06 Feb 2017
by joanfrankham
in Travel
Tags: daily post, hiking, hillwalking, Kinsale, sailboat, sailing, shehy mountains, solitude, weekly photo challenge, West Cork

Shehy Mountains on a cloudy day
The mountains are a good place to be alone, in solitude, unless of course like me you are part of a 50 strong group on a cold wintry day, all huddled together for company from the biting wind! There always a chance to stride out on your own though, and enjoy the scenery of the distant hills, and a few isolated cottages in the distance.

Snow on the distant hills.
And if you don’t want to go hiking, there’s always the call of the sea on a calm day.

Lone sail boat
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13 Oct 2016
by joanfrankham
in Travel
Tags: abandoned buildings, abandoned Ireland, architecture, Co Cork, convent door, history, Kinsale, redevelopment, Sisters of Mercy, Thursday doors

Old Convent door, Kinsale
This old abandoned door is part of the old convent in Kinsale, sadly now no longer a school but behind these doors there is a lot of activity and redevelopment going on. The convent started originally in 1844 and was a school run by the Sisters of Mercy for almost 150 years, until it closed in the 1980s.
There is a lot of interesting information and old photos of the convent here on Abandoned Ireland, luckily the interiors were all photographed and documented before the developers moved in with their ‘wrecking balls’ – now there are a lot of modern houses and apartments going up behind these convent walls. The exterior walls and old doors are being preserved, for now anyway, which is a good thing.
Check out more doors at Norm’s site here.
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31 Jul 2016
by joanfrankham
in Travel
Tags: Daily Posty, daily prompt, Dramatic, fun day out, holiday weekend, home made rafts, Kinsale, Kinsale Regatta, Raft Race, sailing

Finish line in sight, home made rafts
The two crews are neck and neck coming up to the finish line in the Raft Race during Kinsale Regatta yesterday…which one will win the dramatic finish (and not get too wet in the process)!

Looks like the guys from Sam’s Bar are winning from the guys in green
Linked to Daily Post Prompt : Dramatic
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25 Nov 2015
by joanfrankham
in Travel
Tags: castle ruins, greenery, hiking, hobbies, Kinsale, Kinsale Lions Club, outdoor activities, photography, scenery, scenic Ireland, walking, Wordless Wednesday

Long walk in Kinsale
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18 Nov 2015
by joanfrankham
in blogging, Ireland
Tags: closed railways, colour photography, Farrangalway, Kinsale, old railway line, photography, progress, railway, railway station, recycling old buildings, ticket office, Wordless Wednesday

Old railway station at Farrangalway, Kinsale,Co Cork
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