yGMMRYBAptDXojw8Vuv8C8XBpuvuxZkJyNot_cie2SK/s1600/Image2010.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg72XtWtNS9nO1hmDx5Yr9le9qGeoePmYOsXuH5bl-Zw_OYPaHMYY1bSMkYZWTq2tA1PzRWYQP68TgPnPQjPURNF4v5aVmchyU59yGMMRYBAptDXojw8Vuv8C8XBpuvuxZkJyNot_cie2SK/s400/Image2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579168779379848082" border="0" /></a></span></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">© Ann Brien<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Under Construction! - New walker pathway</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc11q5F8LCh2PKIDKsh1L9jGzWWDXAakp1MpEATB5jERHhtG3Q0CelwXxHLTMzP2P4vnb-I6bjZidKOhZrvhsjchxUr8WX_0VDmwIjqYVtyf6ip_dfJNJwuP_YVpdyDfS6U5bL4SWhG09U/s1600/Image2032.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc11q5F8LCh2PKIDKsh1L9jGzWWDXAakp1MpEATB5jERHhtG3Q0CelwXxHLTMzP2P4vnb-I6bjZidKOhZrvhsjchxUr8WX_0VDmwIjqYVtyf6ip_dfJNJwuP_YVpdyDfS6U5bL4SWhG09U/s400/Image2032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579170870087155554" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;">© Ann Brien</span><br /><br />Ballydonegan Bay<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieY04xLQxaH8Fv8NeoTaqsmGIZPZN7oUyf_O4GgaE3701Hmn_SSwJHIcUhnlkIvGIdE2MX0UXWFTRNrmSfRHhx_nO8wHolRZSeETc2cKBJaqJ36Zc7kM0tSLtCkEmLIAh2xGd-FSvds7MF/s1600/Image2035.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieY04xLQxaH8Fv8NeoTaqsmGIZPZN7oUyf_O4GgaE3701Hmn_SSwJHIcUhnlkIvGIdE2MX0UXWFTRNrmSfRHhx_nO8wHolRZSeETc2cKBJaqJ36Zc7kM0tSLtCkEmLIAh2xGd-FSvds7MF/s400/Image2035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579171479130068194" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">© Ann Brien</span><br /><br />Ballydonegan Bay<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYATKNLRLQH_h6FfKfoPoLYG_uMpooPw5MxLm6uIB6IC2hyp4csJcXXzGlRSHwqj0uQYy55f7O8D1mO_FrSZX1kxkm_1uqF4CVmZprtiZfkNUTyvTRuz7-0BjGmnnk1_WsI5nqwkO45A0B/s1600/Image2037.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYATKNLRLQH_h6FfKfoPoLYG_uMpooPw5MxLm6uIB6IC2hyp4csJcXXzGlRSHwqj0uQYy55f7O8D1mO_FrSZX1kxkm_1uqF4CVmZprtiZfkNUTyvTRuz7-0BjGmnnk1_WsI5nqwkO45A0B/s400/Image2037.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579172030866324866" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>© Ann Brien</span><br /><br />New Life near Ballydonegan Bay<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Already you can see the changing light from Winter to Spring. Taken February 2011.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div>Ann Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13148029020793670211noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203431999388930774.post-14382293741077756742011-02-25T11:48:00.000-08:002011-02-26T01:13:24.967-08:00Swirling Mist, Rough Waters - Ballydonegan Pier, Allihies<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvd1T1lef-YBbpHllX0XBT6cfghjtZciscJGPJJeiY3dx6JZiELnUI3LVfOtq3LuOWFaoIz7-xWMNcQaGDCfYzAtWA9esM2eOZgI_2uB01X02Z13XovPR9mepmj2EVXCsPiLXpK7nXIJKr/s1600/Image1982.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvd1T1lef-YBbpHllX0XBT6cfghjtZciscJGPJJeiY3dx6JZiELnUI3LVfOtq3LuOWFaoIz7-xWMNcQaGDCfYzAtWA9esM2eOZgI_2uB01X02Z13XovPR9mepmj2EVXCsPiLXpK7nXIJKr/s400/Image1982.