24th Oct 2021
After climbing Lugnaquilla during the summer, the next mountain I had on the list was one higher up on the list of Ireland’s highest mountains. And so it was, having waited for favourable weather conditions since the summer, I had planned to climb Mount Brandon, on the Dingle Peninsula, in County Kerry. This was my […]
2nd Aug 2021
It was in mid June, when I decided to climb the highest mountain in Leinster, namely Lugnaquilla, in County Wicklow. Easing of restrictions imposed due to the pandemic meant that for the first time this year, inter-county travel was permitted. Lugnaquilla has the third-highest prominence in Ireland, with a height of 925 metres. It is […]
5th Jul 2021
It was in May. In the light of easing of travel restrictions that had been brought about at the start of the year, in response to the third wave of Covid infections, I decided to climb Galtymore. At 918m, this is the highest mountain in County Tipperary. Well, on the border between Tipperary and Limerick. […]
27th Apr 2021
Last weekend, I took advantage of the recent easing of travel restrictions in the country, to make a trip to the Clare Glens Waterfalls, situated on the Annagh River, on the border between the counties of Tipperary and Limerick. This is located near the town on Newport, and off the R503 Thurles – Limerick road. […]
29th Mar 2021
Seeing that I have had a Nikon D3000 since 2010, I figured it was time for an upgrade. And so I recently took the plunge, and got myself a new DSLR camera. There are a number of factors that influenced my choice of camera, not least of those the cost. But there are several other […]