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The photograph was taken in the ruined monks' living quarters of Ross Errily friary, County Galway, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/lough-ennell https://photos.on-this.website/wm/b9iDR9AoN6S4UPklWOhI7g5yHP0=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_13582432984c8d0974bb989.jpgLough Ennell Sunset over Lough Ennell, County Westmeath. Tradition has it that Jonathon Swift got his inspiration for the book "Gulliver's Travels" when on a boat in this lake. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/collioure-fishing-boats https://photos.on-this.website/wm/4-2hvuwxqoGZ3WcR_Cf9nIvFzNY=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_21261037764c951c7c050eb.jpgCollioure Fishing Boats The brightly painted fishing boats are from the time that Collioure was a thriving fishing port. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/san-tropez-2 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/yYXJdJj_mhqbGofVeMn6aobWiE4=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_156349030250747fdeea088.jpgSan Tropez 2 https://www.ronanpeacock.com/crashing-waves https://photos.on-this.website/wm/H2rxDe3hlIH0aHcGkJO4CVYx_14=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_5456023054cf2922e08943.jpgCrashing Waves Clogher Strand on the west coast of the Dingle Peninsula on a windy day. The force of the Atlantic Ocean is funnelled into the bay here. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/cairn-s https://photos.on-this.website/wm/GAaTZkiHHOHh-v5FT4sfaOHjt-E=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_17842865704c81523ae46da.jpgCairn S The remains of another passage grave in Sliabh na Caillighe/ Loughcrew. Dates from c. 3,500BC. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/autumn-in-granada https://photos.on-this.website/wm/LzyQCM80uEnySzGyGpkkLQ4MbKQ=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_5866083154cde8b9d26895.jpgAutumn in Granada View towards one of the towers of the Alhambra Palace (Grenada, Spain). https://www.ronanpeacock.com/through-the-rainbow https://photos.on-this.website/wm/d_z3r5izbdp9IdMZKSzncb9YZCY=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_64071352058403960c9aa8.jpgThrough the Rainbow Taken from the Grianán of Aileach on a cold November day, County Donegal, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/jetty https://photos.on-this.website/wm/s80kNmQfMCt-Z0rVUhbvjoZIFnw=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_9142891755180bde5f324.jpgJetty Lough Derg, County Clare, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/great-blasket-island https://photos.on-this.website/wm/zvhbwbtoTSy1ZaXO5fVLgCIm6Bw=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_685951304c825a1062987.jpgGreat Blasket Island A view of the Great Blasket Island from the rocks beside Coumeenole Beach. The Blasket Islands, now uninhabited, are the most Westerly points in Ireland and in Europe. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/mountain-stream-colour https://photos.on-this.website/wm/rzvOYgY7WY2715GNKoImNdbt_94=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_3032491844efd920806633.jpgMountain stream (colour) Anascaul, county Kerry, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/clouds-over-the-hills https://photos.on-this.website/wm/eUDhgIAQp3atVDL01rRkv8ArteM=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_5559066314e7a46e555471.jpgClouds over the Hills View south over Dingle Bay to the Iveragh Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/pals-street https://photos.on-this.website/wm/iZJuhXzb_pjRuH_rLy5VwScf1pM=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_1190229168584ec9cb2e5f6.jpgPals In the medieval town of Pals in Catalonia. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/road-by-the-lake https://photos.on-this.website/wm/FraZA_a58Qun8JC_J0DrX-FCo7Q=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_16370265984ef9ace21cbe1.jpgRoad by the Lake Anascaul Lake, County Kerry, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/yellow-vespa https://photos.on-this.website/wm/dYyDLR2RNn_m5S4GV3ZzJPyLpRc=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_64006748557b4cdc3bc0cd.jpgYellow Vespa Taken outside a shop in a side street in the town of Pienza, Tuscany, Italy. Lots of yellow ! https://www.ronanpeacock.com/martello-tower-no-1 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/myZ93oOM6cFa_xRoZ0BNQzp0DPs=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_2049623914c8a8df1e2811.jpgMartello Tower No. 1 The first Martello Tower to be built in Dublin at Red Rock, Sutton. Martello Towers were built by the British to guard against a Napoleonic invasion at the start of the 19th century. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/hilltop-church https://photos.on-this.website/wm/mAOQldQCPTLSQuxkDheEwE-JHOk=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_214540382057b4901ab99ab.jpgHilltop Church On the hills outside the town of Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/croagh-patrick https://photos.on-this.website/wm/GjFIUeAWWWeqMudzlqtq6UZKjLg=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_15849534634c825d556c40c.jpgCroagh Patrick Croagh Patrick, near the town of Westport, County Mayo, is Ireland's most important holy mountain. Originally a pagan site dedictaed to the harvest god, Crom Dubh, an annual Christian pilgrimage is held here on the last Sunday in July. The mountain has been associated with Saint Patrick since Christian times and he is supposed to have banished all the snakes from Ireland from this mountain. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/palazzo-dei-consoli https://photos.on-this.website/wm/sJnLPsVkGVZRmXu0v9kCST-sHBc=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_5766326504c951d488c538.jpgPalazzo dei Consoli In this massive structure, built in the 14th century, met the parliament of Gubbio (Umbria, Italy). It now houses a famous museum. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/burrishoole-abbey https://photos.on-this.website/wm/ALmvc60ZA8S8NNhqHChstTL9Xwc=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_10060105064cc09daad0563.jpgBurrishoole Abbey Located near the town of Newport in County Mayo, Ireland, this Dominican Abbey was founded by Richard de Burgo in 1469. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/spanish-villa-1 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/TCswG28_7fS9atBUK_yxBbxo6mU=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_19212729424cd57473579f8.jpgSpanish Villa 1 Nerja, Spain. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/sirmione https://photos.on-this.website/wm/LgVrbzuZGAHopWvCOccd9DlTBak=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_4088515154c89495470876.jpgSirmione The town of Sirmione on its peninsula with a backdrop of the mountains on the east shore of Lake Garda (Lombardy, Italy). https://www.ronanpeacock.com/proleek-dolmen https://photos.on-this.website/wm/ZaF_g6z-i9bHDSeF8CfxHNAJIII=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_13307616784c8d09e11c22c.jpgProleek Dolmen Proleek dolmen (a portal tomb dating from the Bronze Age) is located near the town of Dundalk, County Louth. According to local folklore, anyone that throws a stone onto the cap stone and the stone stays in place will have their wish granted. There were obviously a few lucky people ! https://www.ronanpeacock.com/river-erriff https://photos.on-this.website/wm/-zhREHNFztzxdvnEJXk5_zntED4=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_14767295894c815a0eaa73b.jpgRiver Erriff View of the River Erriff above Aasleagh falls, County Mayo. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/carrowmore-and-knocknarea https://photos.on-this.website/wm/SX-IEfjSN0mHiUvo8IaqkkTKBf8=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_32812764157700037e6756.jpgCarrowmore and Knocknarea https://www.ronanpeacock.com/sand-ripples https://photos.on-this.website/wm/JWx0V2UJtzpHCwzkZNkF82tk1dg=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_12962968334d4b201b2f30b.jpgSand Ripples Winter evening, Malahide Beach, County Dublin, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/castle-of-saumur https://photos.on-this.website/wm/fqYx9J4HYo_ALNY0toQgvLkSdzc=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_16718642704e2ae48eb9f5d.jpgCastle of Saumur View of the 14th century fairy tale castle of Saumur, Loire Valley, France. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/shapes https://photos.on-this.website/wm/1eBW_6zYJc2ndezOKq-yW78-gko=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_5620916074c912ee04805e.jpgShapes Interior of ruined church of Ross Errily friary, County Galway, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/photo28681393.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/fQheQkSaPUTTHIh0Y0Xs-SSXQrw=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_132267487057b4cd9201bf8.jpg https://www.ronanpeacock.com/waterville https://photos.on-this.website/wm/JC9cdEitpFlDnexIq5BVUdmCprc=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_18701075915e1649397f9a2.jpgWaterville Near Waterville in County Kerry, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/cloister-shadows https://photos.on-this.website/wm/adL5fVQ4W0RHs3ECu-AWyKux3FE=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_19856098154c8150e066eba.jpgCloister Shadows Shadows formed by monastery cloister arches. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/kylemore-lake https://photos.on-this.website/wm/ZTiKi1aI0lvGFkiGhXa4ltVTnlA=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_18310193974c815a319995a.jpgKylemore Lake Kylemore lake (Connemara, County Galway) on a sunny September afternoon. The secnic Kylemore Abbey is situated on the shores of the lake. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/mont-blanc https://photos.on-this.website/wm/C3j1C14BfcMQL9kwjFYixHbLr4A=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_10094091365e13b01f451e6.jpgMont Blanc Glacier https://www.ronanpeacock.com/bedford-tower-and-castle-gate https://photos.on-this.website/wm/pm2j0xIrJDnHTUAcqe6ndscNx8k=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_3385425404f008d9c86805.jpgBedford Tower and Castle Gate Dublin Castle. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/capalbio https://photos.on-this.website/wm/GcjviftpZGWwxH8q1TqLuMqZivE=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_133706888857c84f824e4f4.jpgCapalbio View of the hilltop town of Capablio, Grosetto province, Italy. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/cliffs-of-moher-fading-light https://photos.on-this.website/wm/vAfMrTzpyJ02EwkMMlVWTj1dLiI=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_16568622374c826e310ba50.jpgCliffs of Moher Fading Light View towards the Cliffs of Moher at dusk. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/alpine-flock https://photos.on-this.website/wm/RnMI6ag9m-Hl1YV24NE9jQGAxP0=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_514934305e2df75851bd3.jpgAlpine flock Flock of sheep on the slopes of Mount Blanc https://www.ronanpeacock.com/kilcash-castle https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Cj5FJWIuA43Yfkvy1l6e2MgugSo=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_1174319235e1642bf39b87.jpgKilcash Castle https://www.ronanpeacock.com/laois-countryside https://photos.on-this.website/wm/0M5Xreyai08oLTEMkoLW3kphzQ4=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_10569622535f6e186e229a9.jpgLaois countryside From the Rock of Dunamase looking east. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/cornfield https://photos.on-this.website/wm/wAipb88v0GW9GNv-U2ah0DVkSa0=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_12545566694e6fc03c570dd.jpgCornfield House in cornfields, near Chenonceau, Loire Valley, France. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/photo28678522.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/mJZSdzPNlZHgIVK80blNwk-ZwRI=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_98691387757b49124f3076.jpg https://www.ronanpeacock.com/gate https://photos.on-this.website/wm/BgkrjvacIpmBKRK9rtX6qs9zjcA=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_104662643457d06d0d5bbbf.jpgGate The walls of Magliano in Toscana, Tuscany, Italy. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/reflections https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Gv19M61p2ybsVxkVLPfGx21mKJ8=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_1289193324d1dc1105c0af.jpgReflections Malahide Beach, County Dublin, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/photo28681238.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/VeNcyXlSbSwtrzA8vLi4EIP_Wg0=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_22910505957b4c99c27c87.jpg https://www.ronanpeacock.com/rainbow https://photos.on-this.website/wm/drO83Knl4UVWQmjT7Rcr-0DXe8A=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_14302175704eda56d77b365.jpgRainbow Taken from near Ballyferriter, Dingle Peninsula, in November 2011. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/photo28941239.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/whSgPeTWiRqXkrpk6D63nZs8SxY=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_212163830157d06e8c44f8e.jpg https://www.ronanpeacock.com/the-hags-chair https://photos.on-this.website/wm/pEj1l9V2gW1qLOU8IgBv4JrXTRI=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_5371227934c81522e07bd7.jpgThe Hag's Chair Carved rock known as the Hag's Chair on the side of Cairn T, Sliabh na Callaighe, County Meath, Ireland. Although very little is known about the rock's original pagan function it may have been used in the inauguration of kings and/ or as a mass altar during Penal times (when Catholics were forbidden to practise their religion). A cross can be seen carved into the top of the rock. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/dunamase-castle https://photos.on-this.website/wm/2RHdo5tBtQ--godJ6XDhTH0H-ns=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_2862917804d1dcb84a94f1.jpgDunamase Castle Cloud passing keep of Dunamase Castle, County Laois, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/photo28941249.