Holga Week is an annual photographic event that celebrates the humble Holga and runs from the 1st to the 7th of October. I frequently miss it, so this year I made a concerted attempt to take part as I have a number of Holgas and love messing with them. They say that if you can …
#PolaroidWeek
This year's Autumn Polaroid Week was held between the 21st - 26th of October. This event is held a couple of times a year, all you need to do to take part is to take instant photos during the time stated and then post them with #polaroidweek, you can also add @polaroidweek on Twitter, some …
Holga Week 2018
This Summer Holga Week was held during the week of July 16-22, the purpose of Holga Week is to encourage peoples love of Holga cameras. The date for posting your images to @HolgaWeek Twitter account and #HolgaWeek, #Holga, #Believeinfilm has been extended until today, the 20th of September. If you have images that you have yet …
Killiney Obelisk
This was another stop on the Summer of Heritage and Heritage Week programmes. I have wanted to have a look inside this structure for many years. Sadly I missed the tour, but, the lovely key holder let myself and two other people in to have a look around anyway. Next year I will go to the …
James Joyce Martello Tower
This Martello Tower in Sandycove is one of a series of fifteen similar towers built around Dublin in 1804 to counter the threat of an invasion by Napoleon. The design was based on that of a tower on Cape Mortella in Corsica which had resisted a British attack in 1794. Not all of the towers survive today, …
Ceide Fields
A local man, Patrick Caulfield discovered the Ceide Fields when he noticed piles of rocks which were uncovered as he cut away some peat for fuel. It was only when Patrick's son Seamus, having studied archaeology, began to investigate further, that Father and Son started to fully understand what they had found. Investigations revealed a complex of fields, houses and megalithic tombs concealed …
Cabin Tully Heritage Week Walk
Liz from Cabinteely Tidy Towns led a walking tour from Holmwood in Cabinteely to the ruins of the two crosses and the Graveyard of Tully Church on Launstown Lane. On the way, Liz informed us about the ancient history that was in the area. We started at the Standing Stone (pictured below). Liz wanted to …
Gallagher Photography 