This is my one week trip to Ireland and Belfast, in pictures.
After arriving in Ireland, I spent the first 6 nights in County Galway, Ireland. There I explored the island of Inishbofin, photographed an incredible local business in Roundstone and visited Clifden amongst other enjoyable activities. I then spent one night in Belfast where I throughly enjoyed the Titanic experience.
You can view my County Galway album in full here.
The journey: England - Ireland
After leaving home in England, I traveled through Wales to Hollyhead port before catching the ferry to Dublin. I then travelled by car from the port across to County Galway. I really enjoyed the journey - in Wales I saw beauty pretty much everywhere I looked and at busy Dublin port in Ireland, the colourful shipping containers. Heres my journey from home to County Galway in pictures.
📸 An early morning start - © Ellis Brown
📸 Traveling through a tunnel in Wales - © Ellis Brown
📸 A view from the ferry, approaching Ireland - © Ellis Brown
📸 Dublin port, Ireland - © Ellis Brown
You can see more photos of my England - Ireland journey here.
Day 1: morning walk and visit to Roundstone
On day 1, I captured some beautiful photos of and around Cashel Bay on a morning walk before visiting Roundstone in the afternoon and photographing a superb local business, Roundstone Ceramics.
Morning walk
📸 A seagull in action - © Ellis Brown
📸 Early morning reflections in Cashel Bay - © Ellis Brown
📸 Mist covered hills - © Ellis Brown
📸 A pony surrounded by flowers - © Ellis Brown
A visit to Roundstone
In the afternoon of day 1, a short visit to Roundstone including a local business, Roundstone Ceramics, who kindly let me photograph them and their incredible work - photos below.
You can view my full album of Roundstone Ceramics here.
📸 Roundstone Ceramics - © Ellis Brown
📸 Roundstone Ceramics - © Ellis Brown
📸 Roundstone Ceramics - © Ellis Brown
📸 Approaching Roundstone - © Ellis Brown
📸 Colourful houses in Roundstone, County Galway - © Ellis Brown
📸 The harbour at Roundstone, County Galway - © Ellis Brown
📸 A donkey in Roundstone, County Galway - © Ellis Brown
I loved day one of my stay in County Galway, Ireland and was already very pleased with these photos. I had exciting plans for the next day.
Day 2: exploring Inishbofin
After a short drive, I caught a ferry (a very bumpy, wet, exhilarating ride) which took me to the island of Inishbofin where I disembarked and spent much of the afternoon exploring - and it was beautiful.
📸 A lamb feeding - © Ellis Brown
📸 Wild cotton - © Ellis Brown
📸 Colourful flowers with a beautiful background - © Ellis Brown
📸 The ruins of an old fort - © Ellis Brown
📸 Waves crashing - © Ellis Brown
📸 The ferry to Inishbofin - © Ellis Brown
Visiting the island of Inishbofin was very enjoyable - theres so much to love about it and so much to explore from the massive cliffs to the sandy beaches. On the island, I went on a hike and found my self surrounded by pure beauty, no matter the weather.
An evening surprise
After getting back, I spotted a beautiful bird hovering outside looking for prey.
📸 The bird was hovering above Cashel bay - © Ellis Brown
📸 It then swooped down attempting to catch its prey - © Ellis Brown
Day 3: a trip to Clifden
After a more relaxed morning, I headed to Clifden in the afternoon and explored the harbour and high street before having dinner.
📸 RNLI lifeboat station - © Ellis Brown
📸 The vibrant high street - © Ellis Brown
📸 Another colourful street - © Ellis Brown
📸 Seagul and seaweed - © Ellis Brown
The weather wasn't great, but that didn't stop Clifden from still being an interesting place to visit.
Day 4: a hike in Connemara National Park
Despite the weather being very windy and misty, I hiked up Diamond Hill in Connemara National Park.
📸 At the summit, visibility was very poor - © Ellis Brown
📸 Looking up towards the summit from below - © Ellis Brown
📸 A foal sleeping - © Ellis Brown
📸 Despite the visibility being poor, the view was still great - © Ellis Brown
Day 5: Kylemore Abbey
On my last full day in Ireland, I explored Kylemore Abbey and its beautiful grounds including a garden and lake.
📸 The extensive abbey - © Ellis Brown
📸 Candles burning inside the gothic church - © Ellis Brown
📸 A stunning view from the Abbey's grounds - © Ellis Brown
📸 A pink rhododendron (they were everywhere) - © Ellis Brown
📸 A beautiful Song Thrush - © Ellis Brown
Day 6 and 7: Northern Ireland
After a lovely time in County Galway, Ireland, I arrived in Belfast, Northern Ireland. I thourghly enjoyed the Titanic experience and a short walk towards the city centre. After 1 night there, I departed and caught a ferry from Belfast port across to Scotland before driving home to England. This bought a fun week away in County Galway and Belfast to an end.
Explore my Ireland albums
County Galway - Five days of exploring the western coast of Ireland. View the album here.
Roundstone Ceramics - Two very talented artists at work. View the album here.
England - Ireland - The journey from home to County Galway. View the album here.