Shot no.41

Shot no.41 (Canon EOS 77D with diferent lenses and DJI Mavic Air)

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Photos taken at the Hellfire Club, Mountpelier Hill, Co. Dublin, Ireland in October 2018.

Definetely one of the posts that gave me more pleasure to create and that is to do with the experience of hiking in such a beautiful place! Like I used to say, I was blessed with the weather on my second and third visit. Yes, because the first visit was a few days after the blizzard (March 2018) that covered the whole country under a deep layer of snow as you can see in the 4th picture.

The other pictures and the video were made on a beautiful autumn morning! 

Now, let's talk about this place! The first time I heard about this place, it was in a vlog of a portuguese blogger called Wuant. He came to Dublin to watch a concert and decided to do this tour at night to the Hellfire Club, which is believed to be haunted. So, since that day I wanted to visit this place. 

After some Google investigation, I discovered that the Hellfire Club was built in the 18th century by William Connolly where it was a stone age tomb which he destroyed during the construction of this building as a hunting lodge. So, people believe that that fact is te reason  the place is cursed. After Connolly's death the place was sold and turned into a Hellfire Club. Literally, a club for rich gentlemen to meet and have some amoral behavior together with alcohol, luxury and occult practices with demoniac demonstrations. There are several tales about spirits, the devil and poltergeists but there is nothing better than to book a night tour to the Hellfire Club and witness that by yourself!

I haven't been there at night but I was there completely by myself inside the building and didn't hear a thing. 

The building is horrendous, extremely ugly but has a unique location, in a mountain that is 383m in height, southwest of Dublin with an astonoshing view over Dublin and Dublin Bay. But not only the view from the top of the hill is beautiful, the walk towards the top is absolutely breath taking, see for yourself in the short video that I made.

If you liked the photos and video on this post, stay tuned because in a few days I will release a video from the top of the hill and you will understand totally why this place deserves a visit! So please, don't forget to subscribe my YouTube Channel! ;)

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Fotos tiradas no Hellfire Club, Mountpelier Hill, Co. Dublin, Irlanda, em Outubro de 2018.

Definitivamente, um dos posts que me deu mais prazer criar e tudo por causa da experiência que é de fazer uma caminhada tão bela pelo meio da natureza! Como eu costumo dizer, eu fui abençoado com o tempo na minha segunda e terceira visita. Sim, porque a primeira visita foi alguns dias depois da nevasca/nevão (Março de 2018) que cobriu todo o país sob uma camada profunda de neve, como você pode ver na quarta foto.

As outras fotos e o vídeo foram feitos em uma bela manhã de Outono!

Agora vamos falar sobre esse lugar! A primeira vez que ouvi falar deste lugar, foi num vlog de um blogger português chamado Wuant. Ele veio a Dublin para assistir a um concerto e decidiu fazer essa tour nocturna no Hellfire Club, que se acredita ser assombrado. Então, desde aquele dia eu queria visitar este lugar.

Depois de uma investigação no Google, descobri que o Hellfire Club foi construído no século 18 por William Connolly, onde era uma tumba da Idade da Pedra que ele destruiu durante a construção deste edifício como um abrigo de caça. As pessoas acreditam que esse facto fez com que o lugar fosse amaldiçoado. Após a morte de Connolly, o local foi vendido e transformado em um Hellfire Club. Literalmente, um clube para cavalheiros ricos conviverem e ter comportamentos amorais em conjunto com álcool, luxúria e práticas ocultas com demonstrações demoníacas. Há vários contos sobre espíritos, o diabo e poltergeists mas não há nada melhor que você fazer uma excursão nocturna e testemunhar isso pessoalmente!

Eu nunca estive lá de noite, mas eu já lá estive completamente sozinho dentro do edifício e não ouvi nada.

O edifício é horrendo, extremamente feio, mas tem uma localização única, em uma montanha com 383m de altura, a sudoeste de Dublin, com uma vista surpreendente sobre Dublin e a sua baía. Mas não apenas a vista do topo da colina é linda, a caminhada em direcção ao topo é absolutamente de tirar o fôlego, veja você mesmo no pequeno vídeo que eu fiz.

