Irish Countryside

Red Gate at Coole Park Estate

Red Gate at Coole Estate, County Galway, Ireland

A red gate accessorizes a carefully hewn stone wall at the Coole Park Estate of Lady Gregory, the Irish dramatist and folklorist who opened her home and spectacular parklands in County Galway, Ireland, to...

Morning Irish Mist in the County Clare Countryside

Morning Irish Mist in the County Clare Countryside

An early morning Irish mist gently caresses the luminescent meadows and rolling hills of Decomade and Lissycasey in County Clare, Ireland. While assorted vegetation undergoes its Autumn metamorphosis, there’s one constant on this island...

Killone Lake in County Clare, Ireland

Killone Lake in County Clare, Ireland

Killone Lake shimmers in the Autumn breeze in this view from 12th Century Killone Abbey near Ennis in County Clare, Ireland. Established in 1190 by Donal O’Brien, the King of Thomond and Munster, Killone...

Rugged Limestone Burren Landscape

Rugged Limestone Burren Landscape

Ice, rain and the oceans joined forces millions of years ago to sculpt Ireland’s rugged limestone Burren landscape. As recently as 15,000 years ago, this region was covered with ice, gently shaping the limestone...