Historic Dublin Hospital - built in 1720.
December 18, 2009
December 16, 2009
December 15, 2009
Mackintosh Stained Glass Panels
Stained Glass Panels by Charles Rennie Mackintosh - House For An Art Lover
December 14, 2009
IMOMA – Irish Museum Of Modern Art
The Royal Hospital in Kilmainham, Dublin - now the Irish Museum Of Modern Art
Grand Entrance
North Entrance - Royal Hospital, Kilmainham
Built in 1684 by Sir William Robinson as a home for retired officers. It is Ireland’s oldest public building and now houses the Irish Museum of Modern Art.
Gravestone Inscription at Luss
From the graveyard of Luss Parish Church, Locch Lomond, Argyll & Bute
December 13, 2009
Lakeside Cottage – Luss, Loch Lomond
Traditional cottage on the shores of Loch Lomond at Luss.
December 12, 2009
The Pleasures of Rowing
Rowers meet a family of swans on the Liffey at Islandbridge, Dublin
December 11, 2009
December 8, 2009
National Museum of Ireland – Collins Barracks
National Museum Of Ireland - Collins Barracks
Built in 1702 by Thomas Burgh, Surveyor General to Queen Anne.
The picture was taken from Croppies’ Acre, a memorial to the many Irish rebels who were buried there after the rebellion of 1798.
James Joyce Bridge – Dublin
The arch frames 15 Usher's Island, the setting for Joyce's short story "The Dead"
India
Detail from Dublin's Wellington Monument
The Wellington Monument in Dublin’s Phoenix Park commemorates the illustrious military career of Arthur Wellesley, First Duke of Wellington. Europe’s largest obelisk, it was completed in 1861. This scene by Joseph Kirk depicts the Indian Wars.
December 7, 2009
Military Infirmary
The former Royal Military Infirmary - overlooking Dublin's Phoenix Park
Built 1786-8; original design by James Gandon (the cupola modified by W. Gibson). It later became the Irish Department of Defense.
