A black and white landscape image looking down along a straight stretch of a rural canal. On the left is a line of tall trees with bare branches, then a grass-lined gravel path, then the canal, then a railway line with an approaching train, and the a hedgerow. All these parallel lines converge into the distance. The sky above is partially clouded with bright white clouds and inky dark clear areas between.

An #IrishRail InterCity accelerating away from #Maynooth along the #RoyalCanal en-route to Sligo on an April afternoon. #BlackAndWhite

A portrait-oriented closeup of a cluster of round yellow flowers, each made up of hundreds of long thin strip-like petals with a canal and the front of a train behind in soft focus. The flowers are on the near bank of the canal, and the train on the far bank. The front of the train is the same shade of yellow as the flowers.

Yellow meets yellow — a yellow-fronted #IrishRail Commuter train leaving #Maynooth along the banks of the #RoyalCanal passes a cluster of yellow Dandelions. #Bloomscrolling

A 3:2 landscape-oriented portrait of the upper neck and head of a long-necked grey, white, and black bird with a long pointed light yellow beak. The bird is perfectly side-on with a clearly visible eye. The lower neck is grey, most of the face is white, but there is a line of black from the beach across the eye leading to a sprig of black feathers sticking out from the back of the head and coming to a point as they droop down. Behind the bird in soft focus is dark still water with three green lily pads in the lower left corner and the reflections or bare tree branches in the top two corners.

A portrait of a Grey Heron on the #RoyalCanal near #Maynooth.

#RoyalCanal #Phibaboro #Dublin #MondayMorning

A portrait-oriented wide landscape view along a curve in a rural canal at dusk. The canal is mirror-smooth and arcs through the scene from the right foreground to the left and then back to a vanishing point in the right mid-ground. A yellow-fronted dark green train with white doors and two prominent headlights approaches in the mid-ground on the far (right) bank of the canal and it’s shape and lit windows are reflected in the water. The light is fading so the entire scene is relatively dark, and the sky is a navy blue colour. The silhouettes of bare trees can be seen in the distance.

When you're standing in a beautiful dusk scene it's always tempting to shoot into the setting sun and get those amazing oranges, but when you turn the opposite way you get cool rich blues which can be beautiful in their own way! #IrishRail #Maynooth #RoyalCanal

A near-silhouette dusk landscape shot dominated by a lightly clouded sky coloured bright orange at the horizon, fading to salmon pink and then blue higher in the darkening sky. The silhouette of a train with two headlights reflected in a still body of water dominate the mid-ground. A curving path running along the near edge of the water is just visible in the foreground.

An evening #IrishRail commuter train pulling away from #Maynooth along the banks of the #RoyalCanal as it starts its journey towards Dublin, bring home students after a busy day studying in #MaynoothUniversity.

A square crop of an orange lightly clouded sky reflected in a mirror smooth canal, framed on three sides by inside or a stone arch bridge and its reflection. A foot path breaks the symmetry on the right, narrowing the canal to let the path under the bridge too.

An amazing sunset under Pike Bridge on the #RoyalCanal east of #Maynooth yesterday evening.

A square black and white view of a big light-shaded bird with a long neck standing at the edge of still water knecht out looking down. The shape is reflected in the inky black water.

A Grey Heron focused on finding lunch on the far bank of the #RoyalCanal near #Maynooth.

A landscape view looking down a rural canal from the left quay side as it widens into a small harbour. A barge is moored up in the mid-distance, and a yellow-fronted railcar-type train passes opposite the barge along the right bank. The sky overhead is overcast, but the scene is sunlit.

An #IrishRail Commuter train passing the Duke's Harbour on the #RoyalCanal at Pike Bridge east of #Maynooth opposite the entrance to Carton House. The sun peeped through the racing clouds at just the right moment!

A wide landscape view of a silver and dark green railcar-style train with a rounded yellow nose speeding across the center of the frame from left to right. The train is on the far bank of a rural canal, on the near bank there is a small wooden jetty for canal barges to moor at, and a gravel towpath lines by tall trees with bare branches. The sky above is a rich deep blue, and almost completely clear, but fluffy white clouds are framing the top of the scene.

An #IrishRail InterCity passing the #RoyalCanal jetty at Jackson's Bridge while the spring sun shines down on the still bare trees. The leaf buds on the trees are right on the verge of opening, so by next week the trees will probably be greening.

#RoyalCanal #Phibsboro #Dublin #MondayMorning

Such a lovely experience to see the Swans on the Royal Canal 🦢🦢🫶🥹

#phibsborough
#royalcanal

A wide portrait-oriented shot of a grey overcast sky reflected in a canal with a big bare tree and its reflection framing the left edge, and a yellow-fronted silver and dark green train and its reflection dominating the mid-ground as it approaches from right to left along the far bank.

Peacefully grey — an #IrishRail InterCity accelerating out of #Maynooth along a mirror-smooth #RoyalCanal on a dull but perfectly still Irish spring afternoon.

