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James McGarry
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Public Procurement Practitioner.
History & Literature enthusiast.
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#StandingStoneSunday
October 12, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Captured this evening, an aura protecting an old Augustinian abbey.
#MobilePhotography #speirgorm
September 23, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Tonight’s sunset, … The Gloaming
#sunset
An image of a glowing orange sunset as seen from the center of a green field.
September 19, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Took myself on an end of summer short bike packing trip to the Northwest..
The problem with going bike packing is coming back!
#BikePacking
An image of a row of caves located on a mountainside An image of a green tent in the foreground with a bike leaning against an old stone wall in the background An image taken inside a cave looking out through the opening across a wide countryside horizon An image of a river with various trees on each bank.
September 2, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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Towards the Light
An image taken from inside a cave looking out towards the opening which is flooded with white light
August 31, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Steadfast by Everard Jack Appleton.

‘Pain twists this body? Yes but it shall not distort my soul…’
What a powerful message of resilience.
#Poetry
An image of the text of a poem called Steadfast by Everard Jack Appleton.
July 22, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Common Chickweed
#MacoMonday
A close of a common chickweed plant in flower with an unopened bud beside it.
July 21, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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We speak the literal to inspire the understanding of a friend…
Revelation by Frost
#Poetry
An image of the text of the poem Revelation by Robert Frost.
July 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Willow herb
#MacroMonday
A close up image of a willow herb in bloom
July 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Located in a quiet country graveyard, the Swifte obelisk .
An image of an obelisk surrounded by grass An image of an obelisk
July 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Sceach Gheall..
An image of a lone hawthorn tree with some old ruins in the background
July 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Just hanging around..
An image of a heron standing in a green field with a cloudy sky in the background
July 1, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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Connemara…
An image of an ancient tree stump in the middle of a Connemara bog with mountains in the background A close up image of bog cotton in a Connemara bog
June 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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First light and it shows a different perspective on our local history. A lovely morning full with birdsong as things begin to awaken after the winter slumber.
Light streaming through parts of an old Augustinian priory at dawn.
February 27, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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Like a candle in a window, a beacon of light, hope. Nature’s candle, the Snowdrop, our beacon of light, hope.
Spring is in the distance.
An image of a snowdrop flower in bloom
January 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Roots exposed but still standing strong, watching, minding. Outwardly bare but full of life waiting to return.
An image of an old oak tree, roots exposed but standing tall in the middle of a forest.
January 3, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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What better way to begin a new year by spending time in a place that bears all the knowledge of many turning years.
An ancient woodland An image of a river bank with a castle in the background
January 1, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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A foreboding mid-winter sky
An image of a grey and orange hued clouds taken on a winter morning
December 22, 2024 at 10:30 AM
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You were saying?
November 30, 2024 at 1:01 PM
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A lone hawthorn standing against the colours of a frosty morning.
A hawthorn tree pictured against the backdrop of an old Franciscan abbey at dawn on a frosty morning
November 27, 2024 at 8:20 AM
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Trim Castle with a setting moon.
November 16, 2024 at 9:35 AM
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A lunchtime visit to the National Gallery of Ireland, always a pleasure. Something evocative about this one,
Gerard Dillon: The little Green Fields.
November 14, 2024 at 4:27 PM
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Liminal spaces
September 15, 2024 at 5:49 PM
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Anticipation…
September 8, 2024 at 1:39 PM
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Contemplating the long journey ahead…
A swallow sitting on an electricity cable
September 1, 2024 at 6:23 PM