Irish Homeland Photography's Posts - The Wild Geese2024-03-29T05:17:51ZIrish Homeland Photographyhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/IrishHomelandPhotographyhttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/68528021?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://thewildgeese.irish/profiles/blog/feed?user=356z91tgj2l03&xn_auth=no'Dublin Time' in Galway Citytag:thewildgeese.irish,2013-10-19:6442157:BlogPost:578012013-10-19T17:16:18.000ZIrish Homeland Photographyhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/IrishHomelandPhotography
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/84701953?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/84701953?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750"></img></a> This is a postcard of William Street in Galway City, circa 1930. The keen eye will see "DUBLIN TIME" underneath the clock at Dillon's Jewellers (the building on the right of the photo with the striped awning). In the past, Galway, like other Irish towns, operated according to local time, which was relative to its distance from Greenwich. Dublin time was twenty-five minutes…</p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/84701953?profile=original"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/84701953?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750"/></a>This is a postcard of William Street in Galway City, circa 1930. The keen eye will see "DUBLIN TIME" underneath the clock at Dillon's Jewellers (the building on the right of the photo with the striped awning). In the past, Galway, like other Irish towns, operated according to local time, which was relative to its distance from Greenwich. Dublin time was twenty-five minutes behind London and Galway time was eleven and a half minutes behind Dublin. <br/><br/>With the arrival of the railways, this became problematic for timetables as the local time at one end of the line could differ significantly from that at the other. As Irish trains operated to time in the metropolis – Dublin time – Galway had to conform.</p>
<p>If you've visited Galway City, you may have seen this building which, at the time of this writing, is occupied by the Galway Camera shop. The clock there still says "Dublin Time," no doubt as a nod to the past.</p>
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<p></p>Congratulations, Jeanette Nic Lochlainn!tag:thewildgeese.irish,2013-10-11:6442157:BlogPost:560662013-10-11T13:40:45.000ZIrish Homeland Photographyhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/IrishHomelandPhotography
<p>Hello, my fellow Wild Geese! </p>
<p>Just wanted to post a quick note to congratulate <a href="http://thenewwildgeese.com/profile/JeanetteNicLochlainn?xg_source=profiles_memberList" target="_self"><strong>Jeanette Nic Lochlainn</strong></a> on winning a set of four drink coasters as part of the "<a href="http://thenewwildgeese.com/group/bring-a-pal-home" target="_self"><strong>Bring a Pal Home</strong>"</a> competition here. Jeanette's name was drawn at random from among all the members who…</p>
<p>Hello, my fellow Wild Geese! </p>
<p>Just wanted to post a quick note to congratulate <a href="http://thenewwildgeese.com/profile/JeanetteNicLochlainn?xg_source=profiles_memberList" target="_self"><strong>Jeanette Nic Lochlainn</strong></a> on winning a set of four drink coasters as part of the "<a href="http://thenewwildgeese.com/group/bring-a-pal-home" target="_self"><strong>Bring a Pal Home</strong>"</a> competition here. Jeanette's name was drawn at random from among all the members who have brought at least one pal here to TheWildGeese.com.</p>
<p>This set features scenes I've captured from around the province of Connacht. Here's a look at the coaster set which is on its on its way to Jeanette as we speak:</p>
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<p>I recently did a photo shoot in aid of a wonderful charity called <strong>Forgotten Horses Ireland</strong> (<a href="http://www.ForgottenHorses.com" target="_blank"><strong>www.ForgottenHorses.com</strong></a>). This organisation is strictly volunteer-run -- that is, every cent donated or raised by the charity goes directly to caring for these beautiful animals ...…</p>
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<p>I recently did a photo shoot in aid of a wonderful charity called <strong>Forgotten Horses Ireland</strong> (<a href="http://www.ForgottenHorses.com" target="_blank"><strong>www.ForgottenHorses.com</strong></a>). This organisation is strictly volunteer-run -- that is, every cent donated or raised by the charity goes directly to caring for these beautiful animals ... animals which would be facing a certain slow, agonising death without the care being provided. The photos in the collage above and the slideshow below are some of the photos from the shoot.</p>
<p>How did these "forgotten horses" come to be in this sad situation? Here's the back-story from ForgottenHorses.com:</p>
<blockquote><p>Forgotten Horses Ireland is an organisation that is committed to the care and welfare of feral and abandoned horses. The group was formed in March 2012. This issue has been highlighted in the press over the last number of years but has concentrated for the most part on the urban problem.<br/> <br/>