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/j-M5yL94Gry_bdufSGo1Y1pIqYA=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_2634014057d06f6a7193c.jpg https://www.ronanpeacock.com/menaggio https://photos.on-this.website/wm/l7isgHKKHj6cL5q-A2YW7lbqi0k=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_14013543455e388dab718d4.jpgMenaggio On the west shore of Lake Como, Italy. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/photo28681211.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/ahEKtIkY2rIa9uA9x2WC23RfSAQ=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_208331786857b4c93261bca.jpg https://www.ronanpeacock.com/tour-du-coudray https://photos.on-this.website/wm/C6j_Qb2zef7kIfrGRW2YQXKpk7g=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_7472109124e6fbde37cd5d.jpgTour du Coudray Chinon castle, Chinon, Loire Valley, France. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/road-to-mont-blanc https://photos.on-this.website/wm/_Hmz9kxnmsVj1qUcnyJtSl8OEo4=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_4995932565dfd3ad7a57ef.jpgRoad to Mont Blanc https://www.ronanpeacock.com/photo9633578.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/BCcHkIy3xkZzs311tGyMGiqxhrQ=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_17685065494db47d4d333dc.jpgTrim Castle 12th century Norman castle located in the town of Trim, County Meath, Ireland. It is situated on the banks of the River Boyne. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/drowned-field https://photos.on-this.website/wm/f7zr2dks3Z1px9OKSx4TgtG1JHQ=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_167976921056392afee469a.jpgDrowned field Drowned filed on Atlantic coast of County Galway, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/wild-flowers https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Ub7M5UXJHio8O0blOkaIzk8Crgo=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_1358103074576fff157231b.jpgWild Flowers Carrowkeel, Co. Sligo https://www.ronanpeacock.com/cide-fields-vistor-centre-county https://photos.on-this.website/wm/2-yFKd3oiWtOogP05KRHK8BMPho=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_80218344c8270c7947e6.jpgCéide Fields Vistor Centre, County Mayo A view of the award winning visitor centre in the Céide Fields archaelogical site. The Céide Fields in a neolithic field system in bogland located on the north coast of County Mayo near the village of Ballycastle. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/formentor-2 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/erISd9AkWKXTNZoEXP8lsU7MLuM=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_9839893015e4b00598654c.jpgFormentor 2 On the northern coast of the island of Majorca. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/ross-errily-friary https://photos.on-this.website/wm/UojwIv6H_1rWBxeSay6juMAKDUY=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_400107234c824bd845b89.jpgRoss Errily friary This is a 14th century Franciscan friary located near the town of Headford in County Galway. It is one of the most complete of the Irish Franciscan friaries but has been in ruins since the 18th century. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/standing-stone https://photos.on-this.website/wm/ls_MHL_vdwVvBWN8g7fnXiSnZ5g=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_2955418714e7a4441a0987.jpgStanding Stone Quiberon Peninsula, Brittany, France. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/bend-in-the-river https://photos.on-this.website/wm/vCroJuHYAkrOmu1X-RoDtu5xvfc=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_10204305814c815a3fd4eec.jpgBend in the River With the peaks of the Twelve Bens mountains in the background. Connemara, County Galway. This photograph has been featured in the National Geographic travel section on Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/tuscan-farm https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Ty2e5LUaDwIa7gAl-fTj1Z3wUD8=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_188635654157b4c9003d192.jpgTuscan Farm Near Pienza, Tuscany, Italy. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/montepulciano-street https://photos.on-this.website/wm/plMZtGHSN0Gw93qu3HmZ7fNdwjc=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_21015659005e7a3038206ba.jpgMontepulciano street https://www.ronanpeacock.com/rock-of-dunamase https://photos.on-this.website/wm/vS1vkETPZqSkVramjbuZ0Pho_88=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_5492404255f6e1be077bf7.jpgRock of Dunamase Ruined castle on a hill in County Laois, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/la-cappella-madonna-di-vitaleta https://photos.on-this.website/wm/DRDP1nldMdMuMfI8zEeYhjSe5qg=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_11526908565e7b877727252.jpgLa Cappella Madonna di Vitaleta Iconic chapel in the countryside near Pienza, Tuscany, Italy. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/photo28678528.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/NEjS3sYIeyVkJTrG403mT6HF0Yw=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_64171395157b4938d6623a.jpg https://www.ronanpeacock.com/dunlewey-church-and-lough https://photos.on-this.website/wm/JPmOhObtAPYzjl1b52ghiHASVbU=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_21252394745840398eb075c.jpgDunlewey Church and Lough County Donegal, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/anascaul-lake https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Eq_t8OtYfD6GHk134lHnIB8q0BA=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_2576019404eb8506d758c4.jpgAnascaul Lake Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/in-the-monastery https://photos.on-this.website/wm/EUqFUjQHaaZYmB736ZPsjRFUqzw=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_4655959765f7899bc90199.jpgIn the Monastery https://www.ronanpeacock.com/evening-in-glendalough https://photos.on-this.website/wm/mCw6rzS-JgoleEZxbgslpz6WKNc=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_95036820157718fa4ddc65.jpgEvening in Glendalough https://www.ronanpeacock.com/ross-errily-friary-cloister https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Pa45rGudH-rEIPFGNhbWQMEgTRc=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_7626334204c8150d971b41.jpgRoss Errily Friary Cloister The cloister of the friary with the shadows of the arches on the walkway. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/dingle-harbour https://photos.on-this.website/wm/73MAzn5nQRHsZvV-R8gB8MMJJN8=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_2559813444c814d9299caa.jpgDingle Harbour Dingle Harbour with the town of Dingle (An Daingean) visible on the shore. Typical of Irish weather, a rain shower can be seen over the hills to the right. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/bird-at-dawn https://photos.on-this.website/wm/0XUKdv9hru9evidLpjfu10szoCI=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_14858422544d0a6fa30b7b0.jpgBird at Dawn https://www.ronanpeacock.com/photo28941228.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/lJ-FTKGQnpRM2joEVMjpH2tIp9s=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_130087773657d06d4574cc9.jpg https://www.ronanpeacock.com/life-boat https://photos.on-this.website/wm/7477B8ypklDsNYKhR9BcqpKdRRY=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_7626216345074810ccd216.jpgLife boat https://www.ronanpeacock.com/photo28678527.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/2NYp-R0F_5ZwBQ3n7X0-T44tFGw=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_152581336157b4927264e8d.jpg https://www.ronanpeacock.com/jeruzalem https://photos.on-this.website/wm/IrVsM8FDMAN-txQIzbPjrO_6rNw=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_192021413057c96699d0fd1.jpgJeruzalem View of small village of Jeruzalem in the wine producing area of Slovenia. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/romanesque https://photos.on-this.website/wm/GUhemIpH6LLkkvrcVmQScz1iDNQ=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_1401246914e2ae45f7fd31.jpgRomanesque Door and window of church. Abbey de Fontevraud, Loire Valley, France. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/trees-on-hills https://photos.on-this.website/wm/FdUOyr-CeuvpgISK7uuJofdCTt8=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_191736428957b4910e71b54.jpgTrees on hills Val d'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/malcesine https://photos.on-this.website/wm/dbjNr-iHmh-3hvT9s_vo_tsE-9o=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_15491115834c8949166d4cf.jpgMalcesine The town of Macesine on the eastern shores of Lake Garda (Veneto, Italy) with a storm coming in. The town is wedged between the lake and the steep slopes of Monte Baldo. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/tower-and-valley https://photos.on-this.website/wm/xHrbj1zf7mK2_G_UmFthw9_TTr8=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_4980201144d1f3070572b4.jpgTower and Valley Near the village of Arco, Trentino, Italy. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/snowy-leaf https://photos.on-this.website/wm/X6qBj4vVCwqjFhJv9EwbmMen0VM=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_9607371464d0a70f7f149b.jpgSnowy Leaf https://www.ronanpeacock.com/photo28855012.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/LhxwKz8mVcS6H9IYgLw_idnWWk0=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_162776261057c84f6b6faa8.jpg https://www.ronanpeacock.com/photo8136670.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/JsyhrXSQIVb1R_5fAEqzQJiGjWg=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_1608513814d1dc533529c3.jpg https://www.ronanpeacock.com/dn-laoghaire-harbour https://photos.on-this.website/wm/-fUfIOne9_tcJ1qiCDCtmji2ZD4=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_44137533550f1985e2304f.jpgDún Laoghaire Harbour https://www.ronanpeacock.com/photo8137744.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/ksLA_N3d_VqSoALL3fVXKf3w9Do=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_1672644884d1e1ab986be2.jpgDunamase Castle View of the gatehouses of the castle (County Laois, Ireland). https://www.ronanpeacock.com/dingle-pensinula-sunset https://photos.on-this.website/wm/6i2HcSY8SLJwCC8Pbk_C0vUy5aI=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_15074971334c81392427242.jpgDingle Pensinula Sunset Sunset over the western mountains of the Dingle Pensinula. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/roscoff https://photos.on-this.website/wm/sriMhc_oh5vPh3OXkom6xD9Gkm0=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_2688821364e7a411325b92.jpgRoscoff Sea activity off the coast of Roscoff, Northern Brittany, France. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/dubhlinn-gardens https://photos.on-this.website/wm/AjI7gKhq7_lPtZN8Ojp_1VOVm90=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_16258569564f008d70340b5.jpgDubhlinn Gardens Dublin Castle. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/photo13091630.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/HhAiR07esU3xOdFEHVjlqSJy-Ew=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_6571191434e873e5759820.jpgChateau d'Azay-le-Rideau Side view of this Loire Valley castle. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/the-temple-bar-pub-temple https://photos.on-this.website/wm/fgQM0jABeIdHuHxXzVOEOyv515A=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_2379518814f008dc6e1ade.jpgThe Temple Bar Pub - Temple Bar https://www.ronanpeacock.com/rinndown-castle https://photos.on-this.website/wm/c1GhQW7-ZL0zwYaKCdzBofckrCU=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_1629046845e160fbb32b4a.jpgRinndown Castle An abandoned medieval town on the shored of Lough Ree, County Roscommon, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/giro-ditalia https://photos.on-this.website/wm/FLNRajLlVZJakyLGSqCIWCeirdE=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_820450655180e4311362.jpgGiro d'Italia Malahide May 2014. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/alpine-peaks-at-sunset https://photos.on-this.website/wm/2Rv3g-EDZHFVu-OiCxMm9yz2yh4=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_11553212605e1f7ad69ab91.jpgAlpine peaks at sunset Near northern Lake Como, Italy. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/glen-of-aherlow-misty-morning https://photos.on-this.website/wm/0UpVkmdDn6MJKMGVUc6OlKRkoPk=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_13402273025e1f84d759099.jpgGlen of Aherlow misty morning https://www.ronanpeacock.com/kilfane-church https://photos.on-this.website/wm/WbOflz9aMRZUvviQ7EYvHzNRg5I=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_21192215385e49731ca5254.jpgKilfane Church Co. Kilkenny, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/photo6224612.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/wb0Qkq4PWyau6av3y5r24rwaDJY=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_7181572994c8259c397c9b.jpgCrashing Waves Waves crashing against the rocks of Clogher Strand, Dingle Peninsula, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/hilltop-house https://photos.on-this.website/wm/WH0BU7B0xX1F6uUD_GE-a3IXvyM=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_4513202057b4c8efbc1cc.jpgHilltop House Near Pienza, Tuscany, Italy. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/tower https://photos.on-this.website/wm/2OLq7lYnhlIRVlY1G0c-hk5fybc=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_8748907625e49b8f3710bc.jpgTower On the peninsula of Olgiasca, Lake Como, Italy. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/lone-tree-hill-of-tara https://photos.on-this.website/wm/mavuyHO_SkH4u1ndKpUGSDyXXpU=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_3880604525e1f834c778d6.jpgLone Tree - Hill of Tara https://www.ronanpeacock.com/island-cottage https://photos.on-this.website/wm/gjBqDzFXsYIPAXiX5_jl-vqKFk8=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_13673153144e7a417fa073a.jpgIsland cottage Saint-Cado, Brittany, France. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/site-of-first-performance-of https://photos.on-this.website/wm/-bYuVuEE9WMBhC6QSMw3QOirxQI=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_6486825074f008df61a727.jpgSite of First Performance of Handel's Messiah https://www.ronanpeacock.com/vanishing-point https://photos.on-this.website/wm/r5zy1P_caoj2feLUq4uVNYN4RJg=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_9731703134e7a42f0e6520.jpgVanishing Point Grand Moutier cloisters, Abbaye de Fontevraud, Loire Valley, France. