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Smerwick sowed with the mouthing corpses Of six hundred papists, ‘as gallant and good Personages as ever were beheld.’ –Seamus Heaney, from “Ocean’s Love to Ireland,” 1974 Dún An Óir witnessed a horrific massacre of Italian and Spanish troops and Irish men and women at the hands of the English. On the 10th of September in 1580, the mendacious and inept Italian captain Sebastiano di San Giuseppe…

CLOSE OF DAY ON BÉAL BÁN BEACH

These photos were taken on a beach walk as the sun was sinking on a winter’s evening. It had been a welcome fine day after some serious stormy weather. Storm Barra left many of us without electricity, phones, internet and many also had no water for several hours – on and off over a few days. This lovely calm evening gives no hint of what had befallen us earlier. But who am I to complain, my…

Dún An Óir (Fort Del Oro) | Ballyferriter, Co Kerry

Smerwick sowed with the mouthing corpses Of six hundred papists, ‘as gallant and good Personages as ever were beheld.’ –Seamus Heaney, from “Ocean’s Love to Ireland,” 1974 Dún An Óir witnessed a horrific massacre of Italian and Spanish troops and Irish men and women at the hands of the English. On the 10th of September in 1580, the mendacious and inept Italian captain Sebastiano di San Giuseppe…

Dún An Óir (Fort Del Oro) | Ballyferriter, Co Kerry

Smerwick sowed with the mouthing corpses Of six hundred papists, ‘as gallant and good Personages as ever were beheld.’ –Seamus Heaney, from “Ocean’s Love to Ireland,” 1974 Dún An Óir witnessed a horrific massacre of Italian and Spanish troops and Irish men and women at the hands of the English. On the 10th of September in 1580, the mendacious and inept Italian captain Sebastiano di San Giuseppe…

Dún An Óir (Fort Del Oro) | Ballyferriter, Co Kerry

Smerwick sowed with the mouthing corpses Of six hundred papists, ‘as gallant and good Personages as ever were beheld.’ –Seamus Heaney, from “Ocean’s Love to Ireland,” 1974

Dún An Óir witnessed a horrific massacre of Italian and Spanish troops and Irish men and women at the hands of the English. On the 10th of September in 1580, the mendacious and inept Italian captain Sebastiano di San Giuseppe…

Dún An Óir (Fort Del Oro) | Ballyferriter, Co Kerry

Smerwick sowed with the mouthing corpses Of six hundred papists, ‘as gallant and good Personages as ever were beheld.’ –Seamus Heaney, from “Ocean’s Love to Ireland,” 1974

Dún An Óir witnessed a horrific massacre of Italian and Spanish troops and Irish men and women at the hands of the English. On the 10th of September in 1580, the mendacious and inept Italian captain Sebastiano di San Giuseppe…