March 2013 - # - McDonegal1 Photograpy

Due to weather my shots will not always have been taken the day before posting. However each one will have been worked on the previous day.

Things that catch a feel of my life in Ireland.

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I see you!

Mac being Mac

It is snowing! This time last year we had the hottest and sunniest week of the year!

Wednesday 27 March 2013

Turnip Flower

Eight years ago my parents gave us what I thought was a turnip for Christmas! It was of course an amaryllis bulb. It hasn't failed to produce four magnificent flowers twice a year since. As we had 48 hours of torrential rain I gave a try at a macro shot of one of its flowers.

Sunday 24 March 2013

Sugar Bowls

We had the pleasure of having the first ever free guided tour of all parts of the Theatre Royal on Tuesday. This Waterford Crystal chandelier dates from the 1800's. It is one of three hanging in the Theatre Royal which at 220 years old is the oldest original theatre in Europe. Interesting facts learned on our culture tour these past two days :) Money ran out before the chandeliers were finished so the workers in Waterford Crystal banded together and supplied sugar bowls to finish them. So each candle (now bulb) is sitting in a sugar bowl.

The blue is the reflection of the sky through beautiful large windows :)

Thursday 21 March 2013

Fine dining in Bishop's Palace

Bishop Charles Este, born in London in 1696, commissioned the renowned architect, Richard Castle, to design and build this building, described as one of the largest and finest episcopal buildings in Ireland. The building work was begun in the early 1740's but when Este died in 1745 the palace was unfinished and his successor, Bishop Chevenix turned to John Roberts to complete the work. http://waterfordireland.tripod.com/bishop's_palace.htm

Free and unrestricted access yesterday as part of the Waterford Festival of Learning

Thank you for the wonderful response to the wrapped tree

Wednesday 20 March 2013

Wrap up as it's cold outside

At least this tree is not feeling the cold! iPhone shot taken when on my walk yesterday.

Tuesday 19 March 2013

Parade

A sample of what happened at our St Patrick's Day Parade yesterday. Today is day 3 of our long weekend :)

It was my first time taking photos at a parade!!

Thank you for the tremendous response to all my postings last week.

Monday 18 March 2013

La Fhéile Pádraig Shona Daoibh

Happy St Patrick's day to you all. Sun is shining now but giving a chance of rain for the parade at 1pm :(

Sunday 17 March 2013

Gaelic Harp

Keeping with the Irish themed weekend. This one is made of Waterford Crystal

With a resonating chamber usually carved from a single log – traditionally willow – and strung with wires of brass, silver or perhaps even gold, whose resonating strings were selectively damped, the extraordinary sweetness of this instrument was described in glowing terms by early writers. The best-known surviving example is the instrument on which Ireland's national emblem is based: the medieval harp preserved in the Long Room of Trinity College, Dublin. http://www.irishharp.org/about.htm

Thank you for the great response to Shillelagh

Saturday 16 March 2013

Bishop's Ceremonial Crown

Over 200 years old. Looks extremely heavy. Inside a class case so I got a lot of glare and reflection.

The snow is gone but still bitterly cold.

Thank you all for the tremendous response to Mac's portrait yesterday.

Thursday 28 March 2013

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