Cover of Ireland

Ireland

Ireland is a much photographed country, whose lush beauty has been the subject of many pictorial books. However, David Lyons' stunning photography provide a fresh and vibrant image of the Irish landscape. It helps to have a feel for your subject, and David Lyons has exactly that: an Ulsterman who has concentrated on landscape photography, his vision of Ireland has been focused over the years. Images of well known locations and of the unexpected sit together in Irelandand provide a wonderful view of town and country.

Read more

Ireland is divided roughly into quarters, into the four traditional provinces of Ireland - Ulster, Munster, Leinster, and Connaught - with each province's history featured. From the myths and fables of Celtic Ireland - Cuchulainn and Finn MacCool, the Daughters of Lir and the "little people" - through the historical remnants of Norman and British Ireland, the castles and cathedrals, Georgian Dublin and Protestant Belfast, to the new Ireland, the tiger economy of the European Union, the creativity of Ireland's heritage is portrayed in the photographs. But it is the timeless Irish landscape, the beauty and wildness, so ably captured by David Lyons' camera, that makes the greatest impression.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 258 pages

Click a tag to see books like this one that share it. Point at it (on a phone, tap it) for less of it instead.

Read it? Sign in to help tag it.

Liked Ireland? Here’s where I’d start.

These suit anyone who liked Ireland. Sign in and mark a few books for picks shaped around your own taste.

  1. The Irish Way: A Walk Through Ireland's Past and Present Shares Ireland, travel, nonfiction
  2. I Never Knew that About Ireland Shares nonfiction, travel, Ireland
  3. For the Love of Ireland Shares Ireland, irish, travel
  4. Ireland Unhinged: Encounters with a Wildly Changing Country Shares Ireland, travel, nonfiction

“If you want more of the same (travel), start with these.”

  1. A Secret Map Of Ireland
  2. I'll Know It When I See It: A Daughter's Search for Home in Ireland
  3. Ireland, a Bicycle, and a Tin Whistle
  4. A Pint of Plain: How the Irish Pub Lost Its Magic but Conquered the World

“If it was the Ireland that hooked you, try one of these.”

  1. Last of the Donkey Pilgrims: A Man's Journey Through Ireland
  2. Bad Blood: A Walk Along the Irish Border
  3. The Pipes are Calling: Our Jaunts Through Ireland
  4. The Green Fool

“These start from a similar idea, even if they go somewhere else with it.”

  1. Spectacular Ireland
  2. At the Edge of the World
  3. Expressive Photography: The Shutter Sisters' Guide to Shooting from the Heart
  4. Ansel Adams: 400 Photographs