Emancipation Rock

This rock in Shantalla, Galway, was used by the Irish politician, Daniel O'Connell, to address a crowd, estimated at up to 300,000 on 25 June 1843. O'Connell championed Catholic Emancipation, or religious freedom for everyone, although the 1843 meeting was a protest against the Act of Union in 1801, which had united Britain and Ireland.

Lamb

This photograph shows a single lamb standing in a field. He's looking straight at the camera as if posing. This lamb is a young sheep, and there are a little over one billion sheep on Earth. Sheep are agricultural animals and are farmed for wool, meat and milk.

Martello Tower

This is a Martello Tower in Finnavarra, County Clare, Ireland. Martello Towers were built across the Brittish Empire during the 19th century. They were small defensive forts, with two floors, and were up to 40 feet tall. They were generally a garrison of one officer and between 15 and 25 men. They were round structures made with thick walls of solid masonry and were resistant to canon fire.

Rowing on the River Corrib

The River Corrib flows from Lough Corrib through Galway City in Ireland. Rowing is a popular sport in Galway with several Rowing clubs there. Schoolboy Rowing is particularly strong in Galway with some of the local schools often dominating their class in Ireland.

Crashing Wave

A wave crashes on the west coast of Ireland. This is County Clare on the west coast of Ireland, also, the very east of the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest ocean and about 20% of the Earth's surface and about 29% of it's surface water area. The width of the Atlantic varies from 1,770 miles and 4,000 miles.