RHH's photos

Photographed in the Annesley Walled Gardens, originally part of the Annesley Estate and now part of Castlewellan Forest Park, this is a Red Admiral Butterfly.

This is the Titanic Museum in the old Belfast Shipyards just a short distance from where the Titanic was built. We explored the waterfront and former shipyards when we were in Northern Ireland recently, something we had been able to do when we lived in Northern Ireland. At that time the whole area was undeveloped. It is now a complex of shops, apartments, museums and memorials.

This public art memorial to the Titanic, the Titanica by Rowan Gillespie, is located in the Titanic Quarter of Belfast, Northern Ireland near the old shipyards where the Titanic was built. We visited the waterfront and shipyards when we were in Northern Ireland, a first for us, since the area was undeveloped when we lived in Northern Ireland.

The Blackhead Lighthouse stands at the southern end of Island Magee and the north entrance to Belfast Lough in Northern Ireland. The lighthouse can be reached by a road at the top of the cliffs, but also by a path along the lough the ends with a short but steep climb to the lighthouse. We took the path from the town of Whitehead. The lighthouse was built in 1902 and is still in operation. In the photo (I did not see it when I took the photo) is one of the P&O ferries leaving the lough for Scotland or Liverpool.

This was taken from the north shore of Belfast Lough near Blackhead Point. We had walked from the town of Whitehead to the lighthouse on Blackhead Point. The view is to the east with Island Magee and the Irish Sea visible in the distance.

Carrickfergus Castle is on the north shore of Belfast Lough not far from the city of Belfast. It was built in 1177 by John de Courcy and was in use as an armory, air-raid shelter and garrison until 1928 when it became a public attraction. We visited the castle twice on our recent trip to Northern Ireland, the first time with our daughter and the second with her and a visitor from Washington. The second time we toured the inside of the castle, something I had not done since the 1990's when we lived in Northern Ireland.

When in Northern Ireland this past summer we twice visited Carrickfergus Castle, the second time with the visitor from Washington. With her we toured the inside of the castle, something I had not done for many years. The photo shows the main hall of the castle which is still used for events. The castle was built in 1177 by John de Courcy on the north shore of Belfast Lough and remained in use until 1928 as a garrison, air-raid shelter and armory.. It is now a tourist attraction.

When we were in Northern Ireland recently we visited the waterfront and the old shipyards where the Titanic was built. This is the view from Queen's Quay over the River Lagan.

When in Northern Ireland recently we visited the waterfront area and the old shipyards there, this replica Spanish galleon, the Andalucia was docked along the waterfront. We did not go aboard but did get a few photos of the ship.