This is the Peace Bridge in Derry, Northern Ireland. Opened in 2011, it was designed to connect the unionist and nationalist communities on opposite banks of the River Foyle. Two identical halves – each suspended from a single, sloping pylon – overlap at the centre to form a structural handshake across the river.
Ross Castle, on the shores of Lough Leane, County Kerry was built by the Irish chieftain O’Donoghue Mór in the fifteenth century. O’Donoghue still keeps watch over his fine castle from the bottom of the lake. Every seven years, on the first morning in May, he rises from the waters on his magnificent white horse. […]
A familiar sight throughout northern Portugal and Galician Spain, the hórreo is just one of the many names for this little granary. Usually built with stone or wood, there are slits in the walls to allow for ventilation. It is always raised from the ground to keep rodents at bay. Shape and size can also […]
Anything BUT a sleepy harbour! Looks quiet enough as we approach… Our timing was spot on for the changeover at the Aquapark…. and here’s the next batch – raring to go! But there’s lots more going on… As you can well believe, the seaside village of Dunmore East is a very popular spot in Ireland’s […]