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577719266246642562" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">© Ann Brien</span><br /><br />Slipway<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidLVtS7J-BhoGREpXxdHLOUoctbLoNqehsWFlj3VjULgMNGRTUH16hGGBw0mTN1RW1kEhsUkHfaZPeEKAmQPEYT2gINH5GIvhDlvVAMCRkW4EaMI-QmDAGrNV7N9u9e5pTG3WGA13UdBIt/s1600/Image1985.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidLVtS7J-BhoGREpXxdHLOUoctbLoNqehsWFlj3VjULgMNGRTUH16hGGBw0mTN1RW1kEhsUkHfaZPeEKAmQPEYT2gINH5GIvhDlvVAMCRkW4EaMI-QmDAGrNV7N9u9e5pTG3WGA13UdBIt/s400/Image1985.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577720050417214082" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">© Ann Brien</span><br /><br />Treacherous Rocks<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUtfmCkmNBTB5OvWBXTemqh1nayt2eTgfntTvZ0AbKDZWhuOgiIU7Z1YDkVDwj1RvlUf1D2DfRWrUumZ1lv8N4uuL1bgPnOwnIXA4z6UTGB_e1iUt7w_lCIyD0f761f-Sy09wcEUErgY4k/s1600/Image1986.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUtfmCkmNBTB5OvWBXTemqh1nayt2eTgfntTvZ0AbKDZWhuOgiIU7Z1YDkVDwj1RvlUf1D2DfRWrUumZ1lv8N4uuL1bgPnOwnIXA4z6UTGB_e1iUt7w_lCIyD0f761f-Sy09wcEUErgY4k/s400/Image1986.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577721431333719282" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">© Ann Brien</span><br /><br />Amazing rock formation<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRp_XsNdWzs3HNfHSYk5M4Ww6Ft7g5JOKMr_SJggZdEpzdPhxbN7jwJ324OsG-Zo-tmdX6KLeyLB4OpLec6lD-8nrKOUyWd7BDqJjK-CSwPmAx9awqjD7wy6ouKv3eDO1lKpXWahAG2mDY/s1600/Image1987.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRp_XsNdWzs3HNfHSYk5M4Ww6Ft7g5JOKMr_SJggZdEpzdPhxbN7jwJ324OsG-Zo-tmdX6KLeyLB4OpLec6lD-8nrKOUyWd7BDqJjK-CSwPmAx9awqjD7wy6ouKv3eDO1lKpXWahAG2mDY/s400/Image1987.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577722731744311538" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">© Ann Brien<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;">Pier Staircase<br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHFoGLxJknzzyHVuw-ZaPfEx2vYvMcWTyjG-Mzk-Y3w2gfdOsEygQb1GvEei0uwiZzrQ2t1EHPbJ1ZKeQfzrCFuwAQ9-UpB-T-OcgRWd8vTh4hZ4A4TKp28pxAgwI9g_5Crdr_Xx0H9nrq/s1600/Image1989.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHFoGLxJknzzyHVuw-ZaPfEx2vYvMcWTyjG-Mzk-Y3w2gfdOsEygQb1GvEei0uwiZzrQ2t1EHPbJ1ZKeQfzrCFuwAQ9-UpB-T-OcgRWd8vTh4hZ4A4TKp28pxAgwI9g_5Crdr_Xx0H9nrq/s400/Image1989.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577723367172979138" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;">© Ann Brien</span><br /><br />Amazing rock formation, different angle<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwT0JH6HG7D6SW0YUaMZUBXLVQTOrA5atTxuVF8Xr3dMkQL2_yvTKsnnB6_1OlKk0PGfT1IXX5Jy0ttPA7ACrZwHnFwJ7uDWc_S4-jrgQTBvK-tdYOoeKI-6trXsc07A7cwPOXmOp4aq-Z/s1600/Image1990.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwT0JH6HG7D6SW0YUaMZUBXLVQTOrA5atTxuVF8Xr3dMkQL2_yvTKsnnB6_1OlKk0PGfT1IXX5Jy0ttPA7ACrZwHnFwJ7uDWc_S4-jrgQTBvK-tdYOoeKI-6trXsc07A7cwPOXmOp4aq-Z/s400/Image1990.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577724246880812466" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">© Ann Brien</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;">Thick mist, green water, rock - breathtaking!<br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;">I shot those images yesterday afternoon at Ballydonegan Pier, Allihies in a fierce gale which sometimes made holding my phone steady virtually impossible.