Graffiti Artist, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Just after finishing a spray paint portrait of Margaret Thatcher, a graffiti artist sprayed a white rectangle next to Maggie to prepare his next canvas. We stopped a bit and … Read more
Ireland
Giant’s Causeway, Northern Ireland
When we’re somewhat close, we usually go out of our way to visit Unesco World Heritage sites. In this case, we tore ourselves away from the Bushmill’s Irish Whiskey Distillery … Read more
The Bogside Artists, Derry, Northern Ireland
All along Rossville Street, in Bogside, Derry, are murals painted by a trio of artists collectively known as The Bogside Artists Tom Kelly, his brother William Kelly, and Kevin Hasson started painting the murals in 1993 to illustrate the “Troubles” in Northern Ireland.
Bloody Sunday Monument, Derry, Northern Ireland
The “Troubles” in Northern Island may be over, but they’re not forgotten. In Bogside, the Catholic area of Derry, signs, murals, monuments still proliferate in the streets.
Yeats’ Lake Isle of Innisfree, Sligo, Ireland
The Isle of Innisfree is an uninhabited island within Lough Gill, in County Sligo, Ireland, where Yeats spent his summers as a child. Yeats never actually lived on Innisfree. Nor does anyone else. … Read more
Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland
As the line of Union Jacks in the transept of Dublin’s Saint Patrick’s Cathedral suggests, this Saint Patrick’s is not a Catholic church. It’s the cathedral of the Church of … Read more
Wolfe Tone’s Grave, County Kildare, Ireland
Wolfe Tone was known as the father of Irish republicanism. Inspired by the American and French Revolutions, he believed that the Irish would also have to fight to achieve their … Read more
Churchyard, Glendalough, Wicklow, Ireland
As we strolled around the Upper Lake at Glendalough National Park in County Wicklow, Ireland, signs led us to the ruins of this small Romanesque church tucked back in a … Read more