Many people are unaware of the depth of the problem in remote rural areas. The charity is based in Galway and came about as a result of a large numbers of horses dying in a particular commonage area in southeast Galway. A census of the animals in this area took place in May 2012.<br/>
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There were 126 animals counted on the day but is estimated that there were at least another 10% in cover on the day. This was ascertained by local knowledge of the Equines in the area. There were 19 groups counted on the day. 14 stallions, 25 mares, 22 foals/yearlings were identified and another 66 horses were counted but we were unable to get close enough to identify sex. We also took dropping samples on the day to compile worm counts which came back extremely high. Three horses were removed for a variety of welfare issues as a result of the count. Many of the 66 animals who we were unable to sex have now been identified as mares as they now have foals at foot !!!<br/>
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The thousands of abandoned and feral horses around Ireland are a consequence of the economic recession as animals are abandoned by owners who can no longer afford to keep them. Reckless breeding during the Celtic Tiger years has caused Ireland to be inundated with unwanted Equines.<br/>
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The legislation is clear, every equine needs to have a passport and microchip which forces accountability and traceability however, without the enforcement of the legislation, more and more horses are being neglected and abandoned. We have seen cases of horses lying for days in agony.<br/>
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These horses are not micro-chipped so owners have not and cannot be prosecuted. In the area we are working on in southeast Galway, 22 animals have been found dead in the past 12 months. We know that there are hundreds maybe even thousands of horses in similar distress in other remote areas. Many people have forgotten about the media storm that was caused about this issue in the winter of 2010 but it is important to know that this problem has by no means gone away just because it is not currently in the media. The Galway horses are facing a winter of starvation but they cannot be removed before they become welfare cases as current legislation won’t allow it!!!! We have been working with many of the main equine charities to come up with solutions to this equine crisis. We will be undertaking more counts of other commonage areas and trying to ascertain the scale of the problem in other areas.<br/>
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The grass is losing all its nutrients and if no one provides hay and feed for these animals they will have virtually nothing to eat and many will die within a matter of months.</p>
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<p>Seeing the fantastic work being done by these kind-hearted folks, I donated my time to this magnificent charity to help them raise much-neeeded funds by putting together a nice set of photos for a 2014 calendar. These calendars will be sold to raise funds for the care and rescue of the forgotten horses. The most significant problems among the horses are malnutrition and their parasite burden (worms). Forgotten Horses Ireland purchases hay and feed for these animals -- otherwise, they will have virtually nothing to eat and many will die within a matter of months. Funding is needed to provide this feed, wormers, vets, farriers, and transport for these animals to the sanctuaries who have agreed to take them as they can be rounded up.</p>
<p>Please take a few minutes to watch the slideshow below, all of which show ponies / horses being cared for by Forgotten Horses Ireland. Beautiful, gentle, timid creatures once abandoned, left for dead, and forgotten ... but now forgotten no longer. <strong>Also, please consider setting a bit of money aside now to purchase the 2014 calendar for yourself or as gifts for family / friends who are animal lovers.</strong> I'll be sure to post details here when the calendar goes on-sale.</p>
<p>Thanks so much for your time and concern.</p>
<p><em>~ Ryan, Irish Homeland Photography</em></p>
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<p> </p>Picturing Life in 1930s Galwaytag:thewildgeese.irish,2013-09-14:6442157:BlogPost:480582013-09-14T21:00:00.000ZIrish Homeland Photographyhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/IrishHomelandPhotography
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<p><strong>I just recently came across these lovely colourised photos from circa 1930 which depict life as it was for most folks in Connemara and in the Claddagh area of Galway Town.</strong> What's striking, to me, is that the lifestyle shown would not have been much different even 100 years (or more) earlier! The conditions of rural Ireland all the way…</p>
