The Scenic Walk at Camden, Crosshaven
I was in Carrigaline recently with a few hours on my hands. I saw the 220 bus for Crosshaven and jumped on and it took me all the way to Camden. Because it was a Monday, I was thinking that the fort would be closed and so it was but I was enjoying the views over the harbour.
Then, right alongside the
Walk from Mayfield via Old Youghal Road to Bells Field to Wellington Road to St Luke's to Montenotte via Lower Glanmire Road and back to Mayfield.
Pics taken: Christmas Eve 2021
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| Don't think the cat is saying: Happy Christmas! |
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| An older entrance at Collins Barracks. You may enter the Military Museum by taking the steps (hidden by the concrete structure) by the white car on the left. |
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| The North Cathedral, with the church in Gurranabraher high on the right |
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| North Cathedral, from Old Youghal Road. |
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| Shandon tower and North Cathedral, from Bells Field. |
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| St Anne's Shandon, with St Vincent's (Sunday's Well) in the background |
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| St Anne's Shandon, with County Hall in left background. |
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| St Anne's Shandon |
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| A message to last into 2022 from Scoil Bernadette, Cope Foundation, Middle Glanmire Rd, Cork |
Little Island Walk 23rd December 2021
Á contre soleil. Pic taken on Little Island looking across the River Lee as it loses itself in the salt-water of the large harbour. Taken, just after a tame shower, against the light, so not as threatening as it seems and there were no immediate nasty weather developments. The Fota Folly. Ireland has quite a few of these follies, usually built by aristocrats who had money to spare and often more cents than sense. Some of the efforts looked well but many had no useful purpose whatsoever. In this case though, BuildingsofIreland.ie report that the Smith Barrys, who owned nearby Fota House, holidayed in the tower which had its own little harbour and boathouse. A lot of old rope. Flotsam, I presume, rather than jetsam!
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| Puffballs are fungi, according to Wikipedia, so named because clouds of brown dust-like spores are emitted when the mature fruitbody bursts or is impacted (or pressed gently with a little stick as you can see below). Can't remember seeing these with a long time until this walk in the island but, less than a week later, I came across another group in the grounds of Blarney Castle. |
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| A little ruin, close to the foreshore at the Fota side of the island. |
A Cork Walk December 2020
Walk from Mayfield, via St Luke's, to Patrick's Bridge, and return 3rd December 2020
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| Refurbished Harley Street (at eastern side of Metropole) hosted its first Friday market (04.12.2020) |
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| The Trinity Presbyterian Church (1861), in a prominent location at junction of Summerhill North and MacCurtain Street |
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| The Hut, just off Summerhill North and the headquarters of the local boy scouts, looks a bit flimsy compared to two of the new high-rise buildings in the area by the rail station. |
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| One of the older buildings between Summerhill North and Wellington Road. |
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| The brand new Dean Hotel (doe to open next week) alongside the railway station. |
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| Kent Station (1893), Lower Glanmire Road, Cork |
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| The former church of St Luke's (1878) is now a concert venue. Lots of overhead wires at this junction. |
Weekend Walkies in Moanbaun Forest
Moanbaun sits on a high exposed plateau, off the Watergrasshill-Leamlara Road, giving great views of the surrounding countryside. More details from Coillte here
Today's #walkies in Cork:
Cotton Ball-Silverheights-Lotabeg-Boherboy Road-Flemings-Silversprings Hotel-Cotton Ball
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| Corn as high as an elephant's eye |
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| Game? Anyone? |
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| Beautiful autumn colours emerging on this private wall by the North Ring Road |
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| Stand of trees alongside the North Ring |
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| Two from a colony of rabbits who live on edge of North Ring Road. |
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| The Gallery Restaurant of the Clayton Hotel |
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| Last rose of summer? |
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| One of the best known dogs in Cork, at least to eastbound motorists on the N8 |
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| Fleming's |
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| Corn crop |
September Morning on Corrin Hill
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| Walkies on Corrin Hill between Rathcormac and Fermoy, just off the R639. |
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| In the cocoon: replacements |
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| Aside from a robin greeting us at the entrance to the wood, we didn't see or hear another bird during the one hour walk. No rabbits either, none of the usual signs. Beginning to think there was no wildlife here at all when, all of a sudden, three deer briefly appeared on the track. about 300 yards ahead, too far away to get a decent photo, and they didn't hang around in any case! |
