Fences, Gates and Hedgerows . . .

a view of the emerald green with fence borders

in the hills of southwest Ireland

1999

hills we hiked near the cottage in the south west,

near Bantry, Co Cork

2004 

looking out toward the Atlantic

wire fence and post

1999

Duganstown, New Ross, Co Wexford, Ireland

near the Kennedy compound

President Kennedy visited the family homestead/compound

and his family members in 1963.

He said of this day, "the best four days of my life."

a few months later he was assassinated

Jack and I spent an afternoon at the compound in Ireland

the stone chapel like structure was located near the exit of the compound area

loved the fence gate, stone chapel house, weather vane

2007

driving at water's edge in the south of Ireland

isn't that stone wall just wonderful

2007

sitting in front of our friend's home in Dublin

Jack . . . better known as mister irish garden house, had just parked the car

we had been out and about for the day, came back to the house

jack snapped my picture, I went inside

a man came up to him and said,

"I'm so sorry to hear about your broudder"

(heavy Irish brogue)

(Jack is a Kennedy although not the same clan as JFK)

we had not heard that young John

and his wife, sister in law, had died in the plane crash

I guess everyone in the neighborhood knew we were visiting

and they knew that Jack was a Kennedy

 they thought that we too were part of

"the"

Kennedy family

1999

there were hedge rows, garden gates and fences a plenty
the hedge rows we would see
were thick with fuschia, crocosmia and other vines and flowers 
they stretched along the very narrow roads for miles and miles
~
the photos above are originals from our travels
I have taken photos of the originals with my iPad
and then copied them into my posts

linking up with
Good Fences

~
May Joy And Peace
surround you,

Contentment Latch
your door

And Happiness Be
with you now

And Bless You Evermore.

IRISH BLESSINGS
Running Press
Philadelphia  . London
~
Love ~ Lynne
celebrating five years of
Irish Garden House