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/aguille-de-la-pennaz https://photos.on-this.website/wm/He6FJcEu4bUSuRwTfoSHKCeNiqA=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_12444555e1f87fb03fb8.jpgRoches Franches and Col de la Fenetre In the French Alps near Col de la Bonhomme. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/vineyard-church https://photos.on-this.website/wm/x_puIDTWBYwRNG3aW_QZeqQfgSI=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_43629254957c9662990879.jpgVineyard church In the village of Svetinje, Slovenia. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/photo28681181.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/RnTT9sS-864XVqar-dVjvatxnKI=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_15076515557b4c89b64264.jpg https://www.ronanpeacock.com/svetinje https://photos.on-this.website/wm/78qtbggPhvvn9RdtgIsRUYAgD1A=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_160075381157c964c56b6c5.jpgSvetinje Sign on a derelict building in the hamlet of Svetinje, Slovenia. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/dawn-malahide-beach https://photos.on-this.website/wm/8cwG1xCxFUSxsfzpWY7mPbPYVIw=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_17112943914f085e31c7c04.jpgDawn - Malahide Beach https://www.ronanpeacock.com/apartments https://photos.on-this.website/wm/peqwZkuqKKAxr75YONk5SUUu-1s=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_57020643350f1a03fd584a.jpgApartments https://www.ronanpeacock.com/mahon-falls https://photos.on-this.website/wm/5Y9W6qB0MkkEKZmA13ZLyOCs7fE=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_7703543165e4b087f0f992.jpgMahon Falls In the Comeragh Mountains in Waterford, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/slovenian-vineyards https://photos.on-this.website/wm/bHTXavr8Z159LrpPS4uKE0XcGbs=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_1328626355e4b0888138a8.jpgSlovenian vineyards Near Jeruzalem, Slovenia. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/anascaul-river https://photos.on-this.website/wm/FSskf7i6iOi5b-XUKYaaJPNl-hw=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_17626758024ebfe0099a3cf.jpgAnascaul River This river flows from the Slieve Mish mountains down to Anascaul Lake. Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/jeruzalem-valley https://photos.on-this.website/wm/mPQ30GaXiNaUx-S-4p8hntEpo1M=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_1067296575e4960a8d9eae.jpgJeruzalem valley Slovenia. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/hapenny-bridge-bw https://photos.on-this.website/wm/adARDL4W73d-yfIiDDEtIVgGBXc=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_14189367724f008ddc8f000.jpgHa'Penny Bridge (B&W) https://www.ronanpeacock.com/alora https://photos.on-this.website/wm/kLkI9Lrr1y5GrjLQn6L4CeCujuY=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_14869429774cd5b714239ec.jpgAlora Clouds over the village of Alora, Andalucia, Spain. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/photo28855160.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/gVYallZRYOvnhtUn7Jof2XDBD3Y=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_187669834257c8550172e73.jpg https://www.ronanpeacock.com/cappella-di-vitaleta https://photos.on-this.website/wm/OuYbPYsu-qqlrvQK3nvvPtGYFGI=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_108059147657b4c8b79aa74.jpgCappella di Vitaleta Iconic church near Pienza, Tuscany, Italy. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/open-window https://photos.on-this.website/wm/CqtvZnb3OvtDLqnynAmuDcZU2U0=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_66747066050f19d30ba5f9.jpgOpen Window https://www.ronanpeacock.com/poulnabrone-dolmen https://photos.on-this.website/wm/IVoiQ8x7-ZVQROcoWwJwm0977zw=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_10758424704d3c84ed2589d.jpgPoulnabrone Dolmen A prehistoric dolmen in the Burren, Co Clare, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/bends-ahead https://photos.on-this.website/wm/gv860GeyKcktIlM5AtkBeDQ3WjA=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_3555035734c951eec56073.jpgBends Ahead Road sign and rocks in the Burren, County Clare. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/forradh https://photos.on-this.website/wm/0nt39rAo9VFQLIkDcJXtLxfwh-U=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_486384165e496c5086707.jpgForradh Tourists on the Hill of Tara, Co. Meath. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/lough-beltra https://photos.on-this.website/wm/PAYB_JXzffy5VKzxvhez9BjWmIw=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_5561210694c9d0716a0d30.jpgLough Beltra Old harbour on the shores of Lough Beltra, County Mayo, with Croagh Patrick in the background. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/photo40921046.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Xwa35wpZ5vpm4ABw6CJ77TVbWGc=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_17878374045e4d9f52696bf.jpgSvetinje Village in the Jeruzalem wine region of Slovenia. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/three-sisters-1 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/RHaH52wZSGZRFdkrPMDxsqjbQ5s=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_6478258754eb8502a67993.jpgThree Sisters 1 Stormy day on the Dingle Peninsula. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/white-branches-2 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Fa_KdLisCpWLU7FRWkI_T9fIAqU=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_1100155404d1e19b04090e.jpgWhite Branches 2 https://www.ronanpeacock.com/ben-bulben-and-flowers https://photos.on-this.website/wm/kcA0FQ8okl1V_gOlz5oYGYr9qoo=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_151656592577002b3e7e1b.jpgBenbulben and Flowers https://www.ronanpeacock.com/boat-on-lake https://photos.on-this.website/wm/oHCSGPYlh4CZ5GV3oK0-RhDnHb0=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_8589471114da984cecb2a5.jpgBoat on lake View of Kylemore Lake, County Galway, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/three-sisters-2 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/hCtU35e63AWrbrJ5SW98DNw4LfM=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_2764162364eb8503216046.jpgThree Sisters 2 Sybil Head, Dingle Peninsula. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/san-gimignano-house https://photos.on-this.website/wm/tFjBrJt1gdHy4ioOLBBtN1k0Chw=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_9193457675e6c0e0446d55.jpgSan Gimignano House Tuscany, Italy. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/lone-tree-tuscany https://photos.on-this.website/wm/_-tdwKpvn8Vapz04QDAO2WjWTJY=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_11187075625e6c0e3d0468e.jpgLone tree - Tuscany https://www.ronanpeacock.com/antequera https://photos.on-this.website/wm/UmDMV2gzAFHHvVMWpxCs4Avlu2w=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_9476388314cd5b703d8262.jpgAntequera View over the roofs of the town of Antequera (Andalucia, Spain) from the Alcazaba (castle) walls. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/pitigiana https://photos.on-this.website/wm/r_IpKf5cM9ybuOeV_GiaKX_NDZw=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_7841026725e6bbd95cf9df.jpgPitigliano Tuscany, Italy. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/central-bank-and-temple-bar https://photos.on-this.website/wm/f5UFMznjxJC_FmHU9AnMbPR3_sw=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_3451064764f008dcf0fd71.jpgCentral Bank and Temple Bar https://www.ronanpeacock.com/san-tropez-3 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/aZyLzJy9l1ddZE41EaKN2S89snM=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_125136301150747fe9e4c9d.jpgSan Tropez 3 Multi coloured houses on the harbour. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/hapenny-bridge-dublin https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Xar5gr5tc7lhHztyQwquLMTJvFw=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_17157656024c83bb5940fb7.jpgHa'penny Bridge Dublin A night time view of Dublin's most famous bridge. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/carrowkeel-megalithic-tomb https://photos.on-this.website/wm/IhpkS30zWRU_y3BF5tbTG_UpCko=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_142641046757700052ede8b.jpgCarrowmore Megalithic Tomb https://www.ronanpeacock.com/ben-bulben-flowers-in-bloom https://photos.on-this.website/wm/RwJ4rYHZR6GrjbprrkdR3TTJQtA=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_2489300665770035a77358.jpgBenbulben Flowers in Bloom Co. Sligo, Ireland. Taken on a warm sunny day in early June 2016. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/chateau-de-loches https://photos.on-this.website/wm/p0AZw0g9Vts6E2p5LMUrFgebsZM=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_6176557605117f50f6e6bd.jpgChateau de Loches https://www.ronanpeacock.com/dunlewey-church-and-mount-errigal https://photos.on-this.website/wm/NYLxGAb90FdtBNeA3SMRgHd0G6E=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_2130894384584039a468bb9.jpgDunlewey Church and Mount Errigal Co. Donegal, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/rocca-scaligera https://photos.on-this.website/wm/oUHm5FPxsgexMTrBeMVSjNHcePQ=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_1475152424cab947683064.jpgRocca Scaligera Interior view of the castle of Rocca Scaligera in Sirmione, on the north shore of Lake Garda, Italy. The castle was built in the 13th century for the della Scala family of Verona. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/smoke-stack https://photos.on-this.website/wm/u7HVdOX9Y2a0CfQWQ180RMb8Kzg=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_8834934075074811500ac8.jpgSmoke stack https://www.ronanpeacock.com/sand-patterns https://photos.on-this.website/wm/bDngrIfxjP9h3XSwOGeZ4rnt0rk=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_21152032034d36030d4ac41.jpgSand Patterns Malahide Beach, County Dublin, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/photo28941233.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/kxXHOzwKQaTYqMxjTouJPzaYNCo=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_100268587157d06db4c782c.jpg https://www.ronanpeacock.com/cloudy-bay https://photos.on-this.website/wm/EGflkNhjNIhcBunmKMfxjA84Oyk=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_432987124c814fb3822e0.jpgCloudy Bay View over Dingle Bay towards the mountains of the Iveragh Peninsula in South Kerry on an overcast day. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/photo6528114.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/nWiJBjQ-FjHrUfSj9IvECEMDdUA=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_16942710394c951c08bb1b6.jpgUpper Lake The Upper Lake of the Lakes of Killarney with the backdrop of Ireland's highest mountains, the McGillycuddy Reeks. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/photo40802764.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Hk0MxBeEBe3yDBSPusGjjy7VULs=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_1186630625e2dd6d99c724.jpgAguille de la Pennaz Wild flowers and Alpine peak. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/alpine-cattle-1 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/1_IpdxKN24ADJCUU8tEa02ttnKw=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_6535446855e2df5b1a8637.jpgAlpine cattle With Mont Blanc in the background. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/spot-the-plant https://photos.on-this.website/wm/FFGCX6HC4NN6AlZMJCZI5mywvXE=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_14851034814ca4f374aba69.jpgSpot the Plant A hardy plant growing between the rocks in the Burren, County Clare, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/peacock-butterfly https://photos.on-this.website/wm/3U08N8FpC2QowLdbSr7u7Rwjw2Q=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_5624538304c83a1f34fc1a.jpgPeacock butterfly A Peacock butterfly on a thistle flower. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/burren-wall-1 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/xrGOoVFdZDHS3awKXosu7yJBPZ4=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_10044510634c826e21c0376.jpgBurren Wall (1) Stone wall in the Burren, County Clare, at sunset. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/ljutomer https://photos.on-this.website/wm/w36QXtig_qJiJuD7r41umnzGB-8=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_175762798157c96481eb786.jpgLjutomer Main square of the town of Ljutomer, Slovenia. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/formentor https://photos.on-this.website/wm/QDS45obTi6UfLvJMAO0rWC55IBQ=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_636789555a7f3b49922df.jpgFormentor Majorca, Spain. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/moat https://photos.on-this.website/wm/JWSDhhgud-ClAYkAyW3gzeqn_tA=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_14423958354db47d9361d0d.jpgMoat Moat of Trim Castle, County Meath, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/stones-and-more-stones https://photos.on-this.website/wm/FtMAxP-DxdjerpmaF2QK0fMdo50=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_11513752324c8259cbc96f6.jpgStones and More Stones View of the Three Sisters with a stone pile in the foreground. The Three Sisters are three sea-eroded hills located near the village of Ballyferriter on the Dingle Pensinula. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/photo28941246.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/JstETqlfB9GLyBdV63NtWRjy1pk=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_111070024557d06f436b1e0.jpg https://www.ronanpeacock.com/dun-guaire https://photos.on-this.website/wm/edN95PKsmIVoMpszE8_4fddIkP0=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_9710283685647645fd681f.jpgDun Guaire Kinvarra, County Galway. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/deer https://photos.on-this.website/wm/rb-iiPImy98QMwzzPSQMjjc9ehk=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_9961005194c8d382ea0816.jpgDeer Deer crossing over the lake waters. Taken on the shore of Lough Leane, Killarney. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/shadows https://photos.on-this.website/wm/eqnkRj39iqWspXBBoMGQ15rHW1Y=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_15114236704c815a545bbe1.jpgShadows Bogland and forestry near the Twelve Bens mountains, Connemara, County Galway. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/bunch-of-flowers https://photos.on-this.website/wm/5DBlNyapJNbXaV1g4W5z-2fiDJM=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_10430910734ca4f391ba769.jpgBunch of Flowers Pink flowers growing in a hole in the limestone pavement. Doolin, County Clare, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/lambay-island https://photos.on-this.website/wm/bGfS0mE6yN0WJoychhTbx2H6GiQ=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_6392467764f085e62b5c06.jpgLambay Island From Malahide Beach at Dawn. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/hook-head-bw https://photos.on-this.website/wm/bKaXbRoeKGC5VNBkfXToDGkNE-g=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_18602347204d890ed1b883f.jpgHook Head (B&W) Hook Head (Rinn Duáin in Irish) in County Wexford. A fire beacon and later a lighthouse has been in operation on the tip of the pensinula since the 6th century. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/palazzo-tarugi https://photos.on-this.website/wm/eMbUbONhZBaBMwEDVMBAyTL7Ydg=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_122060151757b4c98677440.jpgPalazzo Tarugi In the Piazza Grande of Montepulciano, Tuscany, Italy. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/photo14096011.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/-qK1DjmZBHsWXLtzgi3qzYVRdgk=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_9737095304f2ee03bc694a.jpgSaint Cado Brittany, France. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/twelve-bens https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Zmi2HkGiaX00kta5otnJKPdpk4g=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_1053307464c815a5ca0d75.jpgTwelve Bens The Twelve Bens mountain range (Na Beanna Beola in Irish) comprises twelve(!) quarzite peaks. The largest (Binn Bhán) rises to 729 metres (2,392 feet). https://www.ronanpeacock.com/doolin-dusk https://photos.on-this.website/wm/c2lEndn4fRutA8Pu34t6UWmZ_Ig=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_20726534584c951ef36346f.jpgDoolin Dusk Dusk over the Atlantic and the coast at Doolin, County Clare. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/dusk-over-dingle https://photos.on-this.website/wm/6Re4MMoTDKdvlMDe3Eyq3zzHbI8=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_4549938954c8e87f365c45.jpgDusk over Dingle Dusk sky photographed near Dingle, County Kerry. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/photo28855245.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/MtdXJpnAOAjBLg19KgrE2ds_tek=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_173075545857c8567768556.jpg https://www.ronanpeacock.com/house-and-tree https://photos.on-this.website/wm/4rigkYsYDMgjUX4AAonZkD__Y5w=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_155988339450747f9ca18dc.jpgHouse and Tree San Tropez, France. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/friary-window https://photos.on-this.website/wm/-DHkRC9S2nrAWYRgvhe-GOf6Hkg=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_5410215864c8150e751e09.jpgFriary Window Shadow of a window opening on the ground. Taken in Ross Errily friary, County Galway, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/dn-laoghaire https://photos.on-this.website/wm/xhDXWhD7b9_epGrmXcPvcPDzCKY=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_108510168850f19866885d0.jpgDún Laoghaire Sunrise on 21 December 2012. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/light-and-dark-ben-bulben https://photos.on-this.website/wm/9uKDHKaaQBMFn7Woq2aFRjhB6Kg=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_1577217121577003415d621.jpgLight and Dark Benbulben https://www.ronanpeacock.com/harp-strings https://photos.on-this.website/wm/AdOxI1CDOYZR1B8Smjy4oUQsRC4=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_8708243434ca751074ae5c.jpgHarp Strings Samuel Beckett Bridge, Dublin, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/state-apartments https://photos.on-this.website/wm/KWRXBfDEKad-gVKGCcFRLNAFRI8=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_4749641604f008dab665c7.jpgState Apartments Dublin Castle. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/dingle-reflections https://photos.on-this.website/wm/ouR4aqMHVJPqDIS3zt935hxRGCo=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_2409736154d3c536a33d7f.jpgDingle Reflections Dingle (An Daingean) town reflected in the waters of Dingle Harbour. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/bedford-tower https://photos.on-this.website/wm/GE1BOlXKnRNXM1a-XzmZmRoAVoM=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_9636860014f008da439065.jpgBedford Tower Dublin Castle. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/monte-rocchetta https://photos.on-this.website/wm/keRckc66NUQULNh5G4L_KwoKyzY=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_1417741804cb1e1f372900.jpgMonte Rocchetta View of Monte Rochetta and Monte Brione on the north shore of Lake Garda. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/twelve-bens-bw https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Qwd1zy5kmhiH4m1FGTuZLm2rw2c=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_7349909474d3c6ed670105.jpgTwelve Bens (B&W) Connemara, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/hole-in-the-wall https://photos.on-this.website/wm/7p1o3cS0gEoObQ1v31FQeFuNyBc=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_2839994057d06da178b82.jpgHole in the Wall View from the townn walls of Magliano in Toscana, Tuscany, Italy. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/cappella-di-vitaleta-bw https://photos.on-this.website/wm/rnk07MrwW3GwONTnEjX-vWnWKuw=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_9677861057c85f39baa4f.jpgCappella di Vitaleta (B&W) Church of Cappella di Vitaleta near Pienza, Tuscany, Italy. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/cruach-mhrthain https://photos.on-this.website/wm/4S84cG5tmeFzVUFgt9ISz21h7qw=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_9240329974c814fad8ee3d.jpgCruach Mhárthain View of this well proportioned hill from Ventry (Ceann Trá) on the Dingle Peninsula. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/mountain-stream-black-and-white https://photos.on-this.website/wm/-o_7d7sYoMovz1K_K5186njdsTA=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_7909105284efd91fdb0a90.jpgMountain stream (black and white) Above Anascaul Lake, County Kerry. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/house-chateauneuf-du-pape https://photos.on-this.website/wm/DrsAZKGn86sUdZSFsuSL0BAdgS8=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_46661990350747f10c6cea.jpgHouse - Chateauneuf-du-Pape South of France. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/queen-maeves-cairn https://photos.on-this.website/wm/gRtv0UrVaJLt2WGI7KEDCGDClUw=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_631408883576ffed52cd44.jpgQueen Maeve's Cairn https://www.ronanpeacock.com/narrow-water-castle https://photos.on-this.website/wm/TtvG8cpc_0OEAiaZn4GktVabtAM=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_10119719334f9d2f7064c73.jpgNarrow Water Castle On the banks of Carlingford Lough, County Down, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/sybil-head https://photos.on-this.website/wm/nzfHKjXOwuI0vNUunvckp4YXuHY=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_14238008544eb85022db176.jpgSybil Head View of the Three Sisters from the other side of Smerwick Harbour near An Fheothanach. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/great-courtyard https://photos.on-this.website/wm/WH3cxrQesGLSu-fB9V7h5Y6RRuc=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_21406155004f008d9292958.jpgGreat Courtyard Dublin Castle. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/kenmare-bay-sunset https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Xe82pz_5yv4vQ1T-vUeiUf_iYNc=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_5700363724c95225d10bd2.jpgKenmare Bay Sunset The yellow of the sunset and the blue of the sky are reflected in the water. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/doors https://photos.on-this.website/wm/QCzZ6buvFm6XhoefG81doNBAQis=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_10633457394cb625ca90543.jpgDoors Couvent des Jacobins, Toulouse, France. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/mallorcan-house https://photos.on-this.website/wm/V--07Qq15OJ8AStFf7Qm4Or4UTQ=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_14401844435a7f3b4818368.jpgMallorcan house https://www.ronanpeacock.com/derrynane-beach https://photos.on-this.website/wm/ojt_sbQq5LEpvt3pRkkp4smqmXs=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_1362926254d1f3040026eb.jpgDerrynane Beach County Kerry, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/an-tiaracht https://photos.on-this.website/wm/fmnt-_QRASOFyLP6abyocl032KI=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_11252339804c814fa7c0b8e.jpgAn Tiaracht An Tiaracht, the most Westerly island of the Blasket Islands (and of Ireland and Europe), from north of Clogher Strand. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/loches https://photos.on-this.website/wm/S52sILkjn9IldUKAWffWL6a_QkE=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_15309705665117f4ecc4ae1.jpgLoches Street view of this French town. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/cluse https://photos.on-this.website/wm/rBiIgLlVmZIjnIPD1a8fwUMeZFI=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_1900708654e6fba9bb5a8a.jpgÉcluse Fish lock (écluse) near the Phare de Baleines on the Ile-de-Ré, Western France. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/photo6218806.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/zC45unZVtQGKwsIYtc5--0hrWDU=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_8730148784c815a63b5b6b.jpgLight and Dark Th Twelve Bens mountains look slightly ominous here (reminding me of a scene from Lord of the Rings for some reason !). https://www.ronanpeacock.com/lever-building https://photos.on-this.website/wm/brLltvGmIUAJLZo9RJlThvqhEZk=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_15742694194f008decb06a9.jpgLever Building Parliament Street. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/sunset-water https://photos.on-this.website/wm/OnZPtZdOF9EIg1Q5JCEUupwM9uw=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_13092989824d4b2011bde8b.jpgSunset water Sunset reflection in a tidal stream. Malahide, County Dublin. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/rocks https://photos.on-this.website/wm/J_EblnxwbZjTYJABdI9jELWF6zg=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_15807331764c814fa133580.jpgRocks Interesting patterns and different colours in the sandstone rocks looking towards the Three Sisters. Taken near Clogher Strand, Ballyferriter, Dingle Peninsula. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/dunluce-castle-county-antrim https://photos.on-this.website/wm/d2Tl_RTs84dvm8_1QTcqcYcBVw8=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_3039928294c83ab6310481.jpgDunluce Castle, County Antrim Dunluce is a 14th century castle located on the north coast of County Antrim near the village of Bushmills. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/gelndalough-upper-lake-overview https://photos.on-this.website/wm/4y61z4AtZvGZxraPZ9gAKliqzA8=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_39903734557718f5dcbaea.jpgGelndalough Upper Lake Overview Looking west to the head of the Upper Lake. County Wicklow Ireland, March 2016. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/photo28941230.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/ztUYZFE8TWPs5B7uMy1VX3nIAR0=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_56668517557d06d7042f56.jpg https://www.ronanpeacock.com/cold-day-in-carcassonne https://photos.on-this.website/wm/C24R4AUC436aQzNbPtz9ERyu8jA=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_19555337834c821eeaa84af.jpgCold day in Carcassonne Black and white view of the walls of the mediavel cité. Carcassonne is located in the South of France and is a UNESCO world heritage site. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/ben-bulben-shadows https://photos.on-this.website/wm/T7kP__vSRqOP0eOkyj0B2eamuzo=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_1347080564577002d6d1a49.jpgBenbulben Shadows The steep slopes of Ireland's "Table Mountain". County Sligo, Ireland https://www.ronanpeacock.com/glendalough-upper-lake https://photos.on-this.website/wm/a9BV8tS-n1oeUrN9fVi4T6uha4I=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_135552498457718fd6de1b1.jpgGlendalough Upper Lake Early spring colours, March 2016. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/minard-castle https://photos.on-this.website/wm/cnyyRCW62lvFn7vJyA8D1TsdCEA=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_5920660744e7a46df573d3.jpgMinard Castle Minard, Dingle Peninsula, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/calvary https://photos.on-this.website/wm/0TqPrWxfxKvQsWBSS9pXWa66AAk=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_208420884e7a46467046a.jpgCalvary Beside the church of Welsh monk Saint Cado, Saint-Cado, Brittany, France. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/grand-moutier-cloisters https://photos.on-this.website/wm/7xsqjXM4efKxmKhC9OntA_J13q4=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_5320717834e2ae4a53f862.jpgGrand Moutier Cloisters Abbaye de Fontevraud, Loire Valley, France. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/photo28678526.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/GSPqjvM7uDHeowbj0oVenFI5Xc4=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_76765944357b4922c4d762.jpg https://www.ronanpeacock.com/the-storm https://photos.on-this.website/wm/2Sf9o4fFZUiejKcCt-5OQ8wWguw=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_10821547204c951bf9ca638.jpgThe Storm Storm clouds near Derrynane Beach, County Kerry. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/pigeon-house https://photos.on-this.website/wm/xruUxjLXCf9V4G5Xnyyi8dOu_UM=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_128925971750f19c3e3bd4a.jpgPigeon House https://www.ronanpeacock.com/four-courts https://photos.on-this.website/wm/O70d-bLvAZJQ6P960s7KnSJdUuo=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_10273056914f008e04a4012.jpgFour Courts https://www.ronanpeacock.com/dublin-castle-gate https://photos.on-this.website/wm/sHEF9wxXvcUFf3x9WvHmuKJ32_s=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_2263221054f008dbbe3c6d.jpgDublin Castle Gate https://www.ronanpeacock.com/towers https://photos.on-this.website/wm/0qmog5g0wCGfJI1T0dma1-HG6kk=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_2410118384d20ee90603b0.jpgTowers Exterior view of the castle of Rocca Scaligera. Located in Sirmione on the southern shores of Lake Garda, Italy. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/nerja-dawn https://photos.on-this.website/wm/kX20vv3CH-1VGSjHiQsK2lV7oLs=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_6774017674cdc583fd99d6.jpgNerja Dawn Sunrise in Nerja, Malaga Province, Spain. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/photo28681194.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/sqUHZ2IPwvzwtPLiETEzMkYUgqk=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_40345795857b4c8df5a0bc.jpg https://www.ronanpeacock.com/olive-trees https://photos.on-this.website/wm/EagBflipKaZw9m4CF5lDWAVc-Ys=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_55684702857d06dcf1c426.jpgOlive Trees Olive grove near the town of Magliano in Toscana, Tuscany, Italy. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/portrane https://photos.on-this.website/wm/sHowgNky2KuV1Xig0cikbslBp2w=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_4835567594d3ae9e4bdb14.jpgPortrane View north towards Portrane from Malahide, County Dublin, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/smithwicks https://photos.on-this.website/wm/rLXIYx72YOBmUUD4gvjCSMclNDk=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_6215048435f6e62b975908.jpgSmithwicks Old entrance to Smithwicks brewery, Kilkenny, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/blasket-islands https://photos.on-this.website/wm/zrb6nas4YEOI0ACYX1ZCQqOQq2s=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_362019844d3c53727a3fc.jpgBlasket Islands County Kerry Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/cypress-trees https://photos.on-this.website/wm/yKMh_48yccnBAQWct_It_jDov9g=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_16543149704c8e7884db0dd.jpgCypress Trees Cypress trees on a cliff on the shores of Lake Garda, Lombardy, Italy. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/carnac https://photos.on-this.website/wm/dfkX_3uonuqR3HG1s5DZMpJ5iEo=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_20882064354e7a43e56d47e.jpgCarnac Prehistoric megaliths at Carnac, Brittany, France. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/the-castle-inn https://photos.on-this.website/wm/JMGrHkO5jVg4yRGMzNNaEpFXVQs=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_4721910315bf080df43b3a.jpgThe Castle Inn Reflections in a window. Fethard, County Tipperary, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/diamond-hill https://photos.on-this.website/wm/M8TncfAER2g-r5qNhU73jfFqUyE=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_16611954104c815a2a685e9.jpgDiamond Hill Diamond Hill is near the village of Letterfrack in Connemara, County Galway. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/piazza-grande https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Chf_QxuLjm2C-gcfy0HCigTsICU=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_67440024657d073ee0fdfe.jpgPiazza Grande Montepulciano, Tuscany, Italy. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/photo28941241.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/QgX6F2xAUKGTxCN1mGAVz-Fv8EQ=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_86402301457d06ebbd6582.jpg https://www.ronanpeacock.com/angers-towers https://photos.on-this.website/wm/SGFJNOBYM4MTrkbB5Q8od8GENjk=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_7130474e7a43860d54b.jpgAngers Towers Towers of the fortress of Angers, Anjou, France. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/dark-sky-and-beach https://photos.on-this.website/wm/H7LzQd42tyBlovNSmfz0X_CtW7M=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_11613046624d3603046790f.jpgDark Sky and Beach View out to sea from Malahide Beach, County Dublin, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/autumn-in-connemara https://photos.on-this.website/wm/3ktNtADxRs7nANWW-d7qNjRy__Y=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_16476920444c815a69caeeb.jpgAutumn in Connemara Autumn colours in a Connemara valley. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/cabra-river-waterfall https://photos.on-this.website/wm/BZjvUp9fApaGmJP6n97RDsE5sfo=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_3722598224dc1c0b100171.jpgCabra River Waterfall Waterfall in Dún an Rí forest park, Kingscourt, County Cavan, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/montalcino https://photos.on-this.website/wm/3OpGVp4eUFjKfwxDRm-SDeY0WCk=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_22701947357c854ea85638.jpgMontalcino View towards the Val d'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/trail-to-queen-maeves-cairn https://photos.on-this.website/wm/53TKgSeG9vSDLjwVjIx9dZnHWPc=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_1392430051576ffe768bd82.jpgTrail to Queen Maeve's Cairn Knocknarea, Co. Sligo, Ireland https://www.ronanpeacock.com/clew-bay https://photos.on-this.website/wm/ltfiK8SPXtFvtwSc3RBOcCy9ZZs=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_10036050644c826ef7cfc05.jpgClew Bay View north over Clew Bay towards the Nephin Beg mountains, County Mayo. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/crack-in-the-rock https://photos.on-this.website/wm/IoscI5wsLj-H8qhTRF98Zjxlm-I=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_17004440274c826e0f9b1e6.jpgCrack in the Rock Break in the limestone pavement in the Burren, County Clare. The Burren is a region of limestone rock with limited vegetation. The rock in the background would have been deposited here during the last Ice Age. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/visting-the-giants-causeway https://photos.on-this.website/wm/d0ndM7i6NxfoRYf2056ZyfA9taA=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_25641186658403a398ab6f.jpgVisting the Giant's Causeway https://www.ronanpeacock.com/abbaye-de-fontevraud-2 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/d86rJhJ-EA13uu6yb8xxY0E2rgE=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_5961058484e2ae4858441a.jpgAbbaye de Fontevraud 2 12th century abbey also used as a prision, Loire Valley, France. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/wildflowers-carrowmore https://photos.on-this.website/wm/UkSt7q81GEBqZs3XvjaCqS91434=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_937489063576fffe48fafe.jpgWildflowers and Carrowmore Passage Tomb https://www.ronanpeacock.com/chateau-de-chenonceau https://photos.on-this.website/wm/ynJCVH6B45lXoIuknLXHKXnjwcU=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_4628451734e6fbfcf24a13.jpgChateau de Chenonceau https://www.ronanpeacock.com/well https://photos.on-this.website/wm/-tf_POGevj7DNySgCFM922GD2TI=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_11250154857b4c969d2e58.jpgMedici Well This well bears the coat of arms of the Medici family. Piazza Grande, Montepulciano, Tuscany, Italy. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/capri-marina-grande https://photos.on-this.website/wm/FC-F_OlxZq6IKBh5KCYfVEN17sc=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_11082215914c821c6d7e749.jpgCapri - Marina Grande The main harbour of the island of Capri in Southern Italy. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/spanish-doorway https://photos.on-this.website/wm/gWeu-RLE_qa8Y8cjz8lhxrstRRk=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_2210504114cdc58bd17056.jpgSpanish Doorway House in the village of Frigiliana, Andalucia, Spain. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/summit-of-knocknarea https://photos.on-this.website/wm/1-Eh_QwdiFVCFf35oE93cq4Z_Jw=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_2076255569576ffea46995c.jpgSummit of Knocknarea View of Queen Maeve's Cairn. County Sligo, Ireland https://www.ronanpeacock.com/abbaye-des-chteliers https://photos.on-this.website/wm/DDQIZ8Vkzp5Q7BJDdj6xbIDZGHk=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_8511241744e7a42724b75b.jpgAbbaye des Châteliers Ruined 12th century abbey near the village of La Flotte on the Ile-de-Ré, France. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/path-to-lake https://photos.on-this.website/wm/RmbzxaTgy97DEdd1XD1xCuuD7Ck=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_8622222094da962245ed0b.jpgPath to lake View towards Lough Inagh and the Twelve Bens, County Galway, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/anascaul https://photos.on-this.website/wm/WJBDItT2EXkMnqx3GLf7Ey8yAhI=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_9948318204cdc625473fb7.jpgAnascaul Dusk in Anascaul on the Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/collioure-dawn https://photos.on-this.website/wm/IzRTsEZysbFTCIVwlyYfsWidC1M=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_7661347244c821ed0bab68.jpgCollioure Dawn View of the old castle and lighthouse/ church of Collioure at sunrise. Collioure (in French Catalonia) was a favoured haunt of artists in the early 20th century due to the quality of its light. This photograph was taken through one of the many picture frames put up by the local authority in the town. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/spanish-villa-2 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/GTZpqvIeHLEN6fw_VPj1eaHohsA=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_2984648564cd5748321914.jpgSpanish Villa 2 Nerja, Spain. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/quiberon-sunset-1 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/0qQ62gm9dcnNceFFn40X0gBlOCo=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_11764049374f2ee06b42d8a.jpgQuiberon sunset 1 Brittany, France. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/valley https://photos.on-this.website/wm/PvWK7RWfquStzeuvNVfLIqFQjz8=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_21402420104ebc497fefb74.jpgValley Valley of Anascaul Lake, near Anascaul, Dingle Peninsula. The area is rich in ancient myths and prehistoric remains. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/river-gate https://photos.on-this.website/wm/A9Bvos1TiRZ2q2E8zREK4bB0X5M=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_1912155464db47d9d19251.jpgRiver Gate Trim Castle, County Meath, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/killarney-rainbow https://photos.on-this.website/wm/nP1G1Dt5hDbKJoZmUggkS2KLxI8=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_417818374c951c0f442be.jpgKillarney Rainbow Unfortunately no pot of gold ! The river flowing between the Upper Lake and Muckross Lake with Torc Mountain in the mist. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/portrane-from-malahide-beach https://photos.on-this.website/wm/fi-tKEz9V-PuSIcWq62EyAz7osQ=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_14326451474d36031561ff9.jpgPortrane from Malahide Beach Dusk view north to Portrane on a winter evening (County Dublin, Ireland). https://www.ronanpeacock.com/the-rain-is-coming https://photos.on-this.website/wm/HhG7Gpx_3ntcc2D4LJpcML9SoYI=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_1862678783584039792ca4d.jpgThe Rain is Coming ! Near Gartan, County Donegal, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/volcanic-sunset https://photos.on-this.website/wm/2I1pj10_g0nupw0dlrUQ4tsZ7hc=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_1323471564c8a8df81d552.jpgVolcanic Sunset Sunset over north Dublin and the Martello Tower in Sutton during the Icelandic volcanic eruption in April 2010. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/photo28855292.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/bTWvy-1XYysEG7jfcCAPDE7UtMA=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_73015786757c85aaf7a929.jpg https://www.ronanpeacock.com/loggia https://photos.on-this.website/wm/MPvqjD8LQpTULLF0xYX2--1v1go=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_5368321474c951d59311b4.jpgLoggia Loggia of the Palazzo dei Consoli in Gubbio, Umbria, Italy. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/peaceful-lake https://photos.on-this.website/wm/uQbgIdr75ceQgXySF6UDKmyQSUk=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_13573721754d3c5331a129f.jpgPeaceful Lake Upper Lake, Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/dunlewey-lough https://photos.on-this.website/wm/4sLxN6IYMOuEIw78oSPQllKFw2I=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_1388883065584039ddcdac2.jpgDunlewey Lough Co Donegal, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/sunset-over-the-aran-islands https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Ff6q9K6iA9z19bl5mNvGywIter0=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_14946543614c826e297580f.jpgSunset over the Aran Islands Looking at a beautiful sunset over the Aran Islands. Taken in Doolin, County Clare. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/monte-amiata https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Yf7GVlqpER532vz6wm4p2GXYjZ0=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_138224661457d06f2e504ba.jpgMonte Amiata Tuscan countryside with the Monte Amiata mountain in the background. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/the-burren https://photos.on-this.website/wm/t2mbztaz3WS2shB9bwNVNNtO_34=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_2293763714c826e091cffa.jpgThe Burren Black and white brings out the patterns of the fissures ("grykes") in the limestone pavement. The name "Burren" is from the Irish "Boíreann" meaning a "rocky place". https://www.ronanpeacock.com/angers-storm https://photos.on-this.website/wm/vExTjUJibJWxKLOYOfUwMRDmUgQ=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_8964811794e7a4390db110.jpgAngers Storm Chateau d'Angers before a thunderstorm. Loire Valley, France. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/abbaye-des-chteliers-2 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/ozOEBq5qXz_nXSlvqSYGO_4zPPY=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_19590856504e7a427ae7833.jpgAbbaye des Châteliers 2 Ruined 12th century abbey, La Flotte, Ile-de-Ré, France. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/dn-briste https://photos.on-this.website/wm/vOKB_32LMIyxWwXZ5pLZkCCYdB0=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_20537032854d4eeff83fba0.jpgDún Briste Dún Briste (the broken fort) or Downpatrick Head, County Mayo, Ireland. The sea stack was joined to the mainland into historical times and there are the remains of habitations on its surface. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/arco-flowers https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Lh6BLiMIkb55kLfG6HulILDe2KI=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_14519497874d1f2fdd8371d.jpgArco Flowers Arco Castle, Trentino, Italy. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/cliffs-of-moher https://photos.on-this.website/wm/LvNTtDDg2Dny62fogkna3dRhsvM=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_11317780454c951f00c9dca.jpgCliffs of Moher The famous Cliffs of Moher viewed from the rocks near Doolin Harbour, County Clare. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/rolling-hills https://photos.on-this.website/wm/lOCrIYP5O1q3w-hVIBB-8UTRisY=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_1322825857b48d90b8abb.jpgRolling Hills View of the country side around the small village of Jeruzalem, Slovenia. This is a lovely, wine growing part of the country near to Croatia and Hungary. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/alpine-valley https://photos.on-this.website/wm/0ma8t2mr_bwV67sdQj9CU81Osb4=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_19170760745e2df353a0271.jpgLa Rollaz Looking down into the valley, near Les Contamines with the Fiz mountains in the background. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/sailing https://photos.on-this.website/wm/eTQx2vVVlxFzpcAdwf7_ulMbMfA=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_7750069454c951cecf0fe7.jpgSailing Sailing boats taking advantage of the strong winds that blow in north Lake Garda. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/windows https://photos.on-this.website/wm/5gFx2MeEfNONVGL2NMfEHEDRStw=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_6659266954c8255b41f9ca.jpgWindows Stained glass windows in the 13th century church of the Couvent des Jacobins (Toulouse, France). https://www.ronanpeacock.com/brandon-creek https://photos.on-this.website/wm/b4spe2bgKeJnYP_Kz0zK9SW9gio=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_11279342514c8139347edd5.jpgBrandon Creek From this creek Saint Brendan supposedly set sail in the 6th century to discover America. Tim Severin repeated the feat from here in 1977. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/glise-saint-martin https://photos.on-this.website/wm/yWwMj4iWOrEUJITZqrUOrK-Jo-c=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_5504801154e7a428b5ad7c.jpgÉglise Saint-Martin Saint-Martin-de-Ré, France. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/gallarus-oratory-dingle-peninsula https://photos.on-this.website/wm/VLDVTEvWNp51thzW8ejFVFNhWKE=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_327750784c813691b8265.jpgGallarus Oratory, Dingle Peninsula Gallarus Oratory is an early Christian church built in the last centuries of the first millenium (no one is quite sure exactly when!). It is built of dry stone using the corbelling technique and resembles an upturned boat. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/chateau-and-sunflowers https://photos.on-this.website/wm/gzCTmoDmdoZvC-1a1hIfwZjZQGQ=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_10117726164e6fbfe57d499.jpgChateau and Sunflowers Loire Valley, near Chinon, June 2011. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/speeding-donkeys https://photos.on-this.website/wm/UVgnfyke61-dz9s3WMHjBSH7ujw=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_19313245444d2393a845ae9.jpgSpeeding Donkeys Road sign in Spain. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/chateau-dazay-le-rideau https://photos.on-this.website/wm/B1ug454T6aQ7IoY25MlhTXWeJYI=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_18738765194e6fbdeb5a9c7.jpgChateau d'Azay-le-Rideau 16th century Loire Valley castle. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/dun-guaire-castle-at-dusk https://photos.on-this.website/wm/ak-KlM_kIrpzVUo0qZ7Xf6hymEM=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_205082795156392daf4b19d.jpgDun Guaire castle at dusk Reflections in the sea. Kinvarra, County Galway. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/balcon-de-europa https://photos.on-this.website/wm/EnmSeIjEezY9fIN3x0mGdiTDKxM=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_20885565264cd5771d272b3.jpgBalcon de Europa Evening in Nerja, Andalucia, Spain. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/val-dorcia https://photos.on-this.website/wm/WtG2Zf9PoU5dbBRdwD9JukW-YLo=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_15034851815f0de576bddb0.jpgVal d’Orcia View towards Castiglione d’Orcia. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/ennistymon https://photos.on-this.website/wm/REX70um0d6bGh-mbKg169OjdRTE=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_17097654456477a89e7914.jpgEnnistymon The Cascades. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/autumn-sunset https://photos.on-this.website/wm/qjudcHIR1rmM6-Sfpf1VxguVk_w=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_11863981464c81392771221.jpgAutumn Sunset Sunset looking north from Dingle town. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/beal-bn-strand https://photos.on-this.website/wm/q5PpZoQW9nAO7AnXVnfvq3ASdpk=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_5860930934c814d8d958d8.jpgBeal Bán Strand View of Beal Bán strand with Mount Brandon in the background. Taken on a sunny Autumn day. Beal Bán strand is located near Ballyferriter and Smerwick fort, the site of a massacre by the English in the 16th century. It is also the scene of an annual horse race. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/ballydavid https://photos.on-this.website/wm/jM0POGKfepIc_GugKSzjekjzoC4=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_9571843124cf292964123d.jpgBallydavid View south from the beach at Ballydavid, Dingle Peninsula. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/photo6237502.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/F52yJDspL8oT9OXtuy62Zo9yD70=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_12907094114c83aaf77fab2.jpgDunluce Castle, County Antrim A view of Dunluce Castle on the north coast of County Antrim, looking west towards Donegal. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/narrow-water https://photos.on-this.website/wm/a3YFWAssiGl5LTLrC9ReM-O6n9c=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_6379027094f8c41a1ad3a1.jpgNarrow Water 16th century castle located near Warrenpoint, County Down, Ireland. The castle is located on the north shore of Carlingford Lough. The Cooley Mountains in County Louth can be seen in the background. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/spanish-steps-2 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/b38qk_PQxsKXkIEOWLwUtF2F8i4=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_7552809684d20ece749358.jpgSpanish Steps 2 https://www.ronanpeacock.com/lecanvey-pier https://photos.on-this.website/wm/GeThf3nyl6a1tykK1vnw3G0QXJ0=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_8400736854c826b11bafa4.jpgLecanvey Pier Lecanvey Pier near Louisburg, County Mayo. In the background is the Nephin Beg mountain range to the north of Clew Bay. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/photo28681191.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/ZaMyQUEF-EJ0PlqQ6yVYaO_bqq4=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_29920291757b4c8ce6f428.jpg https://www.ronanpeacock.com/spanish-villa-3 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/VL4X6on3_RG-KUAEyw7KFBRkHvM=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_18642698904cd5747955ded.jpgSpanish Villa 3 Nerja, Spain. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/sheen-falls https://photos.on-this.website/wm/w_lQw7R2yHPbXBfdAPrRfhXbJGw=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_8342625174c952410d1e2c.jpgSheen Falls Autumnal colours in the grounds of the Sheen Falls Hotel, Kenmare, County Kerry, Ireland. The waters of Kenmare Bay are in the foreground. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/nantes-at-night https://photos.on-this.website/wm/SbZD-gq3T24HObzqjgscaf8x3Hw=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_18666807315fea188d88e35.jpgNantes at Night With Eglise Sainte Croix in the background. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/castle-art https://photos.on-this.website/wm/y33PbFShGwKIIri-EvQa41aUONE=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_20296276384c951fdb70e1d.jpgCastle Art Children's art hanging on the walls of the castle of Rocca Flea in the town of Gualdo Tadino, Umbria, Italy. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/the-skelligs https://photos.on-this.website/wm/ldOYeJs965t7HFkBdKANqnqGYPs=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_2905301244c814fb84a449.jpgThe Skelligs View of the Skellig Islands and Valentia Island from the Conor Pass. Skellig Michael (in the centre) is the site of an early Christian monastery which is perched on the steep and bare rock of the island. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/arches https://photos.on-this.website/wm/0uLg1qgat1eUsXn3dTT2OAitIoI=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_17150365094c912ed78e1c6.jpgArches Arches in the ruined church of the friary of Ross Errily, County Galway, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/cypress-tree https://photos.on-this.website/wm/MDe11qMWJ9CKf3aoeEMoMQ8J0vQ=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_18823067084d1f2fe4b9813.jpgCypress Tree Trees swaying in the wind, Arco Castle, Trentino, Italy. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/a-lot-of-yellow https://photos.on-this.website/wm/L47_6uPSGsXsuZ2dudU_Gu0J27I=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_508905345590096babfea50.17699757.jpgA lot of yellow Street scene in Pienza, Tuscany, Italy. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/lough-inagh https://photos.on-this.website/wm/3ak5f8_y4CFuNMfYPzJp1DR6vkI=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_3171102734c815a4856dea.jpgLough Inagh Shadows on the hills to the east of Lough Inagh in Connemara, County Galway. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/lopera-de-monte-carlo https://photos.on-this.website/wm/zQMC3SHlrSh2dicVA16SZ8ju_Aw=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_26178715750a152aee7829.jpgL'Opera de Monte Carlo Opera house in Monaco. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/evening-fishing-on-lake-garda https://photos.on-this.website/wm/uPeC1rp2IhyOy2LXaZ3Dgn4Ips4=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_11525339494c89491993f04.jpgEvening Fishing on Lake Garda Fishing boats on Lake Garda, Italy, near Desanzano del Garda. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/hill-of-slane https://photos.on-this.website/wm/1KmP3nnztPrDKcs_EAUinz_P0z4=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_7922935554c813689ed8bb.jpgHill of Slane Ruined church buildings on the summit of the Hill of Slane, County Meath. From here Saint Patrick traditionally lit the Pascal fire which was seen by the High King from the nearby Hill of Tara. This signalled the triumph of Christianity over paganism in the 5th century. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/the-spinc https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Tr4OUPEYJXUPnOj6xwce9ffrg1Y=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_13427209156ed8adb53d0d.jpgThe Spinc Above Glendalough lake on St Patrick's Day 2016. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/photo40713526.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/qGClOpIKYWpv4tZ4Z-dlUAOhtNY=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_3575507375e16422c8f239.jpgMont Blanc https://www.ronanpeacock.com/clogher-strand https://photos.on-this.website/wm/LtX13zltgO2ZZUoQPpWDLmd7VWM=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_20779471114c825c82c12a2.jpgClogher Strand Clogher Strand on the West coast of the Dingle Peninsula on a windy day. The Atlantic waves funnel through the cove and against the rocks. Inis Tuaisceart, the most northerly of the Blasket Islands, can be seen in the background. This island is also known as "An Fear Marbh" or "The Dead Man" for obvious reasons. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/lake-garda https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Qww3cO_mnGMk9bTV46G-XZ-3R-U=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_9444100724c8a8b6f1a7d0.jpgLake Garda Looking north from Desanzano del Garda (Lombardy, Italy). https://www.ronanpeacock.com/flower-bed https://photos.on-this.website/wm/bYpA4yMoL-ChN_kRDPWxBNGMhLM=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_4700627424e6fc0a6ba3e0.jpgFlower bed In the gardens of the Chateau de Chenonceau, Loire Valley, France, https://www.ronanpeacock.com/rocca-flea https://photos.on-this.website/wm/l13nyOscJea5odzAHRGnmOV4eUs=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_7456992234c951d416096f.jpgRocca Flea Tower of the 13th century castle of Rocca Flea, Gualdo Tadino, Umbria, Italy. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/barbican https://photos.on-this.website/wm/WQ4Y4iDF5pTgQe856-mzm0sFgRI=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_5210213304ddabea45323f.jpgBarbican Barbican at Dublin Gate of Trim Castle, County Meath, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/hook-head https://photos.on-this.website/wm/xE8JTomgkUcqxL5iiigDU5mQYjU=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_19539345954d87a901a4389.jpgHook Head Lighthouse on Hook Head, County Wexford, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/pibroch https://photos.on-this.website/wm/haOwLtWax6ZrIRRqt2fe6OtjZWE=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_8366421754c815a20bedb5.jpgPibroch An old Scottish "Clyde Puffer" rusting away at Fahy Harbour, Connemara, County Galway. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/nerja-clouds https://photos.on-this.website/wm/26vLLnFLCYUpqNgJFZ_NGGmJrm4=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_15402999044cd57595ad4ae.jpgNerja Clouds Unusual cloud patterns (Nerja, Spain). https://www.ronanpeacock.com/cables https://photos.on-this.website/wm/CNCUb7ew5ArYA8ykQNS_0_qlBFg=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_17982809364ca75100797cf.jpgCables Samuel Beckett Bridge, Dublin, Ireland. This is a cable-stayed bridge over the River Liffey. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/lake-garda-storm https://photos.on-this.website/wm/R345mU7N3Tus2uc_XmEbrTojJ0Q=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_634690234cab97d717028.jpgLake Garda Storm Bad weather around Lake Garda, Veneto, Italy. Picture taken from the east shore of the lake looking north. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/spring-forest https://photos.on-this.website/wm/NcGEFD9Sm1kzFKXgcF8lwNwJqcA=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_13748742764dc1c0824e6a5.jpgSpring Forest Dún an Rí forest park, Kingscourt, County Cavan, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/mount-brandon https://photos.on-this.website/wm/ec0O5XywNe-Xd7rE3LxLrPoum68=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_18908293974c8e875f6a14f.jpgMount Brandon View towards Mount Brandon and Brandon Point with the setting sun streaming through the clouds. Mount Brandon is another of Ireland's holy mountains and the object of pilgrimage from ancient times. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/derrynane-bay https://photos.on-this.website/wm/AlBQ0b-5bpDIyu1o1uKE80pl6Jk=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_7241275824c951c01bc965.jpgDerrynane Bay View across the bay (Iveragh Peninsula, Kerry). https://www.ronanpeacock.com/abbey-church-dark https://photos.on-this.website/wm/jp4M3etUb7_fSL6QPFyEa5bMWc0=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_19652239944e2ae4965ba1d.jpgAbbey church - dark Choir of the church of the Abbaye de Fontevraud, Loire Valley, France. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/anascaul-lake-2 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/GqcJOVNwBTd5i0_xPuQyvLxL4W4=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_7463181354eda56ac780f7.jpgAnascaul Lake 2 Another view of Anascaul Lake and valley - November 2011. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/alcazaba https://photos.on-this.website/wm/gLSwc2-OIBWx95x1ZF1CXcFfWls=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_19184418804cd5b70ca2a1f.jpgAlcazaba View of the Alcazaba of Antequera in Andalucia in Autumn (4 A's !). https://www.ronanpeacock.com/carrowmore-path https://photos.on-this.website/wm/aHP5dQy0KZq6BEWyQc43ftwajKw=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_739353880576fff3b80601.jpgCarrowmore Path Prehistoric burial landscape in Carrowmore, County Sligo, Ireland. Early summer 2016. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/aiguelle-du-midi https://photos.on-this.website/wm/69nmQVzPrb0hFJKe3jRGgJm_xS0=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_21144935485e13acd50ed64.jpgAiguelle du Midi Above Chamonix in the French Alps. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/the-high-cross https://photos.on-this.website/wm/G8W8mHgmak0NYL0TOSCo-eILN-A=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_18706272244c8d09e86de42.jpgThe High Cross Carved high cross dating from the 9th or 10th century in a field outside the ruined cathedral of Kilfenora, County Clare, Ireland. Kilfenora was known as the "City of the Crosses" due to the number of large number of high crosses found there. The Pope is the bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Kilfenora. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/french-house https://photos.on-this.website/wm/SqRQegan5C1M0nvS9Mwm-J8V7T8=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_9688008935117f4f820ffd.jpgFrench House Loches, Loire Valley, France. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/posts-bw https://photos.on-this.website/wm/xjKacp8-rPH3Ijtnaz59MhKhxfw=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_16027017174d1e09735ec17.jpgPosts (B&W) Malahide Beach, County, Dublin, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/dundrum-castle https://photos.on-this.website/wm/C6ieb87F3x0i-F5ui1Xse-q_2LI=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_10834381514cae2e90a0c60.jpgDundrum Castle View of the ruins of Dundrum Castle near Newcastle, County Down, Ireland. The castle was built by the Norman, John de Courcy in the 12th-13th century. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/arco-castle-tower https://photos.on-this.website/wm/z5gbgqBzcTYXQ3OsCPA6fsd2ME4=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_20157775164cab96f02f365.jpgArco Castle Tower The Palazzo Inferore and Rocca of this medieval castle located on a limestone rock in the town of Arco, Trentino, Italy. The tower is fronted by rows of cypress trees. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/photo41253036.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/UwYi8eYel2u-LjjudWud59iafEQ=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_12766226015f0381b8bf998.jpgTuscan Countryside https://www.ronanpeacock.com/sarca-valley https://photos.on-this.website/wm/EGqadx9y2sXN6DUyT-tb7XBScto=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_8322621214c82518344764.jpgSarca Valley The Sarca Valley looking north towards the town of Dro (Trentino, Italy). The hills at the top of the valley are the debris of a giant lansdslide, thought to be the largest that ever occurred in the Alps region. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/photo28855252.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/C-vLiOqmQ2J9XVPkCWfarEGGvqY=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_149977924057c857f2d937f.jpgLone Tree Val d'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/muiredachs-cross https://photos.on-this.website/wm/b5J9Bc0z3swz9GELjtx00eYM2YE=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_15383172704c8e87081f6dc.jpgMuiredach's Cross This high cross is found in the ruined 6th century monastery of Monasterboice, County Louth, Ireland. It dates from the 9th or 10th century and is carved with representations of biblical scenes and abstract "Celtic" designs. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/ring-of-kerry-in-autumn https://photos.on-this.website/wm/05PH7KA1Wzzu_jAWBoRUJa37jl4=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_6284954664c951bf24bc09.jpgRing of Kerry in Autumn Mountains on the ring of Kerry near the village of Sneem. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/olgiasca https://photos.on-this.website/wm/hX4gmXccTejHZVZi-_SEH2kFw2Q=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_6049730345e46ed8678921.jpgOlgiasca On the peninsula of Olgiasca on the shores of Lake Como, Italy. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/photo28941237.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/vrxnqV0225kX7UqhJK06RVG-a0g=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_111564410457d06e74718e0.jpg https://www.ronanpeacock.com/stairway-to-heaven https://photos.on-this.website/wm/t4myHnp8skMeqvMHXDM2VNDcWco=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_14453118274c821ed7990fa.jpgStairway to Heaven Entrance to the upper defences of Quéribus castle (Cucugnan, France). Located on a high ridge overlooking the Agly valley, this castle is regarded as the last stronghold of the Cathars. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/sunflowers https://photos.on-this.website/wm/HlBBpytYEsG05bUJBoU7p0VH1B8=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_3067939024e6fbe22870b1.jpgSunflowers In a field near Saumur, France, June 2011. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/gallarus https://photos.on-this.website/wm/331U77QCoPSLuvu0g6REaJzEp_0=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_11239831444ebfe012a00b7.jpgGallarus Gallarus Oratory, County Kerry, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/glendalough-jetty https://photos.on-this.website/wm/511rSOt17G5A5Mndiwdwlq0kPGU=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_152274182056edc298d406f.jpgGlendalough jetty Glendalough, County Wicklow, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/connemara https://photos.on-this.website/wm/9250O1UCTxFU3yFdcwG64dkFTFI=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_5362670674c815a708748c.jpgConnemara Connemara scene with views of the Twelve Bens mountains. Taken from near Clifden, County Galway. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/ballinakill-bay https://photos.on-this.website/wm/AWyng6v7v1bBG9GOMD-dubL50-U=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_11316172084c9dd399a62fc.jpgBallinakill Bay Ballinakill Bay is located in Connemara, County Galway, off the main Clifden-Westport road near Letterfrack. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/bridge-and-conference-centre https://photos.on-this.website/wm/t5gKgfdIQnnYtt0-2fX-nUyfITI=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_7121586004ca75119cde80.jpgBridge and Conference Centre The Samuel Beckett Bridge with the new National Convention Centre in the background. The bridge was designed by Santiago Calatrava. The cranes of the unfinished Anglo Irish Bank headquarters can be seen on the right. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/maumturk-mountains https://photos.on-this.website/wm/h5VxSwYgjlkh8jJtZo0UE06Djd8=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_15298172544c815a37e328f.jpgMaumturk Mountains Letterbreckaun (Binn Bhriocáin in Irish) mountain in the Maumturk range in Connemara. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/cote-sauvage https://photos.on-this.website/wm/kP8rpBq-FzYXkFZ9MW66iypFFV4=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_9080260264e7a413f728f3.jpgCote Sauvage On the west coast of the Quiberon pensinula, Brittany, France. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/castleroche-county-louth https://photos.on-this.website/wm/x7otn92EcjfZHbBRZDzqanGEc_M=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_2328426714c82725cb049c.jpgCastleroche, County Louth Castleroche castle is a 13th century castle built by the Norman de Verdun family. The castle is built on a rocky outcrop and guards a pass into the province of Ulster. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/castiglione-dorcia https://photos.on-this.website/wm/sb-9QwwPRuOkAHMmmxSpDZfLuAo=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_11399444057c8521d774c1.jpgCastiglione d'Orcia View over the hills to the historic village of Castiglione d'Orcia with its two fortresses. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/arco-castle https://photos.on-this.website/wm/DngDzyZqjeU4s3xhCGng-XdP4-k=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_18574655864c82517a8c104.jpgArco Castle View of one of the towers of Arco Castle in Trentino, Italy. The castle stands on a rock overlooking the town of Arco just north of Lake Garda. The castle was owned by the Counts of Arco. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/crows https://photos.on-this.website/wm/WEMTOtZSs3Zg1KJPDWfbGfBkyJM=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_19745259884d44858aea147.jpgCrows Large flock of crows taken from outside my house (in black and white). https://www.ronanpeacock.com/girona-reflections https://photos.on-this.website/wm/zQ4p_SJtdOi3apsqmn5-Xu_xOaU=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_157278058657719d89c52c8.jpgGirona Reflections https://www.ronanpeacock.com/road-to-the-reeks https://photos.on-this.website/wm/lIFwc_Bi2sJ95pFTauv9W3tfNqY=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_4929134545e16453301045.jpgRoad to the Reeks County Kerry, Ireland, with Ireland's highest mountains in the background. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/hapenny-bridge https://photos.on-this.website/wm/hAlT4_rZqj6YKpvdiNkfiNhtCLo=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_3006197034f008dd6b472d.jpgHa'Penny Bridge Not sure why all the keys are there ... https://www.ronanpeacock.com/cross-panel https://photos.on-this.website/wm/WS6l-WfoPis9Z7h8eHX3PmI-E88=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_11975474104c8e87121bf9e.jpgCross Panel Detail of panel on the west face of Muiredach's cross in Monasterboice, County Louth. Depicted in the panel is Christ being seized in the garden of Gethsemane. Two cats are carved under the panel along with an inscription asking for prayers for Muiredach, who had the cross made. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/posts-colour https://photos.on-this.website/wm/y5ACb59RhosxMcVSJinjLuDvHGw=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_20184747074d1e097bada0e.jpgPosts (colour) Malahide Beach, County Dublin, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/cow-viewpoint https://photos.on-this.website/wm/0faJfv4Gcm0Etbpb60WNUk3XOoc=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_12049054515e2df6c7c0270.jpgCow viewpoint Cattle congregating on a mound on this slopes of Mont Joly, France. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/furrows https://photos.on-this.website/wm/EXQblCNeVv2TnbEnmVY4yp64oic=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_10584366954db5a203542c6.jpgFurrows Ploughed field patterns. Near Swords, County Dublin, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/lighthouse-on-hook-head https://photos.on-this.website/wm/DYrPPQ0h9A0oZJV-_PvqgG6e1mc=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_20498025604d87a9099d550.jpgLighthouse on Hook Head The oldest still operational lighthouse in the world. Located on the tip of Hook Head, County Wexford, Ireland, it was built in the 12th century by the Norman baron, William Marshall. The lighthouse was tended by monks from a nearby monastery. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/lone-tree https://photos.on-this.website/wm/e81QSB25pUqpQg0ZpvofdwWu9AE=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_5051780144c815a00d3164.jpgLone Tree A windswept tree on the shores of Killary Harbour, County Galway. Killary Harbour is Ireland's only fjord (though this is subject to debate !). https://www.ronanpeacock.com/riva-del-garda https://photos.on-this.website/wm/k34WaPOWP0cB5Af5SvA6NYcRDq4=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_11234943004c951c8482807.jpgRiva del Garda View south over Lake Garda from the shoreline of Riva del Garda, Trentino, Italy. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/aughnanure-castle https://photos.on-this.website/wm/rbGRMhka9xZvJMNCHSsKRKrwjc0=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_18482225984c814f651f0ce.jpgAughnanure Castle This 16th century castle was a seat of the O'Flaherty family, who ruled the West Galway (Connemara or Iar Connacht) region. It is situated near the shores of Lough Corrib in County Galway. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/cypress-grove https://photos.on-this.website/wm/dYy6iBylNndt5ghmbkIqVGTPCxM=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_181533861957d073969aaa0.jpgCypress Grove Val d'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/king-carlos-v-palace-outside https://photos.on-this.website/wm/wsYN2lCZndJkfKo5uHMIJejQj18=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_1409168214cde8bc42b03f.jpgKing Carlos V Palace (outside wall) In the Alhambra Palace, Grenada, Spain (16th century). https://www.ronanpeacock.com/yellow-and-grey https://photos.on-this.website/wm/La0Y1p2HnXVQweqD1PEH3FZ4xGM=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_3251649374f1c41f512612.jpgYellow and grey View north over Lough Inagh, County Galway, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/kenmare-bay-dawn https://photos.on-this.website/wm/oXP24gIr9ocku8pHuC9MrEm_cBY=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_8790208674c951ebad3e9c.jpgKenmare Bay Dawn Looking south towards the hills of the Beara Peninsula (County Kerry, Ireland). https://www.ronanpeacock.com/notre-dame-des-anges https://photos.on-this.website/wm/UAAh2kAUMAFsMRgGMXodqzzMGXw=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_20623552364c8e78532c8c1.jpgNotre Dame des Anges A church converted from a lighthouse in the town of Collioure, South of France. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/peyrepertuse-castle https://photos.on-this.website/wm/gYeGaxRWEKuG1hzo4JMvjqzcyvY=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_6922833034c893eb77e78f.jpgPeyrepertuse Castle One of the so called "Cathar" castles, Peyrepertuse is made up of two castles perched on top of a high rocky ridge. It formed part of the French defences against the Spanish during late medieval times (due to changes in borders since then it is now well inside France). https://www.ronanpeacock.com/monte-brione https://photos.on-this.website/wm/DzofrXHpJEztps3Q3QGX2h0x-Fc=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_16058550694cb1e1ed325c7.jpgMonte Brione Monte Brione lies on the north shore of Lake Garda beside the town of Riva del Garda. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/tintern-abbey https://photos.on-this.website/wm/TosFerCkCn6nl5wgtJJ_BbvG-4A=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_17738461124d8e31c8bcdfe.jpgTintern Abbey Founded by William Marshall and founded from its namesake in England, Tintern Abbey is located in South County Wexford. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/autumn-dusk-in-donegal https://photos.on-this.website/wm/PnRZLKatMiXYIXiT6NmBuJCF52I=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_19357207665f48058af1f11.jpgAutumn dusk in Donegal https://www.ronanpeacock.com/duilhac-sous-peyrepertuse https://photos.on-this.website/wm/kA67Ns4nbIDObDVD8RpZAgXs8a8=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_6122983464c821eddb71ea.jpgDuilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse Country scene in balack and white near the village of Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse (Languedoc, France). https://www.ronanpeacock.com/reeds https://photos.on-this.website/wm/lQg64bqlZZSb9UnVTuoI0A0jO-s=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_178322817155180c575930c.jpgReeds Lough Derg, County Clare, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/derryclare-lake https://photos.on-this.website/wm/tFCfm5GLrSLeAyTJk65XHh04xwA=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_19327927124c9d075baf593.jpgDerryclare Lake Derryclare Lake is located east of Clifden just off the main Galway Road. It is set against the backdrop of the Twelve Bens and Maumturk Mountains. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/photo28681384.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/RjswGdPAW2PH0lSATZZo-Mjoqt8=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_101767723557b4cd6fb7d6c.jpg https://www.ronanpeacock.com/vineyards-outside-carcassonne https://photos.on-this.website/wm/x-iWxn2X97veLO1y9ua3kaADAlY=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_18793923904c821ef7c86e8.jpgVineyards outside Carcassonne Rows of vines leading to the ancient walls of Carcassonne, South of France. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/palazzo-dei-consoli-bw https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Imv7AuQRndsfC4QLEorhf81UajQ=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_12384813944c951d52328f4.jpgPalazzo dei Consoli (B&W) A side view of the Palazzo dei Consoli in Gubbio, Italy. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/pine-island https://photos.on-this.website/wm/1-yVQjmCoAiQowFtNxJa8ZQpcp0=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_18930059344cab993a65d67.jpgPine Island View of Pine Island in Derryclare Lake, Connemara, Ireland. Pity about the power lines ! https://www.ronanpeacock.com/sliabh-na-caillighe https://photos.on-this.website/wm/HVzg_VMhyTDlV6s9Mh_Xn6pUeIk=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_5359748694c81523450b14.jpgSliabh na Caillighe Sliabh na Caillighe (the "Hill of the Witch" in English) or Loughcrew is a neolithic (3rd millenium BC) passage grave cemetery located on a series of hills near the village of Oldcastle in County Meath. The enigmatically(!) named "Cairn T" here is one of the best preserved of these tombs and is open to the public during the summer months. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/chateau-de-chenonceau-bw https://photos.on-this.website/wm/zuiibq8eRubPpExZvPF_mg3SzRY=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_21243150274e873e47d9b71.jpgChateau de Chenonceau (B&W) Loire Valley, France. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/cloister-couvent-des-jacobins https://photos.on-this.website/wm/8l4GqpQVUsrtWYllJIZ3bbosl0w=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_3608174804c82539c20f8c.jpgCloister, Couvent des Jacobins This is the cloister of the Couvent des Jacobins in Toulouse, France. This was the original foundation of the Dominican order (the Dominicans were founded in Toulouse in 1216). https://www.ronanpeacock.com/fishing-on-lough-derg https://photos.on-this.website/wm/zUqF7RPqArl72yahTnnURzJ9vP0=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_10091076254c8153c584e21.jpgFishing on Lough Derg Tourists fishing on the north shore of Lough Derg, near Portumna, County Galway. Lough Derg is the most southerly lake on the River Shannon, Ireland's longest river. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/stuck-in-the-mud https://photos.on-this.website/wm/bvJbSXKaPfWYller8aSG2LE3atw=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_19828405234d1dc108972d4.jpgStuck in the Mud Boat at low tide in Malahide Estuary (Dublin, Ireland). https://www.ronanpeacock.com/ceiling-couvent-des-jacobins https://photos.on-this.website/wm/nwfmLeVdJquUjtxwfkz40bBAmC4=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_9245980634c8254f87c30d.jpgCeiling, Couvent des Jacobins The vaulted ceiling of the apse of the church in Toulouse, France. The stonework overhead resembles palm fronds. The remains of Saint Thomas Aquinas are buried under the altar of this church. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/slovenian-dusk https://photos.on-this.website/wm/O6Md5B4Z-hcEsFUrEcevnq6VuV4=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_8982578335e4d98b9559f5.jpgSlovenian Dusk Hills around the village of Svetinje, Slovenia. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/lough-inagh-and-twelve-bens https://photos.on-this.website/wm/MjUNDldVhDcdtcMaXqLNTj3WMjs=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_7019639894d2e1e8a82bcf.jpgLough Inagh and Twelve Bens View towards the western shore of Lough Inagh, Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/kilmalkedar-church https://photos.on-this.website/wm/gApF7wLAh5jVEtRlzsRoTze7fO8=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_17183095434c912d2c36bd8.jpgKilmalkedar Church The Romanesque doorway of this 12th century church on the Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland. The varied colours of the local sandstone rock are visible in the arch. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/gallarus-castle https://photos.on-this.website/wm/yXCENbkXGcJpaefVruCyPQ5r25Y=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_15351703184c8136988ef82.jpgGallarus Castle Gallarus Castle was one of the castles of the Knights of Kerry (Fitzgeralds). It is a typical Irish tower house, probably built in the 15th century. It was occupied by the Fitzgerald family until 1688. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/tuscan-countryside https://photos.on-this.website/wm/gJpEaNq8HzLAik-e_iXYvOmWiGU=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_5583647357b4968cb71e6.jpgTuscan Countryside Near Pienza, Tuscany, Italy. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/sanctuary https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Q-W--WHdomLgOPb3atBSAVRyrGg=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_5705575414e7a42e0b1061.jpgSanctuary Sanctuary of the church of the Abbaye de Fontevraud, Loire Valley, France. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/derryclare-mountain https://photos.on-this.website/wm/4LKpGb9Nf7s-MEwHWOqKdNzO-xE=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_14821740514c9d0762b21fc.jpgDerryclare Mountain Derryclare Mountain is an easterly peak in the Twelve Bens range in Connemara, County Galway. In lies on the shores of Lough Inagh. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/tuscan-farmhouse https://photos.on-this.website/wm/z_l9CizA-hW2ZtCZFSAEwukyBGs=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_85679779057e03b0b67eeb.jpgTuscan Farmhouse https://www.ronanpeacock.com/mother-redcaps-pub https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Cfv8y6RSAQC2EHjxtIDDijMxzXs=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_9402140194f008d5d819f0.jpgMother Redcap's Pub https://www.ronanpeacock.com/saint-martin-de-r https://photos.on-this.website/wm/5TlY_2a-en7T6EXSdxLIirL2blE=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_11772545224e6fbb62bb1e0.jpgSaint Martin de Ré House in Saint Martin de Ré, Ile de Ré, Western France. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/lamp-and-sky https://photos.on-this.website/wm/yBSJpxfXa6-XDTnKDersq_ArmuY=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_20801567214cd5747ee20ff.jpgLamp and Sky Morning clouds - Nerja, Spain. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/nave https://photos.on-this.website/wm/l6g-HIMdL8hgNXMWv6wpP39xZrc=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_18265092474e7a430de7153.jpgNave Arches over the nave of the church of Fontevraud Abbey, Loire Valley, France. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/capri https://photos.on-this.website/wm/TTJDkPVVyL4s-R7NJP8XKOxFciA=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_16678676354c821c64e01eb.jpgCapri Above the Marina Piccola on the south coast of the island. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/chateau-du-grimaud https://photos.on-this.website/wm/ItOGOIXG_xwagqgVVFHz_kqFfOI=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_93176243450748161bdae9.jpgChateau du Grimaud French Riviera. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/arco-and-lake-garda https://photos.on-this.website/wm/3APKYKC5mmFdX4K53rec0Erhy7k=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_390678574c82517077393.jpgArco and Lake Garda Looking south from Arco Castle towards the north shore of Lake Garda, Italy on a very windy day. Monte Brione can be seen at the head of the lake. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/san-tropez-1 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/32v5VxnzDnsfPvSGU7UMVbm0GSw=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_83321756450747fa762266.jpgSan Tropez 1 https://www.ronanpeacock.com/montsgur https://photos.on-this.website/wm/0V__IWjo_u7dFhI9e2qyE1OnCxM=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_7777587054c821ee479ec3.jpgMontségur Probably the most famous of the "Cathar" castles in the South of France, Montségur was the scene of a prolonged siege and ultimate mass burning of Cathars in the 13th century. The castle stands at the top of a 3,000 foot (1,207 metre) high pog or hill, located in Ariege district of Languedoc in France. The present castle was built after the time of the siege. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/tower-and-spring-flowers https://photos.on-this.website/wm/nV7ZpqGdvXr2H5FoM3WN0dyF4h8=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_18252453424db481046c105.jpgTower and Spring Flowers Tower of ruined Augustinian priory in Trim, County Meath, Ireland. https://www.ronanpeacock.com/dingle-sunset https://photos.on-this.website/wm/88rHz61u8irYWMLzdcJkmgGgTzg=/fwcb/1302947238/13228_2469763264c825a81c5a35.jpgDingle Sunset Sunset looking west from the town of Dingle (An Daingean), County Kerry.