<br /><br />My experience while walking around the pier would come close to what I'd call a spiritual one. I almost felt what had I done to deserve these very special moments during which I observed what I love most of all, the sea at her wildest. She gave an unrivaled performance. Taken February 2011.<br /></div></div>Ann Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13148029020793670211noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203431999388930774.post-14853272794147582662011-02-20T11:47:00.000-08:002011-02-20T11:55:56.303-08:00A West Cork Sunset<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiblEvg4T4aYJ-mYp7CLqccAO3MIVRWLSbzdgr7m1ay03Z4IbUmYSPT6NTTjETX7Ns65SMQosNFoerrYTdnygIcxGtXZPfoSTFoZ_Vuukm3yIXaRpVA0Ih3A-5Tm3GCAB4DqdjPjuOLJAbC/s1600/Image1370.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiblEvg4T4aYJ-mYp7CLqccAO3MIVRWLSbzdgr7m1ay03Z4IbUmYSPT6NTTjETX7Ns65SMQosNFoerrYTdnygIcxGtXZPfoSTFoZ_Vuukm3yIXaRpVA0Ih3A-5Tm3GCAB4DqdjPjuOLJAbC/s400/Image1370.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575861307481026674" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">© Ann Brien<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">I stood for a long time observing this sunset. As the seconds ticked by I knew I had to capture its beauty before the moment was lost forever. Allihies, Beara Peninsula, West Cork. Taken October 2010.<br /></div></div>Ann Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13148029020793670211noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203431999388930774.post-69666626477267204292011-02-19T06:55:00.000-08:002011-02-19T07:08:24.279-08:00Rough Waters - Ballydonegan Bay, Allihies<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwLJDYtlyMl8QogWncbGzaLCzbhizrxBK5whXa3kJpdZIQtYSDrPgnLRD_cqfW0wtOd3znCVpFwFmWsxX18XkiI1xqd_kOkoFKp9OVzm28vrd_AXWAuoAI8QTMSa7cbqMUTFtqlBYQMohT/s1600/Image1909.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwLJDYtlyMl8QogWncbGzaLCzbhizrxBK5whXa3kJpdZIQtYSDrPgnLRD_cqfW0wtOd3znCVpFwFmWsxX18XkiI1xqd_kOkoFKp9OVzm28vrd_AXWAuoAI8QTMSa7cbqMUTFtqlBYQMohT/s400/Image1909.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575414791042340562" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">© Ann Brien<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">Mid-afternoon three days ago in Ballydonegan Bay, Allihies. The roar of the waters was akin to the noise from a motorway at rush hour but without the traffic. Only the sound of the wind and waves to delight the ears. Taken February 2011.<br /></div></div>Ann Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13148029020793670211noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203431999388930774.post-38168314489018646922011-02-18T13:25:00.000-08:002011-02-19T06:30:52.319-08:00Twilight - Allihies, West Cork<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW1cIcDSX-A-a7L51GgiUQ5a4nWXy_QvebiotLYIpQM0yt7x9NLeq27TSqhRjTyXmSq4bpGm0uBqGE_b7tRz8ftJHZqlqKRpBPR5uq03o_zz2nVfsVMCv9eSYMqmnOljhgJoaZvLeWC3d1/s1600/Image1929.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW1cIcDSX-A-a7L51GgiUQ5a4nWXy_QvebiotLYIpQM0yt7x9NLeq27TSqhRjTyXmSq4bpGm0uBqGE_b7tRz8ftJHZqlqKRpBPR5uq03o_zz2nVfsVMCv9eSYMqmnOljhgJoaZvLeWC3d1/s400/Image1929.