#RoyalCanal #Phibsboro #Dublin #MondayMorning

A top-down view of a bronze sculpture of a pair of tattered old shoes on a granite stone column with a small stone placed on the shoes with a floral pattern painted on it by hand,outlined in white, with the petals painted in different colours.

Someone has placed a beautifully painted stone on the poignant famine memorial at Pike Bride along the #RoyalCanal opposite the main entrance to Carton House east of #Maynooth.

#RoyalCanal #Phibsboro #Dublin #MondayMorning

A wide-screen wide angle view of a parallel railway, canal, and path at dusk. Darkness has almost completely fallen, the streetlights along the path are lit, but there is still gentle orange light on the horizon. On the left bank of the canal the silhouette of a long commuter train with lit windows stretches into the distance as the train, canal, and path all converge on a distant vanishing point.

A leisurely evening commute — an #IrishRail #train likely filled with students returning to their digs for another busy week of study coasts into #Maynooth along the banks of the #RoyalCanal as Sunday dusk falls.

#RoyalCanal #Phibsboro #Dublin #MondayMorning

Some great Newcomen Bridge, North Strand, historical images.

Built 1790. As was customary at the time, bridges were named after directors/major shareholders of the canal company, 1789 -1807. In this case, Sir William Newcomen, the company secretary

#NewcomenBridge #RoyalCanal #LockKeeper #FMLH

A black and white landscape view down a straight stretch of tree-lined canal with a gravel path on the near bank and a railcar-type train approaching from the right on the far bank. The parallel lines converge diagonally towards a vanishing point in the right upper background.

An #IrishRail InterCity reflected in the #RoyalCanal as it accelerates away from #Maynooth on a dull but tranquil February afternoon.

A wide landscape view looking down the gravel towpath of a rural canal with a blue sky and scattered white clouds above. A handful of big bare trees break the horizon, and the canal is so smooth it reflects the sky perfectly. The canal and path gently curve through the scene from the foreground to the right, vanishing in the mid-distance.

A perfect January afternoon along the #RoyalCanal near #Maynooth. You rarely see the canal this smooth!

A portrait-oriented telephoto landscape shot looking down a left-curve in a tree-lined canal. A church spire is visible between the bare tree branches in the middle of the frame. A blue sky with cottonwool clouds is visible overhead and almost perfectly reflected in the still water of the canal. The canal banks are a light brown colour due to the reeds dying back in winter.

Approaching #Maynooth along a mirror-smooth #RoyalCanal during a break in the recent waves of winter rain. I love that with the trees bare the college spire is visible between the trees.

A black and white square view down a rural canal framed all around by the underside of a round bridge arch and its reflection. A cloudy sky is reflected in the canal as well as the bridge arch, a gravel path runs along the left bank, and a railcar-type train can be seen approaching along the left bank in the mid-distance.

Through Pike Bridge — a view down the #RoyalCanal towards #Maynooth on a perfectly calm winter day as an #IrishRail InterCity #train starts into the last leg of it's cross-country trek from Sligo to Dublin.

#RoyalCanal #Phibsboro #Dublin
#MondayMorning

A portrait-oriented wide-screen landscape shot looking down a straight stretch of mirror-still canal from an elevated point of view. A mostly overcast light-grey sky with a few patches of blue is reflected in the full length of the canal. A paved towpath runs down the left side of the canal and a railway line down the right. Both sides of the scene are lined with bare trees. All the parallel lines converge towards the distance where a right-turn is just visible.

After days and days of relentless wind and rain, the #RoyalCanal was so peaceful this morning in #Maynooth.

A wide landscape view down a long straight stretch of a tree-lined rural canal with a gravel towpath on the near bank, and a railway line on the far bank. The parallel lines diverge from the right background to the near foreground. A railcar-type dark green train with white doors and a yellow square front approaches in the mid-ground.

A bleak, but dry and calm, afternoon along the #RoyalCanal as an #IrishRail Commuter train starts it's journey from #Maynooth towards Dublin.

A landscape view of a square-fronted railcar-type train approaching along the far bank of a rural canal under a mostly clear blue sky with a few fluffy white clouds as the low winter sun peeps through the bare trees to strike the train’s yellow front.

This shot of some rare winter sun on the nose of an #IrishRail Commuter train approaching #Maynooth along the #RoyalCanal has been sitting in my camera roll for a few days — I forgot I snapped it on one of my few recent umbrella-free walks!

#RoyalCanal #Phibsboro #Dublin #MondayMorning

#RoyalCanal #Phibsboro #Dublin #MondayMorning

A square telephoto view down the gravel towpath of a rural canal. A couple approach in the mid-ground and bare trees frame both sides of the scene. The spire of a church can be seen on the horizon, and the sky above is light grey. The canal and path curve through the scene from left foreground to right background, with the curve amplified by the telephoto lens’s compression effect.

A typical Irish winter walk along the #RoyalCanal with the spire of St. Patrick's College #Maynooth visible between the bare trees.