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<p><strong>I just recently came across these lovely colourised photos from circa 1930 which depict life as it was for most folks in Connemara and in the Claddagh area of Galway Town.</strong> What's striking, to me, is that the lifestyle shown would not have been much different even 100 years (or more) earlier! The conditions of rural Ireland all the way up through the 1950s or 1960s would have been termed "third world" by today's standards, I think.</p>
<p>Perhaps these photos (and others) might help us keep a bit of perspective? We hear about the current economic "crisis" and how bad things are -- and to be sure, the economy has seen better days. But to liken the current state of things to the time of The Great Hunger of the 1840s, or even the time period shown in these photos? No ... that's lacking perspective, in my opinion. I hear people complaining about these things on their iPhones and Androids while guzzling €5 after €5 pint . Just my thoughts ... take them for what they're worth.</p>
<p>Hope you enjoy the photos of a simpler, more contented (and probably happier) time in Ireland ...</p>
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<p></p>Rare Collection of Galway Photographs from 1879tag:thewildgeese.irish,2013-08-27:6442157:BlogPost:433022013-08-27T13:30:00.000ZIrish Homeland Photographyhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/IrishHomelandPhotography
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<p>Here I've shared just two of the photos -- one showing residents of The Claddagh, and the other showing ships docked in the Galway harbour. You can view the entire album <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chethams_library/sets/72157634116272937/" target="_blank"><strong>HERE</strong></a>.</p>
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<p> </p>Irish Homeland Photography Video Montagetag:thewildgeese.irish,2013-04-25:6442157:BlogPost:182152013-04-25T08:53:39.000ZIrish Homeland Photographyhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/IrishHomelandPhotography
<p>Just wanted to share this little video montage of some of my favourite shots I captured in 2012. I'll do another one of these at the end of 2013. The beautiful music is from the great uilleann piper, Davy Spillane. If you have any questions about the location of any of the images, just leave me a comment below. </p>
<p>I really appreciate <strong>The Wild Geese</strong> encouraging the promotion of Irish culture, history, art, etc. Hope you enjoy this, and thanks for watching! ~…</p>
<p>Just wanted to share this little video montage of some of my favourite shots I captured in 2012. I'll do another one of these at the end of 2013. The beautiful music is from the great uilleann piper, Davy Spillane. If you have any questions about the location of any of the images, just leave me a comment below. </p>
<p>I really appreciate <strong>The Wild Geese</strong> encouraging the promotion of Irish culture, history, art, etc. Hope you enjoy this, and thanks for watching! ~ Ryan</p>
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</p>1917 Indreabhán Tragedy Recalled by Connemara Monumenttag:thewildgeese.irish,2013-04-17:6442157:BlogPost:174012013-04-17T15:30:00.000ZIrish Homeland Photographyhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/IrishHomelandPhotography
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<p><span class="fbPhotoCaptionText"><em>With the bombings in Boston earlier this week still freshly on my mind, it led me to think of a few photographs I captured just a few weeks back. The cross monument you see in these photos stands near our house here in Indreabhán (or Inverin) Connemara. It marks the spot where nine Galway fishermen were killed by a floating German…</em></span></p>
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<p><span class="fbPhotoCaptionText"><em>With the bombings in Boston earlier this week still freshly on my mind, it led me to think of a few photographs I captured just a few weeks back. The cross monument you see in these photos stands near our house here in Indreabhán (or Inverin) Connemara. It marks the spot where nine Galway fishermen were killed by a floating German mine which had washed ashore at this location. Here's the story as it appeared in</em> The Morning Olympian <em>(Olympia, Washington, USA) on the 19th of July, 1917:</em></span></p>
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<p><span class="fbPhotoCaptionText"><br/> <br/> <span class="font-size-4"><strong>Galway Fishermen Killed by Barrel</strong></span></span></p>
<p><span class="fbPhotoCaptionText">Galway, Ireland, July 18 - Nine Galway fishermen were blown to pieces a few days ago while examining a German "barrel mine" which they had found at sea and towed ashore. Irish fishermen have made lately a great many lucky hauls of barrels containing petrol, tallow, oils, and similar treasures, supposedly from torpedoed ships. This time they saw a promising-looking barrel afloat some distance from land, with a convenient handle on each side, and they promptly towed it ashore, rolling it up on the beach for examination. Four men were in the boat, and six more gathered around while the prize was on the beach. One man, Joseph, had a suspicion of danger, and warned the others, but they paid no attention to him, and he hid himself behind a rock. One of the fishermen removed a couple of screws from the head of the barrel, and then began to pull out a piece of cord. The explosion which followed was heard miles away, and shook houses four miles distant. After a time O'Flaherty, who had been wounded in the head with a piece of stone, stood up, but not a trace of the mine or the men was to be seen. There was only a great hole in the beach. Searchers found a portion of the fishermen's boat nearly a mile away. A small boy whose attention was attracted to the group of men on the shore, was running toward them just as the mine exploded. One of his arms was afterwards found near his home, but there was no other trace of him.</span></p>