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575144782850197714" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">© Ann Brien<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">This was the light over Allihies, Beara Peninsula, West Cork three hours ago. Taken February 2011.<br /></div></div>Ann Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13148029020793670211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203431999388930774.post-91747944898964896242011-02-18T04:07:00.001-08:002011-07-07T09:51:52.670-07:00Everyman Palace Theatre, Cork<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt2k5QvmTXwG8weUSvpFVgDHivonbKHpLSz6g4qwP_SPau8zNsv0v5UGRhKHN_mUOWukgzGkUkWALcqqRHqfVkQGZruFx-pNzZtwQRP2xNFLpbRz-_Jkh9ARHJABne00BoqFSltJekAgf4/s1600/Image1893.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575000307241533138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt2k5QvmTXwG8weUSvpFVgDHivonbKHpLSz6g4qwP_SPau8zNsv0v5UGRhKHN_mUOWukgzGkUkWALcqqRHqfVkQGZruFx-pNzZtwQRP2xNFLpbRz-_Jkh9ARHJABne00BoqFSltJekAgf4/s400/Image1893.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 294px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size: 85%;">© Ann Brien<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.everymanpalace.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Everyman Palace Theatre</span></a> first opened in 1879 and is the sister theatre of the Olympia Theatre in Dublin. Certainly from the exterior view I would go so far as to say they are twin sisters. Taken February 2011.</div></div>Ann Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13148029020793670211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203431999388930774.post-52056934803132990952011-02-17T13:15:00.001-08:002011-02-22T03:57:34.111-08:00Hotel Isaacs, MacCurtain Street, Cork<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbFqHojhSGUISGTcOOzF80tGhXfhJXaIkAN4rOk78uxjnG2VfFOU-RUO6y9fQct051icbYtAZZxtYWf-4Msf562OF3jt7NEr3-NW2HNKsYA8-d2Wr9b9F2WWhmzbHQfygNX3Iv1-EnprBw/s1600/Image1889.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbFqHojhSGUISGTcOOzF80tGhXfhJXaIkAN4rOk78uxjnG2VfFOU-RUO6y9fQct051icbYtAZZxtYWf-4Msf562OF3jt7NEr3-NW2HNKsYA8-d2Wr9b9F2WWhmzbHQfygNX3Iv1-EnprBw/s400/Image1889.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574770547485070642" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">© Ann Brien<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">Hubby and I broke our long journey to West Cork by spending the night in the Victorian, Hotel Isaacs, MacCurtain Street, Cork. From the moment I first glanced its image I knew this would be our night's place of rest. I've a passion for high ceilings and those lovely tall windows that you can sit in. This hotel has both. Taken February 2011.<br /></div></div>Ann Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13148029020793670211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203431999388930774.post-74655623262227260882011-02-17T13:09:00.000-08:002011-02-17T13:15:05.231-08:00Hotel Isaacs, Cork - Kitchen Into Bedroom<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhClgfYndlcR_9ckp_lBpKIrCPcF3cZrrhl4A6u8ERNnSq38QCPC3kAEfuKwSaTtjRrdEcqk8_wxEYGNmfd41IYcv1qAxEuxa36RwA3b8tWIJ1VkmfZhWyoxihgrUcm6bp-yW5vEVxW5riT/s1600/Image1880.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhClgfYndlcR_9ckp_lBpKIrCPcF3cZrrhl4A6u8ERNnSq38QCPC3kAEfuKwSaTtjRrdEcqk8_wxEYGNmfd41IYcv1qAxEuxa36RwA3b8tWIJ1VkmfZhWyoxihgrUcm6bp-yW5vEVxW5riT/s400/Image1880.