Landscape as Witness - Field Trip: Day 33
I had been planning to attend a talk on Co. Clare's workhouses in the Ballyvaughan Community Centre this evening, a topic particularly...
Landscape as Witness - Field Trip: Days 30-32
I was due to have another interview this evening, but once again it had to be postponed. Because of this, I had plenty of time to do the...
Landscape as Witness - Field Trip: Day 29
The photographing of the famine road in New Quay was probably the most successful shoot of my previous field trip. However, due to the...
Landscape as Witness - Field Trip: Day 28
As I mentioned in a previous blog, I had already photographed the famine road in Poulaphuca during my initial field trip to the area....
Landscape as Witness - Field Trip: Day 27
Today I visited the site of a famine road that runs past Mullach Mór, starting in an area called Cooloorta. I had first come across this...
Landscape as Witness - Field Trip: Day 26
As I mentioned yesterday, I had arranged to have a recorded conversation at 13:00 with a man in Kilnaboy. I had spoken with this man...
Landscape as Witness - Field Trip: Days 23-25
Originally I was meant to have another recorded interview today (Monday) with a man who lives just outside the village of Carron....
Landscape as Witness - Field Trip: Day 22
Taking advantage of the good weather, I decided to travel to Corofin to call into another person that I had been recommended to speak...
Landscape as Witness - Field Trip: Day 21
The primary goal for today was to get my bike serviced by a mechanic in Kilfenora. Although I had tinkered with it myself to ensure that...
Landscape as Witness - Field Trip: Day 20
I had previously been recommended to talk with a person from Noughaval, whose late-husband was known to have a lot of knowledge relating...