OFFICIALLY THIS IS THE WEST VIEW IN COBH LOCALLY IT IS THE DECK OF CARDS
This photograph dates from June 2012 and back then I used a Sony NEX-7 an early mirrorless camera. At the time my of my friends could not believe that I was in the process of switching from Canon DSLR to Sony Mirorless.
My photographs fail to convey just how steep West View [Deck Of Cards] actually is.
The ‘Deck of Cards’ is a row of beautifully painted houses stacked up on a hill in overlooking Cork Harbour and the town of Cobh. St Colman’s Cathedral perched on a hill behind them.
About 50 years ago I worked for a government tourist agency and one day a visitor came to the office to enquire how best to travel to "Cob H". I spent about twenty minutes trying to find Cob H and could not understand why everyone in the office was giggling. The town, which has had several Irish language names, was first called "Cove" ("The Cove of Cork") in 1750. It was renamed by the British as "Queenstown" in 1849 to commemorate a visit by Queen Victoria. Cobh is a Gaelicisation of the English name Cove, and it shares the same pronunciation.
My photographs fail to convey just how steep West View [Deck Of Cards] actually is.
The ‘Deck of Cards’ is a row of beautifully painted houses stacked up on a hill in overlooking Cork Harbour and the town of Cobh. St Colman’s Cathedral perched on a hill behind them.
About 50 years ago I worked for a government tourist agency and one day a visitor came to the office to enquire how best to travel to "Cob H". I spent about twenty minutes trying to find Cob H and could not understand why everyone in the office was giggling. The town, which has had several Irish language names, was first called "Cove" ("The Cove of Cork") in 1750. It was renamed by the British as "Queenstown" in 1849 to commemorate a visit by Queen Victoria. Cobh is a Gaelicisation of the English name Cove, and it shares the same pronunciation.
THE PHOTO DIARY IS NOT LIMITED TO CORK AS I ONLY VISIT THE CITY ONCE EVERY YEAR AND 2020 MAY BE AN EXCEPTION. I AM BASED IN DUBLIN BUT DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS I VISIT BELFAST, LIMERICK, GALWAY, KILKENNY AND WATERFORD AND USUALLY DEVOTE A WEEK TO PHOTOGRAPHING EACH OF THE CITIES IN QUESTION
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