We were blessed to spend two and a half years in Ireland. Terri jumped on an opportunity to be part of a startup company on behalf of her then-current employer from March of 2023 to October of 2025. Yes, that means that we enjoyed 3 years of St. Patrick’s Day… in Dublin, Ireland! And better yet, 3 years of the Dalkey Lobster Festival, held in our “hometown” of Dalkey. My visa did not allow me to work - not that I wanted to - so I was able to invest my time in exploring Ireland and experiencing the people, the culture and the countryside. I knew there was more to Ireland than pubs, Guinness, whiskey and Fish & Chips… and we have only scratched the surface of all that this Emerald Isle has to offer. Hopefully some of my pictures of the famous and well known as well as some of the less famous and unknown will give you a small sample of what Ireland has to offer. But don’t get me wrong… the pubs, Guinness, whiskey and Fish & Chips are AMAZING!
Hore Abbey (also Hoare Abbey, sometimes known as St. Mary's) is a ruined Cistercian monastery near the Rock of Cashel, County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland. 'Hore' is thought to derive from 'iubhair' – yew tree. The former Benedictine abbey at Hore was given to the Cistercians by Archbishop David MacCearbhaill (in 1270), who later entered the monastery. He endowed the Abbey generously with land, mills and other benefices previously belonging to the town. Source: Wikipedia
Statue at a gravesite commemorating a family of soldiers between WWI & WWII at Rock of Cashel.
More of Mohr...
Castle Doolin with the town of Doolin behind.
Hadrian's wall. Incredible Roman history in Scotland.
Giant's Causeway, near Belfast
Beautiful little spot in Ireland called Glendalough.
Dunluce Castle, near Belfast.
View around the ring of Dingle.
The Irish Sea, near Dun Laoghaire.
The Blarney House, taken from the Blarney Castle. I highly recommend this as a stopping point should you find yourself in the neighbourhood.
This was taken at Moll's Gap, within the Ring of Kerry.
You can see the Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge to the left, leading to Carrickarade Island.
Blarney Castle in the background.
This is Poulnabrone Dolmen, an ancient structure not too far from the Cliffs of Mohr.
Took this image at St Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin. A Jonathan Swift quote that rings true today around the world, not just Ireland.
More ring of Dingle and Dingle Bay.
Coumeenoole Beach along.... the ring of Dingle!
Drombeg Stone Circle located in southern Ireland.
My sister, Wendy, took this photo during our tour of Oscar Wilde's boyhood home. It reminded me of some of the Norman Rockwell paintings. It is me reflected in a mirror, but it looks a little like I am part of the artwork. I thought it was fun.
Sea lions basking in the sun in the Irish Sea near Dun Laoghaire.
Canal in Dublin where Terri and I had our dinner cruise.
Just one of the amazing scenes during the alternating rain and sunshine in Ireland.