Scenes of Ireland Photographer: Jeffrey James McElwee

	The Rock of Cashel, the seat of the high kings of Munster for centuries County Tipperary
Kylemore Abbey, formerly an abbey, now a girl’s school, and open for tours County Galway
	Upper Lakes of Killarney, from scenic and popular Lady’s View, on the Ring of Kerry County Kerry
The Ha Penny Bridge, in downtown Dublin, spanning the River Liffey; constricted in the 1800’s for foot traffic only County Dublin
	Lakemount -- A view across the Lower Lakes of Killarney, with the Magillikuddy Reeks in the background County Kerry
Doe Castle, nestled along the river strand, shows a simple keep and wall arrangement County Donegal
	The Doe Stone, unearthed while excavations took place at Doe Castle; note the Celtic-inspired carvings County Donegal
Giant’s Causeway, a natural phenomenon, featuring thousands of six-sided basalt crystal columns, forged in volcanic eruption. County Antrim
	Connerpass -- The view from the top of Conner Pass on the Dingle Peninsula, looking down into the valley from almost 2,000 feet. County Kerry
Newgrange-- The entrance stone, at Newgrange Passage Tomb, in the Boyne Valley; note the now famous spiral carvings County Meath
	The Destiny Stone, atop the Hill of Tara, touching the sacred stone was required of new high kings of Ireland County Meath
Donegal Castle, build by Red Hugh O’Donnell, and recently restored to its former state, complete with costumed attendants County Donegal
	Skydrive -- The view from Sky Drive, west of Clifden, looking out across the shoreline to the Atlantic Ocean County Galway
View from the end of the Dingle Penninsula, as Slea Head, rocky coastline jutting into the Atlantic Ocean County Kerry
	Another shot from Sky Drive.. all the way out on the peninsula, looking south across the islettes and beaches County Galway
Skelligg -- Greater Skelligg Island, off the coast of the DinglePenninsula, is sometimes called “The Dead Man Lying” County Kerry
	Muckross-- The grounds, outside Muckross House, on the grounds of Killarney national Park County Kerry
Muckross-- Muckross House, built in the 1800’s, as a private residence, now belongs to the national trust County Kerry
	Muckross -- Rhododendrons, some 45 feet high, grace the grounds at Muckross House, grow almost year around County Kerry
Blarney Castle, mecca for Irishman from across the world; climb the battlements and hang upside down to kiss the stone County Cork
	Bunratty Castle, hard pressed to the Shannon River, features a grand rebuilt castle, and a folk park a well County Clare
Christchurch, in central Dublin, next to the Liffey; massive architecture, but grand in its lines County Dublin
	The magnificent, 700-foot high Cliffs of Moher, on the western shore of Ireland;can see the Aran Islands on a clear day from here County Clare
The General Post Office, in Dublin, the site where the Irish Declaration of Indepence was read, to begin the Rising in 1916 County Dublin
	Brian Boru’s Harp, re-created in Waterford Crystal; a priceless piece in the Waterford Crystal showrooms County Waterford
A hearth, from a wee cottage, in the folk park at Bunratty; note the wooden chimney .. turf burns with no embers County Clare
	Colorful jaunting carts ply the roads of Ireland, especially in tourist areas, where for a few punts, one can take a lively ride County Kerry
Fishing boats are in port after a long run at sea;these are berthed in Killebegs along the north shore of Donegal Bay County Donegal
	The Killruddery House, an Anglo-Irish gentry house,located in theWicklow Mountains south of Dublin County Wicklow
5,000 year old passage tomb, at Newgrange; built prior to the great pyramid at Giza or Stonehenge in England County Meath

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