Irish Countryside

Into the Seven Woods of William Butler Yeats

Into the Seven Woods of William Butler Yeats

Afternoon sun streams through the Seven Woods of County Galway’s Coole Park, immortalized in the prose of Nobel Laureate William Butler Yeats, one of Ireland’s literary icons of the 20th Century. The Seven Woods...

Time to Light Up a Nice Turf Fire

Days are noticeably shorter, temperatures are dropping, and hibernation feels imminent for many of us in the Irish countryside… but the chilly storm season also marks the time to light up a nice turf...

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...

Spider Webs in Morning Irish Dew

Spider Webs in Morning Irish Dew

A cascade of spider webs in the morning dew offer a gentle blanket of Autumn comfort to this hedge in the Irish countryside. While Saint Patrick is said to have banished snakes from Ireland,...

Colorful Irish Roadside Scenery

Colorful Irish Roadside Scenery

Ravishing red Fuchsias and opulent orange Montbretias  grow wild in the roadside landscape of County Clare, Ireland, though neither are native to the country. Both plants bloom each year during mid-Summer to early Autumn...