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574769048187471890" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">© Ann Brien<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">This was the view from our huge kitchen into the bedroom. Taken February 2011.<br /></div></div>Ann Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13148029020793670211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203431999388930774.post-27666712192368622252011-02-17T11:56:00.000-08:002011-02-17T13:14:19.246-08:00Hotel Isaacs, Cork - Kitchen Into Bathroom<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7blbSJbJlp4PUsyHicWs9nkMbsAFhTrmaWRgIi8n3FoBToL7ZVmlAUSjANvobTYUuFmSvzZGW4t1wTKDaSqNn9jaXElKR0Z5IQy38DTMAtDQbAUmFjKLfsVBAmiTRcECuwokZpQA7lDX/s1600/Image1877.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7blbSJbJlp4PUsyHicWs9nkMbsAFhTrmaWRgIi8n3FoBToL7ZVmlAUSjANvobTYUuFmSvzZGW4t1wTKDaSqNn9jaXElKR0Z5IQy38DTMAtDQbAUmFjKLfsVBAmiTRcECuwokZpQA7lDX/s400/Image1877.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574750534427547506" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">© Ann Brien<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">View from our kitchen into the bathroom. Taken February 2011.<br /></div></div>Ann Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13148029020793670211noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203431999388930774.post-44092143233377551682011-02-17T06:03:00.000-08:002011-02-17T06:07:46.125-08:00Hotel Isaacs, Cork - Courtyard View One<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJKWbprErpHLUR6C2Dy-P4DJU-Z8NzVwu5R7MUTiFJsC4qJlB8VH0iypGQlwZ4exvdDh23btScNcic0xPpordgpX7SKMD_cntP02qsCae3DNx-VWzM1K2eCkrnWdP9v2jv_u-SVxvETAkf/s1600/CorkCityHotelIsaacsCourtyard.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJKWbprErpHLUR6C2Dy-P4DJU-Z8NzVwu5R7MUTiFJsC4qJlB8VH0iypGQlwZ4exvdDh23btScNcic0xPpordgpX7SKMD_cntP02qsCae3DNx-VWzM1K2eCkrnWdP9v2jv_u-SVxvETAkf/s400/CorkCityHotelIsaacsCourtyard.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574659378794224050" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">© Ann Brien<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">Entrance to Hotel Isaacs. Floodlit waterfall in distance. Taken February 2011.<br /></div></div>Ann Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13148029020793670211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203431999388930774.post-80882509453119919632011-02-17T05:57:00.000-08:002011-02-17T11:41:13.448-08:00Hotel Isaacs, Cork - Courtyard View Two<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWckFlC-ANS01W0IOeS85ZvHZVLYIqitFD-SuvvdVbVOPHm0J0L4MCYHgDWfjsiMzptRHtL3qFJ7iPQdg0oiAo32j1BppcckDxuT5YgoRmEokGa66qweAp3G1I4eqkJseJiCJ1S4ZmsmB_/s1600/CorkCityHotelIsaacsCourtyard%25282%2529.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWckFlC-ANS01W0IOeS85ZvHZVLYIqitFD-SuvvdVbVOPHm0J0L4MCYHgDWfjsiMzptRHtL3qFJ7iPQdg0oiAo32j1BppcckDxuT5YgoRmEokGa66qweAp3G1I4eqkJseJiCJ1S4ZmsmB_/s400/CorkCityHotelIsaacsCourtyard%25282%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574657755945780354" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">© Ann Brien</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">View of courtyard from waterfall. Taken February 2011.<br /></div></div>Ann Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13148029020793670211noreply@blogger.com0