This is Terry Hughes RIP. Terry was a familiar face on Irish Street Dungannon.

This is Frankie McFall a familiar face on Irish Street Dungannon. I met him at McGrath’s pub on the street and he was still smiling despite a poor day at the horses.

Today June 16th is Bloomsday. It’s the day that was immortalised in James Joyce’s “Ulysses” It’s a book that many people are aware of but perhaps haven’t read. I read it many many years ago at a time in my life when I had time on my hands. In the book Joyce gives a very detailed description of Sweny’s Pharmacy

The hero, Leopold Bloom, comes into the shop, admires its bottles of potions and compounds and ponders the alchemy that the place possesses. While waiting for the pharmacist Bloom smells the lemony soap on the counter and takes a bar with him. The soap becomes the talisman for his journey and is re-created every year on 16th June, Bloomsday.

“Mr Bloom raised a cake to his nostrils. Sweet lemony wax.- I’ll take this one, he said.”

Ulysses, J. Joyce (1922)

The weather in June 2012 has been miserable. Even the sheep have had enough.

After many many years of controversy a development company has finally been granted planning permission to build a third supermarket in Coalisland. The location of the new store has always been a contentious one because it’s on the site of the head of the Coalisland Canal. Local campaigners for the development/conservation of the  Canal have argued that the it was an important part of the towns heritage and should be developed as a tourist attraction. Clearly that battle has now been lost with the commencement  of work. Time will tell if the new build will bring the regeneration of the town that has been promised by some.

This is Thea Louise Esp the daughter of Norwegian friends from the village of Eikefjord.

Street market trader.

One of the things I like most about photography is capturing images of interesting people. It is always an good exercise to have the camera in hand so that should an opportunity arise you can “get the shot”. This week in the blog I shall include photos of people I’ve met on the street. This man was a Greek Orthodox priest in the train station.

Did a photo shoot today in Peatlands Park  with the current “Face of Tyrone” model Emma McKeown. Many thanks to Anna for make up and volunteering  to be a voice activated tripod!

This is veteran Monaghan actor Pat Derry playing the role of “Barney” in The Garage Theatre’s production of “A Wake In The West” by Michael Joe Ginnelly. This was the Garage Theatre Comapny’s first appearance at The Craic.