Ruth Maria | Photographer & Brand Developer: Clare

Friday, January 3, 2014

Beautiful Lahinch before the recent storm

I can't believe the devastation in Lahinch from last nights storm in Ireland. I was home visiting just a week ago and walked the prom with my family. It was a wild day but still the beauty shone through. I hope it will be restored in time for summer, it is such a great part of the West and has a big place in my heart. Even though I grew up in Dublin, the north west coast of Clare was my second home and I spent summers in Lahinch.

Please enjoy my recent images of Lahinch taken on Christmas Eve 2013.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Beautiful Ireland

The weather in Ireland was great for most of my trip home. It makes such a difference to how you see and enjoy things. There are two places I spend time in every visit, Dublin and County Clare. My dad being from Dublin and my mom from Clare. I grew up between both places. The Burren in Clare has a huge place in my heart, having studied it extensively in school and well growing up around it on my summer holidays, my family are dotted all around North West Clare. We vacationed in a tiny place called Fanore which is nestled in the Burren and very close to Ballyvaughan. Ballyvaughan is one of the most beautiful examples of a quaint Irish village by the sea, it is catered for tourists but still has such a modest charm. Below are some of my images of the coast and unique Burren landscape.

The Burren (Irish: Boireann, meaning "great rock") is a karst-landscape region or alvar in northwest County Clare, in Ireland. It is one of the largest karst landscapes in Europe. The region measures approximately 250 square kilometres and is enclosed roughly within the circle made by the villages Ballyvaughan, Kinvara, Tubber, Corofin, Kilfenora and Lisdoonvarna. It is bounded by the Atlantic and Galway Bay on the west and north, respectively.