The oft-photographed little church at Guagán Barra a few miles on from Béal Atha an Ghaorthaidh.  This is the starting point of the River Lee which runs all the way to Cork City.

The church here is tiny with just enough room for one person to go up the aisle.  I played the uilleann pipes at a wedding here when I was barely a teenager for my neighbour who was teaching me the violin at the time.  Brave move (for her!) but I thoroughly enjoyed it and I still play some of the tunes I learned for that wedding to this day.  I no longer play the violin though!

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It’s time to kick-start this blog so here’s a photo I took a few weeks ago on our way down to Gougane Barra.  There’s a little picnic area which we seem to stop at each time we go down that way.   I can’t remember exactly where it is but it’s near enough to Béal Atha an Ghaorthaidh, or Ballingeary which you may know it as but it never sounds as nice as the Irish name.

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A small boat coming into Crosshaven a few weeks ago while we were out for a Sunday walk.

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Some small boats at rest in Ballycotton recently.

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The Ballycotton Lifeboat when docked in Ballycotton recently.

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These guys were quite close to shore but it looks a blast.  I was on one of the Safari trips during the summer which was great fun, if a bit wet.  Too wet for camera equipment anyway!

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Another photo of the Jeanie Johnston from last weekend.  She was still docked in Cork over this weekend but I’m not sure how much longer she’ll be there.

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The R&H Hall can just about be seen looking through the masts and lines of the Jeanie Johnston last weekend.

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The tall ship Jeanie Johnston is back in town for the last few days although she was out for some day sails.  I wouldn’t mind heading out on her for one of these some time.

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A boat unloads its cargo recently in front of the R&H Hall, a building which up until recently was the most dominant building in Cork City.  The Elysian is now up there with it, if you pardon my pun.

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