This series of pictures were taken in derelict and deserted houses throughout Ireland. They are presented as a tribute to the people who lived, loved, laughed and probably cried in them, and who are now departed., either to their eternal reward, to foreign lands, or perhaps to nearby nursing homes.
The word 'mountain' is a bit of a misnomer. It's a barely perceptiple hill.
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People don't believe me when I tell them this is exactly how I found this old cap, in what had once been a very substantial residence. The stairs were so rotten that access to the upstairs wasn't possible.
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I would never be able to find this place again. Due to road works, I was diverted from a country road down an even more country road. Firstly, I'd have to find the roadworks, and they're long since finished. The clock was exactly as I found it.
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Some subterfuge was required to gain access to this house. It was derelict, but tightly locked, with a 'for sale' sign on it. A glance through the window showed it had promise, so I approaced the estate agent and told him I was interested in buying it, but needed to inspect the place on my own. I got the key.
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Some of the locations of these places are a bit vague, but that's mainly because a lot of the time I didn't know the name of the area I was in.
" href="USERIMAGES/times past 15.jpg" rel=shadowbox[gallery] target=_blank>Co Clare