This is the cathedral at the Rock of Cashel in County Tipperary. This was a seat of power for Irish kings as far back as the 4th or 5th century AD. This structure was built in stages from the 12th to 14th centuries. Like most old Irish historical sites, it had a stormy history, but when it was abandoned in the 18th century there wasn't really any drama. The cathedral is on the top of the rock...a natural fortress...and the parishoners simply tired of trudging uphill...or trying to drive their carriages downhill...when attending services. So the church was abandoned and a new one built on level ground below in the town of Cashel.

The Glen of Aherlow in county Tipperary...a setting as lovely as its name.

St Fin Barre's cathedral, in Cork. By Irish standards it's a new structure, dating from the 1870s. This is an Anglican church.

A swan on the River Lee in Cork. Water's flowing a bit high and muddy after several days of rain.

Row houses on Connaught Ave in Cork. There's a university nearby...University College Cork, so I imagine many of these places are occupied by students. Cool place to live.