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<p><em>At the encouragement of some fellow members of TheWildGeese.com, I'd like to introduce myself to everyone here with whom I have not had the privilege of interacting (yet). I've recently made the decision to combine two of my most ardent passions -- Irishness and photography -- into a new business venture. That business is called <strong><a href="http://www.irishhomelandphotography.com" target="_blank">Irish Homeland Photography</a>.</strong> I'm thrilled to be one of the very first…</em></p>
<p><em>At the encouragement of some fellow members of TheWildGeese.com, I'd like to introduce myself to everyone here with whom I have not had the privilege of interacting (yet). I've recently made the decision to combine two of my most ardent passions -- Irishness and photography -- into a new business venture. That business is called <strong><a href="http://www.irishhomelandphotography.com" target="_blank">Irish Homeland Photography</a>.</strong> I'm thrilled to be one of the very first official <strong><span style="color: #339966;">Wild Geese Irish Heritage Partners</span></strong>, and I hope some of my work can help promote this new site to great heights. Part of what drives me to capture powerful photos with great meaning for my clients is my own passion for absorbing every bit -- no matter how seemingly minor -- of the "old country" as possible. As you learn more about your own ancestry and your own Irish homeland, I hope you will consider commissioning me to assemble a package of heirloom photographs for you and your descendants to enjoy for generations to come. Here's a bit about me and why I do what I do:</em></p>
<p>Born and raised in America to parents with Irish lineage, I have always been aware of my Irishness. My mother would often play Irish traditional music records as my sister and I did our best steps ... a skill which almost seemed passed down through DNA. My name, along with the red hair and fair skin, was a dead giveaway of the Irish blood that pumped through my veins.<br/> <br/> <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/84697312?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="210" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/84697312?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="210" class="align-left"/></a>Growing up, mom and dad always made sure I had a “Kiss Me, I’m Irish” badge affixed to my shirt as I’d head off to school on Paddy’s Day. I realize now how "Plastic Paddy" that was, but most Irish-Americans have embraced that sort of thing en masse. Family and friends would rub my red hair (especially on Paddy’s Day) for good luck. Looking back on it, I have always felt equally Irish and American ... And this is, of course, not something unique to me ... far from it. Millions throughout the worldwide Irish diaspora feel the same way. There is something about our Irish heritage that draws us back to the homeland -- if not in the shape of a visit to Ireland in-person, then certainly on an emotional level from a distance. <br/> <br/> I finally paid my first visit to Ireland in 2008. It was a genuinely moving experience to finally look upon the places where my ancestors lived and worked. Truly, the emotions which accompany one standing upon the foundations and fields of one’s forefathers are powerful. Speaking personally, it is likely that my family would never have left the lovely lakes and hills of Leitrim had extreme hardships not befallen them. This is a story shared by millions of us who make up the Irish diaspora. <br/> <br/> I was privileged to move back “home” to the west of Ireland in early 2011. I still wake up every day and think about the poetic impact of returning to my roots. There is something special about the land; the salty air blowing in from the sea; the same places that were a part of the landscape when my ancestors walked these paths. <br/> <br/> I am passionate about being Irish; I’m very much interested in seeing what my ancestors saw, and knowing as much as possible about them and their surroundings. I offer my services as a way to work with and help people like you and me -- people who want to feel connected to their heritage. It would be my privilege to help you bring to life your own<strong> IRISH HOMELAND. </strong><br/> <br/> Go raibh míle maith agat ... slán agus beannacht.</p>
<p>~ ryan -- <strong><a href="http://www.irishhomelandphotography.com" target="_blank">www.IrishHomelandPhotography.com</a></strong></p>
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