Irish Summer Floral Display
While the beauty of the Emerald Isle has been the subject of poetry, prose and art for many years, the annual transformation of the Irish countryside from the perpetual 40 shades of green to...
Irish Countryside
Fairy Thimbles and Ferns in the Irish Countryside
Sunny weather has triggered the annual explosion of color in the Irish countryside as Foxglove, the brilliant purple wildflower also called “Fairy Thimbles,” blooms alongside ferns and other greenery. Foxglove is a biennial native...
Crimson Sunset in Irish Spring over County Clare
A late Spring crimson sunset backlights dark clouds moving in over the emerald Irish countryside near Lissycasey in County Clare. The village of Lissycasey, which means “ringfort of the caseys” in Irish, is located...
Turf fire in an Irish Cottage
There’s nothing quite like the delicate aroma and soothing warmth of a turf fire during a winter — or summer — cold spell… While I was born in one of the coldest climates of...
Dark Clouds over Killarney Lakes, County Kerry
Winter storm clouds and mist hug the Lakes of Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland, from Vol. II of Mystical Moods of Ireland: Enchanted Celtic Skies. This lovely vista is from the viewpoint at Aghadoe Heights,...
Battlefield of Dysert O’Dea in County Clare
Hundreds of years ago, on May 10, 1318, this gentle stream in the County Clare countryside may have been flowing red with the blood of soldiers of the Gaelic Irish chieftain Connor O’Dea and...
