Burial mounds were constructed by the Celtic peoples of Western Europe from about 800 BC. Common names for hills are '-briga' (Iberian), 'brí' (Irish) - Inside wealthy rulers were interred with items like jewelry, weapons, chariots, and wine. [Penycloddiau…

'Expectation, West of Ireland', late 19th century, by Dublin painter Aloysius O'Kelly. A beautiful insight.

'Time Flies', 1887, by William Gerard Barry. The Cork artist preferred to paint scenes from the daily lives of the peasants.

James Connolly wasn't really a threat to Britain as a revolutionary socialist, the British state can happily tolerate/fund marxist intellectuals and activists even to this day. He only truly became a danger when he embraced revolutionary nationalism.

'We have in our keeping the hopes of all the children yet unborn, and that those hopes must be safeguarded and shepherded to fulfilment.' - James Connolly

A picturesque winter's evening at Castleconnor, Co Sligo.

Benbulbin (from the Irish: Binn Ghulbain), is a large rock formation in County Sligo, Ireland that was shaped during the Ice age.

Queen Maeve's Cairn, the enormous neolithic monument on the summit of Knocknarea mountain in County Sligo.

The word 'Orc' in old Irish means 'little pig' and was perhaps a borrowing for LOTR. It's most associated with place names i.e Orkney Islands: 'island of the pigs'.

Kylemore Abbey in beautiful Connemara, Co Galway. Founded in 1920 by Benedictine nuns who fled Belgium in World War I. #Connemara #Galway

The Gothic Church at Kylemore Abbey, Co Galway. Described as a ‘Cathedral in Miniature’ this elegant building was completed 1885.

'We have in our keeping the hopes of all the children yet unborn, and that those hopes must be safeguarded and shepherded to fulfilment.' - James Connolly

St Canice's Cathedral and Round tower in Kilkenny, Ireland. Built between 1202-1285 on the site of an early Christian monastery.

Tomb of Piers Butler and Margaret Fitzgerald - St Canice's Cathedral, Kilkenny. Earl of Ormond & Ossory, died 1539.