Swinford ~ ‘Strength of a Woman’ is a sculpture dedicated to the women of Mayo who remained at home while their men sought work abroad during the mass emigration of the 1950s. Located in the centre of Swinford, it was created by the Australian-born Mayo-based sculptor Mark Rode and installed in 2007 ~ Co.Mayo ….4816

O’Brien’S Ireland ©

Started in early 1970’s ,and I’m about to finish the task ,by going to the four corners of Ireland to photograph every Village ,Town and City along the Way , here are a small selection of your village, Enquire to see the other views,  if your Village is not there keep in touch .as it won’t be too long before, I’ll will capture your Village,

I have taken while in   SWINFORD    in    1994 /  2020     a  TOTAL  of    27     PHOTOGRAPHS ,