Commodius Vicus




Ch. 01 Sandycove to Greystones


(1) Joyce's Tower in Sandycove, the Alpha and Omega of the Commodius Vicus.
(2) Scotsman's Bay from Joyce's Tower.
(3) Bullock Castle.
(4) Dalkey Island (see also (99) and (100)).
(5) Sorrento Point with Dalkey Island in the background.
(6) Tunnels on the old and new railway lines, Bray head.


Ch. 02 Greystones to Woodenbridge


(7) Conflicting messages at Newcastle Flying Club.
(8) A bridge of the old mining railway in Avoca.


Ch. 03 Woodenbridge to Bunclody

Ch. 04 Bunclody to NewRoss


(9) The beautiful bridge and wier on the Barrow at Graiguenamanagh.
(10) A lock on the Barrow below Graiguenamanagh.
(11) Mr. Swan protecting his wife, by the tow-path near St. Mullin's.
(12) Water glistening on the Barrow near St. Mullin's.


Ch. 05 NewRoss to Clonmel


(13) Unravelling the maze at Dunbrody.
(14) Dunbrody Abbey, Co. Wexford.
(15) A pond in John F. Kennedy Park, Co. Wexford.
(16) A beautiful celtic cross at Ahenny.
(17) Owen, with Slievenamon in the background.
(18) The beautiful and mysterious Slievenamon.
(19) Peter in front of the "Hindu Gate" at Dromana Bridge near Villierstown.

Ch. 06 Clonmel to Cobh


(20) Round gateposts in Co. Cork.
(21) Mark as understudy to Christy Ring, the Cuchulainn of Cloyne.
(22) Ightermurragh Castle near Ladysbridge, Co. Cork.
(23) An abandoned railway tunnel at Gogginshill near Ballinhassig, Co. Cork.


Ch. 07 Cobh to Ballingeary


(24) Lush vegetation in a railway cutting near the Brinny River.
(25) View of Cobh from the Navy tender en route to Haulbowline.
(26) A cluster of road signs at Ballingeary: miles or kilometres? Take your pick .
(27) Footbridge over the lovely Lee at Ballingeary.
(28) A Sheela-na-gig on the outside wall of Ballinacarriga Castle.
(29) Curious patterns in a tree trunk by the River Bandon.
(30) Golden's Public House in Macroom.


Ch. 08 Ballingeary to Castlemaine


(31) Polychromatic houses in Kenmare.
(32) Frank peeling an apple as Mark delivers the First Reading from the Book of Barry.
(33) Stepping stones on the path from kenmare to Killarney.
(34) Two Hillpigs heading north from Kenmare to the Windy Gap.
(35) Tom standing by the door of the wonderful Gallarus Oratory.
(36) The island of Innisfallen, on Lough Leane, Killarney.
(37) Mute swans on the water at Gougane Barra, Co. Cork.
(38) St. Finbarr's Oratory in Gougane Barra, Co. Cork.
(39) The Jeannie Johnston under construction in Blennerville, Co Kerry in April 2000.


Ch. 09 Castlemaine to Tarbert


(40) A plaque in Ardfert, commemorating St. Brendan's 1500th birthday.
(41) The Courthouse in Tralee with its Ionic portico and one of the decorative guns.
(42) Cannon commemorating `The Men of Kerry who fell in the Service of their Country' during the Indian Mutiny.
(43) An ogham stone at Ratass Church, Tralee.
(44) Mark and Frank inspecting a carriage of the Lartigue Railway.
(45) A carriage of the Lartigue Railway.
(46) Carrigafoyle Castle on the water by Carrig Island, Co. Kerry.
(47) Ballylongford, Co. Kerry, from the Lawrence Collection (snapped in Kennelly's Bar).
(48) Carrigafoyle Castle at dusk.
(49) Lislaughtin Friary, Ballylongford, Co. Kerry.
(50) If you can read the signs, you can probably see the water.
(51) The Colleen Bawn (Jim Connolly, 1987) at Killimer. She is is buried in the nearby cemetery.


Ch. 10 Tarbert to Gort


(52) Clare Co. Council embraces the Euro with commendable precision.
(53) Cascades on the river at Ennistymon.
(54) Surrounded by water in Coole Park.
(55) The leaning tower of Kilmacduagh, near Gort.
(56) Frank relaxes by a cottage at Killeeneen, near where Anthony Raftery is buried.


Ch. 11 Gort to Cong


(57) A scene for The Quiet Man at Thoor Ballylee, near Gort, where Maureen O'Hara hopped across the stream, followed by John Wayne.
(58) Cregg Castle, near Corrandulla, Co Galway.
(59) Huge lock-gates of the canal at Cong, one of the greatest engineering fiascos the country has ever known.


Ch. 12 Cong to Westport


(60) Ashford Castle in Cong.
(61) Friar's Fishing Hut at Cong.
(62) Frank at the summit of Magairli an Deamhain.
(63) Peter on Magairli an Deamhain, overlooking Killary Harbour.
(64) Aasleagh Falls, where Bull McCabe slew the American in The Field.


Ch. 13 Westport to Donegal


(65) Nephin mountain from the lake in Pontoon.
(66) Riverscape near Pontoon.
(67) An autumnal scene in Co. Sligo.
(68) The old railway near Coolaney, Co. Sligo.
(69) The beautiful riverside walk at Coolaney, Co. Sligo.
(70) The Roogagh Falls at Garrison, Co. Fermanagh.
(71) Belleek Pottery, an imposing building on the banks of the Erne.


Ch. 14 Donegal to Coleraine


(72) A stream at the Barnesmore Gap, Co. Donegal.
(73) A stream enters the sea at Magilligan Strand, Co. Derry.
(74) Cabrini guarding Derry's walls, with the Guildhall behind.
(75) Flag from a U-boat, at the Inishowen Maritime Museum, Greencastle, Co. Donegal.
(76) When we saw this we thought we has gone seriously astray.
(77) Stained glass images of Saints Mark, Matthew and John in Raphoe, made in Sarah Purser's Tower of Glass studio.

Ch. 15 Coleraine to Broughshane

Ch. 16 Broughshane to Newry


(78) The remarkable Giant's Causweay.
(79) A sea cave on the glorious causeway coast .


Ch. 17 Newry to Kilcock


(80) The Lia Fail, or Stone of Destiny, that emits a roar when a King lays a hand on it.
(81) Dunsaney Castle, home of the Plunketts for hundreds of years.
(82) Fagan's, also known as `The Comanchero Lounge Bar, Grill and Art Gallery'.


Ch. 18 Kilcock to Fortyfoot


(83) Cascade on Rye Water, in the grounds of Carton House.
(84) The 'wonderful barn', near Leixlip.
(85) The plaque on the Royal canal, commemorating Hamilton's discovery of quaternions.
(86) The Jeannie Johnston on the Liffey, with the Convention Centre Dublin behind.
(87) Ruins of an old bathing hut at Maretimo, Blackrock.
(88) The Baths, jewel in the crown of Dun Laoghaire County Council.
(89) Tools of the trade: boots and Hillpig.
(90) Journey's end, at the Forty-foot bathing place in Sandycove.


Ch. 99 Miscellaneous


(91) The author.
(92) The author.
(93) Peter with the Paps of Danu behind.
(94) Stained glass images of Saint Matthew (with (77)).
(95) Stained glass images of Saint John (with (77)).
(96) The causeway coast.
(97) Owen conquering the causeway .
(98) The Gap of Dunloe, Killarney, Co. Kerry .
(99) Dalkey Island from Colimore Harbour.
(100) Dalkey Island.