Grianan Swilly
@unknownswilly.bsky.social
“Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.”
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.”
Blow hole morning at Carrickabraghy.
Isle of Doagh, Inishowen, Co Donegal
Isle of Doagh, Inishowen, Co Donegal
October 15, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Blow hole morning at Carrickabraghy.
Isle of Doagh, Inishowen, Co Donegal
Isle of Doagh, Inishowen, Co Donegal
Once destroyed, nature's beauty cannot be repurchased at any price. — Ansel Adams.
Tullagh Bay, Inishowen, Co Donegal
Tullagh Bay, Inishowen, Co Donegal
September 29, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Once destroyed, nature's beauty cannot be repurchased at any price. — Ansel Adams.
Tullagh Bay, Inishowen, Co Donegal
Tullagh Bay, Inishowen, Co Donegal
Free Palestine & Stop the Game
Grianan of Aileach, Inishowen, Co Donegal
Grianan of Aileach, Inishowen, Co Donegal
September 24, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Free Palestine & Stop the Game
Grianan of Aileach, Inishowen, Co Donegal
Grianan of Aileach, Inishowen, Co Donegal
Sunrise at the Grianan, Inishowen, Co Donegal
September 22, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Sunrise at the Grianan, Inishowen, Co Donegal
Oh what tease this northern sky can be! One moment you see light and while admiring it, it fades away. But just in time and for 2 glorious minutes the full beam came through.
Sunrise at the Grianan, Inishowen, Co Donegal
Sunrise at the Grianan, Inishowen, Co Donegal
September 20, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Oh what tease this northern sky can be! One moment you see light and while admiring it, it fades away. But just in time and for 2 glorious minutes the full beam came through.
Sunrise at the Grianan, Inishowen, Co Donegal
Sunrise at the Grianan, Inishowen, Co Donegal
Wade Davis once said, I think it was in ´The Wayfinders,´ at Tedx Talks, about dead reckoning; "You only know where you are at any point in time by remembering precisely how you got there".
September 16, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Wade Davis once said, I think it was in ´The Wayfinders,´ at Tedx Talks, about dead reckoning; "You only know where you are at any point in time by remembering precisely how you got there".
A sunrise and a half this morning and a first glimpse at Equinox alignment.
Grianan of Aileach, Inishowen, Co Donegal
Grianan of Aileach, Inishowen, Co Donegal
September 9, 2026 at 1:06 PM
A sunrise and a half this morning and a first glimpse at Equinox alignment.
Grianan of Aileach, Inishowen, Co Donegal
Grianan of Aileach, Inishowen, Co Donegal
Light and shadow at the IOSAS Centre & Celtic Prayer Garden at White Oaks, Derryvane, Inishowen, Co Donegal.
Part 2
Part 2
September 8, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Light and shadow at the IOSAS Centre & Celtic Prayer Garden at White Oaks, Derryvane, Inishowen, Co Donegal.
Part 2
Part 2
Light and shadow at the IOSAS Centre & Celtic Prayer Garden at White Oaks, Derryvane, Inishowen, Co Donegal.
Part 1 - Fungi
Part 1 - Fungi
September 8, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Light and shadow at the IOSAS Centre & Celtic Prayer Garden at White Oaks, Derryvane, Inishowen, Co Donegal.
Part 1 - Fungi
Part 1 - Fungi
Good to see that the tradition of the protest song, once such an important messenger during the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War, has been revived again.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lwz1...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lwz1...
The Nerd Reich
YouTube video by Jesse Welles
www.youtube.com
September 1, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Good to see that the tradition of the protest song, once such an important messenger during the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War, has been revived again.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lwz1...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lwz1...
Low rainbow over Urris.
Taken from Mamore Gap, Inishowen, Co Donegal.
Taken from Mamore Gap, Inishowen, Co Donegal.
August 31, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Low rainbow over Urris.
Taken from Mamore Gap, Inishowen, Co Donegal.
Taken from Mamore Gap, Inishowen, Co Donegal.
A standing stone with a difference. Cross inscribed stone at Rathmullan, Co Donegal
#StandingStoneSunday
#StandingStoneSunday
August 30, 2026 at 2:52 PM
A standing stone with a difference. Cross inscribed stone at Rathmullan, Co Donegal
#StandingStoneSunday
#StandingStoneSunday
Lunar eclipse, Grianan of Aileach, Inishowen, Co Donegal
August 28, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Lunar eclipse, Grianan of Aileach, Inishowen, Co Donegal
Turning of the season at Glenevin Waterfall in Clonmany, Inishowen, Co Donegal.
August 25, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Turning of the season at Glenevin Waterfall in Clonmany, Inishowen, Co Donegal.
Stop the Game
Protest against the UEFA Nations League fixture between Ireland and Israel on Sunday, October 4th.
Carndonagh, Inishowen, Co Donegal
Protest against the UEFA Nations League fixture between Ireland and Israel on Sunday, October 4th.
