M-O-O-N spells moon. Burn night on the beach #ocean #sunset #natureshowsoff #natureshowingoff #sunsetsonthebeach #slivermoon #moonsliver #scenic #burningman2019 #waterbaby #sf #thatsoundtho #theoceanismyhappyplace #oldschoolburn #lovethatview #thesea

On this day in 1975 Éamon de Valera died. To this day he remains one of the most powerful and divisive men in Irish history.... his wife was pretty awesome though #presidents #eamondevalera #eamondevalera #glasnevin #presidentofireland #hiswiferocks

Exploring Dublin’s necropolis on a beautiful day is incredible and overwhelming. So many stories and so many potential album covers! #metal #glasnevincemetery #glasnevin #graveyardgirl #eire #bestofireland #angel #angelstatue #celticcross #necropolis

On this day in 1803 Robert Emmet was captured in Dublin after leading an unsuccessful rebellion against the English. #robertemmet #onthisdayinhistory #onthisdayinirishhistory #irishhistory #irishhistorynerd #thepikesmustbetogether #therisingofthemoon

A closer shot of #johnkeegancasey ’s gravestone. The details are amazing. They don’t make em like this anymore. #graveyardgirl #headstone #carvedstone #ireland #irishgraves #irishgravestones #unrepentantfenian #glasnevincemetery #irishnationalistgrave

The poet of the Fenians, John Keegan Casey, was born on this day in 1846. Don’t know him? You know his work. He wrote the ever popular poem/song “The Rising of the Moon” at age 15. Click link in bio for more. #johnkeegancasey #therisingofthemoon #unr

The breathtaking view from the Grianan of Aileach when a storms coming in. I could stay here forever. And would. #granianofaileach #donegal #donegalsfinest #ancientireland #wildatlanticway #wildatlanticwaydonegal #gonorth #wildwestireland #eire #scen

Barriers? We don’t need no stinking barriers. #topotheworldma #edges #breakingtherules #ireland #cliffsofmoherireland #eire #cliffsofinsanity #instaireland #bestofireland #irishroadtrip #saturdayvibes #cliffs #irishsea #wishiwasbackthere #wildatlanti

This red headed writer needed a special occasion to open the special bottle I brought back from Ireland. Tonight fit the bill. #redhead #writerstearswhiskey #writerstears #writerstearsirishwhiskey #writerstearsredhead #setitonfire #specialday #whiske

50 years ago today, Operation Banner was launched and the British Army was deployed in the north of Ireland. The resulting conflict known colloquially as the troubles remains the longest running military operation in history. #operationbanner #thenor

50 years ago today the people of Derry rose up to protect their community and the Battle of the Bogside began. #derry #battleofthebogside #bogsidehistorytour #onthisday #onthisdayinhistory #ireland #onthisdayinirishhistory #bogside #onthisdayinirelan

48 years ago today #operationdemetrius (better known as internment) was unleashed on the north of Ireland and 11 people in Ballymurphy were murdered by English soldiers. Today their families fight on for justice #internment #ballymurphy #ballymurphym

Lazy Saturday in full effect #saturdayvibes #timeforapint #theblackstuff #pintday #irishpub #oaklandirish #saturdayspecial #properpint #imissireland #guinness #irishpintsarethebest #lazysaturdays #shouldbewriting #lovemylocal

Sometimes you just have to give up on solving a mystery. The circle of these matching stones in a churchyard in Ballyvaughan might be one of those times. Unless you know their story.... #ballyvaughanireland #ballyvaughan #ballyvaughanchurch #irishchu

On this day in 1915 Patrick Pearse threw down the gauntlet at Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa’s funeral saying “...but the fools, the fools, the fools! They have left us our Fenian dead & while Ireland holds these glorious graves, Ireland unfree shall never

On this day in 1972, Operation Motorman began. The British Army mission in the north of Ireland resulted in the deaths of Derry citizens Daniel Hegarty (15) and Seamus Bradley (19). It also eventually resulted in this famous Bogside mural and in 2019

On this day in 1945 Kitty Kiernan Cronin died. She asked her husband to bury her as close as possible to the grave of the man she never truly got over, Michael Collins. Collins was her fiancée before he was assassinated and his grave is just a stone

It’s Amelia Earhart day in the US so here’s a shot of the Irish farm she crash landed in. She was aiming for France but crashed just outside of Derry in the north of Ireland. Paul from the @bogsidehistorytours was kind enough to take me there so I co