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Travel - Ireland

A series of photographs characteristic of the Irish countryside. These images include some of the historic relics that dot the countryside such as stone circles, dolmens, and other details.
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The cables and superstructure of the Samuel Beckett Bridge soar overhead in Dublin, Ireland.
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The cables and superstructure of the Samuel Beckett Bridge soar overhead in Dublin, Ireland.

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  • The Samuel Beckett Bridge is the newest bridge to cross the River Liffey in Dublin, Ireland. The modern structure is curved in the shape of a harp and uses cables, like a suspension bridge, to maintain the structure.
  • The cables and superstructure of the Samuel Beckett Bridge soar overhead in Dublin, Ireland.
  • A view of ships in at the docks in the harbor in Dublin, Ireland through a porthole-like circle in the Samuel Beckett Bridge.
  • The Samuel Beckett Bridge crosses the Liffey River in Dublin. The structure, designed with a cable-stay method of suspension, is said to resemble an Irish harp.
  • The front door to a home in Dublin has been vandalized with spray paint as a kind of marker. The entrance is in need of new paint and weeding.
  • The back portion of Dublin Castle near the Chester Beatty Library is painted in bright colors.
  • A stone carving of Saint Patrick on the lower door to the Chapel Royal of Dublin Castle in Dublin, Ireland. The stone is discolored with lichen and shows the effect of weather over the years.
  • An old weathered statue of King Brian Boru of Ireland as seen on the outside of the Chapel Royal at the Dublin Castle.
  • The entrance hall to Trinity College in Dublin is paved with hexagonal wood blocks that form a geometric pattern in a parquet-like floor.
  • The entrance to a building, covered with ivy, on a college campus. Students' bicycles are parked in a bike rack by the entry steps.
  • Two painted doors in Dublin stand side by side providing a colorful view. With a red and blue door complimented by traditional and whitewashed brick walls, the contrast is interesting.
  • A group of three small sailboats with bright red sails racing towards the start of a race near Kinsale in Ireland. In the foreground is the ancient Charles Fort.
  • A fisherman in yellow overalls is leaning over as he repairs his fish nets after bringing in his catch for the day.
  • An ancient stone circle at Dombeg in County Cork in the southern part of Ireland. Stone circles were characteristic of the Bronze Age Celtic culture. Stone circles were often used for astronomical purposes although some believe that they might have been burial tombs.
  • A row of homes in Ireland on a small village lane. These row houses are painted with bright colors around the doors and windows and are highlighted in front by the tidy flower gardens that are separated by little rock walls. The village church spire is in the background.
  • An ancient Celtic tombstone in an old monastery with many of the old decorations still showing. The Cross at the top was supposedly added later.. This was the tallest stone still standing -- the other ruins were all no more than the foundations from the old buildings.
  • Two sheep, an ewe and her lamb, are grazing peacefully in a pasture on the Dingle Peninsula in Ireland. The sheep's wool is marked with colors to identify it from the rest of the flock.
  • A medieval beehive stone house on the Dingle Peninsula in Western Ireland. This traditional stone construction used rocks to make safe, watertight homes.
  • A baby donkey (often called a foal) scratching behind its ear in an Irish pasture. This young donkey was still nursing from its mother as it worked its way across the field.
  • A rocky beach on the Irish coastline near the Dingle Peninsula where the shoreline sweeps around from one corner to the other. The rocks have been rounded with the effects of weathering and the wave action from the water.
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