Irish Countryside

River Nore, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Summer Dreaming on the River Nore

Flowers bloom along the River Nore as it winds through County Kilkenny, Ireland, at Thomastown, in this image from a past summer. The River Nore begins at Devil’s Bit Mountain in County Tipperary and...

Arched Bridge over Ireland's River Shannon

Arched Bridge over Ireland’s River Shannon

This arched bridge over the Ireland’s Shannon River connects Lanesborough, County Longford, and Ballyleague, County Roscommon. This crossing has a rich history dating back to the 9th Century, when it played a key strategic...

Wildflower Carpet in Yeats' Seven Woods

Wildflower Carpet in Yeats’ Seven Woods

Thousands of wildflowers carpet the forest floor of the Seven Woods in County Galway’s Coole Park, frequently mentioned in the poetry of Nobel Laureate William Butler Yeats, who sought solace and inspiration in the...

Springtime on Lake Knockalough

Springtime on Lake Knockalough

The Irish countryside explodes into Spring color on the shores of Lake Knockalough near Kilmihil in County Clare, Ireland. Sunny spring weather has covered the Emerald Isle with clear blue skies, and the countryside...

Budding Irish Spring

Budding Irish Spring

Brilliant green Spring leaves highlighted by the morning sun mark the Irish countryside’s annual metamorphosis from Winter hibernation and stagnation to opulent Spring resurrection.