Flowers and Gardens in a 17th Century Estate

This weekend we visited a stately home and gardens in Co. Wicklow (in Ireland) that has opened up to the public. Funnily enough, this was near to where I grew up, but I never even knew it was there. The Kilruddery estate, which has a “Tudor revival” style mansion based on a 17th-century foundation, and is also a working farm, and has beautiful grounds and gardens.

Landscape, NatureThomas FitzgeraldAugust 12, 2020Ireland, Wicklow, Nature, Landscape, Gardens, FlowersComment

Blessington Lakes and the Wicklow Mountains

Last Saturday we decided to go for an impromptu drive into the countryside around Dublin and north County Wicklow. We headed for the picturesque area of Blessington, and the famous lakes, which are nestled in the Wicklow mountains. The lakes are actually artificial and were formed 50 years ago by the creation of a dam which flooded the valley. They now provide hydroelectric power and drinking water to parts of county Dublin.

Black and White, Ireland, LandscapeThomas FitzgeraldMarch 27, 2018Landscape, Wicklow, Ireland, Black and WhiteComment