Showing posts with label co. carlow. Show all posts
Showing posts with label co. carlow. Show all posts

Sunday, 11 March 2012

Eyes Open Ireland

Ok Team
We Need Your Input

Eyes Open Ireland
is a post here on the team forum where you, our team members,
show us your favourite photo's of places and tell us why they inspire you.

It can be somewhere miles from where you are or right outside your door.
All you need to do is send in 5 or 6 pictures and tell us why you picked them.

In return we will post links to your Etsy shop,Facebook page, Twitter etc.

Brownshill Dolmen Carlow

This is one of my favourite places in Carlow, The Brownshill Dolmen.
It is Magical! 
I love to sit under it and feel the fear of it collapsing on me.
Even though it has been there for over 5000 years you never know :o)

It is fabulolus and fast becoming a huge tourist attraction, even the PaddyWagon stops here now.
At this time of year it is starting to get busy but if you time it right you can have it all to yourself.

Browneshill Dolmen
Also called Cromlechs from the gaelic Crom = Stone & Lech = Flagstone 
The capstone alone weighs about 100 tonnes and is the largest to be found in Europe!
How the hell did they build this 5000 years ago???


It has never been excavated so there is not a lot of info available but it is still fascinating.

I love it! Even when driving by it always turns my head.


If you would like to show us your pictures and tell us why you love them
please contact me through my Etsy Shop

We need your input to keep this blog alive :o)

Until Next Time


Saturday, 25 September 2010

Eyes Open Ireland

This Eyes Open Ireland is from Ellen of Spiral Godess. She lives in Rathvilly, Co. Carlow

Ellen says, "Across the road from our home there is an amazing 'Enchanted Forest'. You walk in and at once you are transported into the magical realm of Fairies, Goblins, & Magical Creatures, Wee Folk live here and have done for hundreds of years. We spend hours searching for fairies and pixies but they turn into butterflies when they hear us come near and flutter by our faces to thank us for visiting. We found their homes that are hidden in trees and left our written wishes at their doorways. There is a magical cave we haven't investigated yet as Daddy thinks he heard a Dragon breathing and we are not sure if he's friendly. My inspiration comes from places like this and watching my girls total belief as they point out fairy rings and magical things. In the Spring it is covered in Bluebells, Summer it is lush and dense, Autumn it is full of fruits to be picked and made into jam and in the Winter you can almost hear it sleep as you watch your breath disappear into it."







"I love this place as it Heals and Inspires me in every way."


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