An Irish Christmas...

... is full of "little people".

Photo: Josée

The Folly's Kitchen is Slowly Taking Shape

Here, Pirate builder Mike is adding the tiles.

Foto: Peti

The Folly From Fore and Aft

Deceptively modest from the front, the Folly reveals its true nature from the rear.

Photos: Peti

The Entrance to the Folly

The elegant entrance to the Folly replete with handy wheelbarrow and the twin compost-makers in the foreground.

Photo: Peti

Pilgrim

Armed with a flag staff, this young pilgrim has spent many painful hours clambering up the Croagh Patrick, the local holy mountain, on his bare feet. At the summit, he paused long enough to have his picture taken by photographer Ineke Oostveen, who was staying at Polranny at the time.

Photo: Ineke Oostveen