The uppermost floor at Thoor Ballylee, the 15th Century Norman castle once home to Poet William Butler Yeats near Gort in County Galway, remains essentially unchanged from its 600-year-old decor save the remnants and...
High above the County Galway countryside, these sculpted limestone battlements, bleached by nature over more than 600 years, granted the Norman builders of Thoor Ballylee (Yeats Tower) a crisp view of the surrounding terrain...
Today is Veteran’s Day in the U.S. and Armistice Day in the British Commonwealth countries plus France, Belgium and many others. I always remember wearing red poppies as a tribute to veterans, but I...
While assorted vegetation undergoes its Autumn metamorphosis, there’s one constant on the island of Ireland — the pastures and hillsides are always green, hence the nickname “Emerald Isle.” Like the weather in Washington State...
Many people are surprised to find that Halloween originated in the Celtic world of the Bronze Age when Celts inhabited Ireland, the United Kingdom and Northern France. The ancient Celtic Festival of Samhain (pronounced...
About James A. Truett
James is an internationally published Artist, Photographer and Author living in the countryside of County Clare, Ireland. His motto: "See Beauty Everywhere!"
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