Carndonagh, Inishowen, Co Donegal
August 16, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Stop the Game
Protest against the UEFA Nations League fixture between Ireland and Israel on Sunday, October 4th.
Carndonagh, Inishowen, Co Donegal
Protest against the UEFA Nations League fixture between Ireland and Israel on Sunday, October 4th.
Carndonagh, Inishowen, Co Donegal
A well timed glimpse between the clouds and under a darkened sky - the solar eclipse at 7.07 pm.
Below Grianan of Aileach, Inishowen, Co Donegal
Below Grianan of Aileach, Inishowen, Co Donegal
August 12, 2026 at 9:51 PM
A well timed glimpse between the clouds and under a darkened sky - the solar eclipse at 7.07 pm.
Below Grianan of Aileach, Inishowen, Co Donegal
Below Grianan of Aileach, Inishowen, Co Donegal
Moville Lighthouse, Lough Foyle
Inishowen, Co Donegal
Inishowen, Co Donegal
August 9, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Moville Lighthouse, Lough Foyle
Inishowen, Co Donegal
Inishowen, Co Donegal
The wayfarer
Perceiving the pathway to truth
Was struck with astonishment.
It was thickly grown with weeds.
"Ha," he said,
"I see that none has passed here
In a long time."
Later he saw that each weed
Was a singular knife.
"Well," he mumbled at last,
"Doubtless there are other roads."
Perceiving the pathway to truth
Was struck with astonishment.
It was thickly grown with weeds.
"Ha," he said,
"I see that none has passed here
In a long time."
Later he saw that each weed
Was a singular knife.
"Well," he mumbled at last,
"Doubtless there are other roads."
July 27, 2026 at 5:48 PM
The wayfarer
Perceiving the pathway to truth
Was struck with astonishment.
It was thickly grown with weeds.
"Ha," he said,
"I see that none has passed here
In a long time."
Later he saw that each weed
Was a singular knife.
"Well," he mumbled at last,
"Doubtless there are other roads."
Perceiving the pathway to truth
Was struck with astonishment.
It was thickly grown with weeds.
"Ha," he said,
"I see that none has passed here
In a long time."
Later he saw that each weed
Was a singular knife.
"Well," he mumbled at last,
"Doubtless there are other roads."
Between gentle rain.
The now deserted Pirate Shack, Fahan Pier, Inishowen, Co Donegal
The now deserted Pirate Shack, Fahan Pier, Inishowen, Co Donegal
July 26, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Between gentle rain.
The now deserted Pirate Shack, Fahan Pier, Inishowen, Co Donegal
The now deserted Pirate Shack, Fahan Pier, Inishowen, Co Donegal
A man said to the universe:
"Sir, I exist!"
"However," replied the universe,
"The fact has not created in me
A sense of obligation."
Stephen Crane, "Black Riders", 1894
Lough Foyle, Moville, Inishowen, Co Donegal
"Sir, I exist!"
"However," replied the universe,
"The fact has not created in me
A sense of obligation."
Stephen Crane, "Black Riders", 1894
Lough Foyle, Moville, Inishowen, Co Donegal
July 24, 2026 at 9:20 AM
A man said to the universe:
"Sir, I exist!"
"However," replied the universe,
"The fact has not created in me
A sense of obligation."
Stephen Crane, "Black Riders", 1894
Lough Foyle, Moville, Inishowen, Co Donegal
"Sir, I exist!"
"However," replied the universe,
"The fact has not created in me
A sense of obligation."
Stephen Crane, "Black Riders", 1894
Lough Foyle, Moville, Inishowen, Co Donegal
Blooming heather, Grianan of Aileach, Inishowen, Co. Donegal
July 18, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Blooming heather, Grianan of Aileach, Inishowen, Co. Donegal
A very large and therefore rare sea urchin. In German its name is a very fitting description and it has been aptly named Seeigel - Sea Hedgehog.
Five Finger Strand, Inishowen, Co. Donegal
Five Finger Strand, Inishowen, Co. Donegal
July 7, 2026 at 5:53 PM
A very large and therefore rare sea urchin. In German its name is a very fitting description and it has been aptly named Seeigel - Sea Hedgehog.
Five Finger Strand, Inishowen, Co. Donegal
Five Finger Strand, Inishowen, Co. Donegal
Rain over Lough Fad in the Mintiagh, Inishowen, Co Donegal
July 5, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Rain over Lough Fad in the Mintiagh, Inishowen, Co Donegal
A ripple in time. Mesolithic flint, Lough Foyle, Inishowen
July 2, 2026 at 12:27 PM
A ripple in time. Mesolithic flint, Lough Foyle, Inishowen
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
On the winding road to the Grianan, looking towards Inch
On the winding road to the Grianan, looking towards Inch
June 17, 2026 at 3:06 PM
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
On the winding road to the Grianan, looking towards Inch
On the winding road to the Grianan, looking towards Inch