Irish Countryside

Crimson Sunset in Irish Spring

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 Irish Cottage

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

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

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...

Irish Cottage in Spring near Kilrush in County Clare, Ireland.

Irish Cottage in Spring at County Clare

Natural hedges of Gorse, the brilliant yellow flowering bush, surround this abandoned Irish cottage in the County Clare countryside near Kilrush. You can see this same cottage during late Autumn, with gray skies and...