26 May 2009

WW - Kanturk Castle

Kanturk Castle, Co Cork, Ireland. This week's entry for the Tuesday and Wednesday editions of Wordless Wednesday.

38 comments:

Sean Jeating said...

Now, didn't I tell you, Jams? Even in Ireland: Kanturk.
:)

Digital Flower Pictures said...

Jeez, that looks old.

Have a nice WW, jams.

mariposa said...

Wow, that looks old. Nice shot.

I'm a bit early withy my post and making my early rounds… Happy WW!

Mariposa's WW

jams o donnell said...

Thanks DFP. It was started arpund 1600.

Happy WW Maripose!

Ah Sean how could I miss that!

CherryPie said...

That looks a really interesting place to visit.

jams o donnell said...

THanks Cerhie. It is worth a visit but not a long one - it is acrually just a shell.

James Higham said...

When were you last in Ireland.

jams o donnell said...

It was last summer James

Carver said...

That looks like a very imposing castle. Great shot.

Anya said...

Beautiful castle,
I like the black/white colors :)

Strider said...

I love how you framed this shot. Captivating!

liza said...

Beautiful shot! Thanks for visiting my entries. :)

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Maria said...

It's beautiful and it looks really old. Happy WW.

Pie said...

I love that you did in b/w. Great shot!

My entries:
Life's Tricky Situations
Take a coffee break...Hope you'd find time to visit. :)

Modern Mom said...

What a beautiful shot. Mine is up as well. Happy wordless.

jams o donnell said...

Thanks everyone, Glad you like it

Nevin said...

It almost looks unreal! A great photo... :)

The Right Blue said...

It's nice to see an old castle that looks quite intact. Good perspective in this photo, too.

TorAa said...

very interesting architecture.
reminds me of an old play named Ludo.

I'm back again at WW - but have written several post since last time

SandyCarlson said...

A solid place!

Maddy said...

Magnificent!

Lori said...

That looks totally spooky...Id love to see the inside!! Happy WW:)Great shot.

Dora said...

Nice shot.

Happy WW!

Indrani said...

Wow!A Castle!
I like its looks.

Sara Elizabeth said...

How lovely. I bet that castle is nice and haunted. I'd love to visit it and see the inside.

Happy WW from Sara @ the Mostly Wordless Wednesday H.Q.!

jams o donnell said...

Thanks everyone!

Unknown said...

Creepy and pretty at the same time :)

Happy WW!

Hazel said...

hurray! a castle! i'm a sucker for castles specially the very old-looking ones, the creepy, and if it has a reputation for being haunted - well u have my full attention!

this picture will feed my imagination tonite :-) happy wednesday.

sally in norfolk said...

a great looking castle :-)

Upcountrysmiles said...

Aloha jams,
Thank you for sharing.Never been to Ireland however my in-laws are originally from Tipperary. Will visit within a year or two.

Happy WW!
Cindy O

Anonymous said...

I googled it, it's amazing that it's still standing. Nothing built today is built to last!

Pretty Life Online said...

Cool B&W shot! are you from Ireland? Have a great day!

Secret Mom Thoughts said...

Beautiful castle and photo.

tiarastantrums said...

LOVE THIS ONE TOO!

The Social Frog said...

Wow, this is so beautiful, great shot!

Amanda Guthrie said...

Great shot, well worth looking at the larger version it shows all the wonderful details!!!

Sukhmandir Kaur said...

I read through several of your blog entries. So intersting! this castle reminds me of the Rooks in Chess.

Jan Parrish said...

Gorgreous. And the B&W adds just the right touch. Great post.