Grianan Swilly
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“Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light.”
The wayfarer Perceiving the pathway to truth Was struck with astonishment. It was thickly grown with weeds. "Ha," he said, "I see that none has passed here In a long time." Later he saw that each weed Was a singular knife. "Well," he mumbled at last, "Doubtless there are other roads."
Between gentle rain. The now deserted Pirate Shack, Fahan Pier, Inishowen, Co Donegal
A man said to the universe: "Sir, I exist!" "However," replied the universe, "The fact has not created in me A sense of obligation." Stephen Crane, "Black Riders", 1894 Lough Foyle, Moville, Inishowen, Co Donegal
Blooming heather, Grianan of Aileach, Inishowen, Co. Donegal
A very large and therefore rare sea urchin. In German its name is a very fitting description and it has been aptly named Seeigel - Sea Hedgehog. Five Finger Strand, Inishowen, Co. Donegal
Rain over Lough Fad in the Mintiagh, Inishowen, Co Donegal
A ripple in time. Mesolithic flint, Lough Foyle, Inishowen
The Unbearable Lightness of Being On the winding road to the Grianan, looking towards Inch
As I made my way to the Grianan today, seeing her nicely nestled on her hill, I was reminded of a little poem I enjoyed a long time ago. It was written by Claes Anderson and is called Etüde für Sommerwind - Etude for Summer Wind.
Transience Five Finger Strand, Inishowen, Co. Donegal
Launch of the Apartheid Free Zone in Buncrana, May 9. More photos in link below. www.facebook.com/groups/38592...
Tullagh Bay, Inishowen, Co Donegal A tulach is a mound, often but not always a burial mound. Nothing has been found on this one but the townland behind and the beautiful bay has been named after it.
I had the amazing and very unexpected experience today to get for a few minutes inside O´Doherty´s Keep. Buncrana, Co. Donegal
Lauch of the Inishowen Apartheid Free Zone Campaign in Buncrana, May 9. Free entrance and refreshments but please book so we get an idea how many will attend. www.ticketsource.com/buncranacine...
Equinox sunrise at Grianan of Aileach, March 19, 2026.
Equinox sunrise at Grianan of Aileach, March 18, 2026