Se você gostou das fotos e do vídeo deste post, fique ligado pois daqui a alguns dias eu vou lançar um vídeo do topo da colina e você vai entender porquê esse lugar merece uma visita! Então, por favor, não se esqueça de se inscrever no meu canal do YouTube! ;)

Info:

• About the Hellfire Club:
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montpelier_Hill
• https://www.dublinmountains.ie/recreation_sites/hell_fire_club/?tx_cookiepolicybar_pi1%5Baction%5D=close&tx_cookiepolicybar_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=CookieBar&cHash=f99aabb580f06418e8ce8d97c87b84f3
• https://dublin.ie/living/articles/the-hell-fire-club/
• Night tour to the Hellfire Club:
• http://www.hellfireclubdublin.com/
• My Youtube Channel:
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_RsH6gIokndeUKVYOzmN7w?view_as=subscriber

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Photo taken at Montepelier Hill, Co. Dublin in October 2018 with Canon EOS 77D and Sigma lens 10-20mm F3.5 EX-DC.

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Photo taken at Glendalough, Co. Wicklow, Ireland in July 2018 with Canon EOS 77D with lens Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 .

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Photo taken at Montpelier  Hill, Co. Dublin in October 2018 with Canon EOS 77D with Sigma lens 10-20mm F3.5 EX DC.

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Photo taken at Lake Owel, Westmeath, Ireland with Canon EOS 77D and lens Canon EF 75-300mm in September 2018.

"The story of the Children of Lir is one of the best known tales of Ireland. This story tells of Lir and his wife Aobh and their four children called Aodh, Fionnghuala, Fiachra and Conn. Lir's wife died and he married again. His new wife was called Aoife and she became the children's stepmother. At first she loved them dearly but after a time she grew jealous of their father's affection for them.

One day she bore them away and put them under a spell. They were turned into four white swans at Lake Derravarragh in County Westmeath. They remained there for four hundred years. Then they flew away and settled on the Sea of Moyle between Ireland and Scotland, where they stayed for three hundred years in cold and misery. From there they spent three years in Erris, County Mayo where they endured even further sorrow.

At the end of that time they returned to their old home at Sídh Fionnachaidh in County Armagh. Their father was long dead and the place was desolate and empty. They flew off again to Erris and there met the Christian Missionary, St. Mochaomhóg who treated them with great kindness.

At last their period of enchantment came to an end and they were turned into three withered old men and an old woman. The saint baptised them and they died peacefully. They were buried together.

The story of the Children of Lir is based on a legend which reached Ireland from Britain or from France at the end of the Middle Ages."

Originally posted at http://www.askaboutireland.ie/reading-room/history-heritage/folklore-of-ireland/carlow-folklore/the-story-of-mad-sweeney/the-children-of-lir/

Related:

• Shot no.38

WTL Video 2

Footage captured with DJI Mavic Air and GoPro Hero 4 Silver in Killiney Hill, Co. Dublin.

After the first video in Slane, it didn't take long until I wanted to make another one... this video making thing is very addictive! 

This time I ended up going to Killiney Hill and the reason was very simple. I had some footage made last year for when I was shooting the video for Coinaphoto (which you can see here) so, I thought I would just need some drone footage to make the video. I was wrong, very wrong!!! I was blessed with the weather so once I started flying the drone, I wanted  footage from this angle, that angle, the other angle and at some stage the three batteries were completely empty! However, I was craving for more footage so I wasted my GoPro battery hoping that I would get some nice shots.

I was so happy with the final result! This is only my second video but I can see some improvements myself from the first video (WTL Video 1).

This video was made in a place where I had taken photos before. Killiney Hill is such an amazing place, surrounded by the sea and the mountains. Also, you can see Dublin at the north side and Wicklow at the south side.  I had to go there twice, I took so many photos that I split the post in two, Shot no.23-part I and Shot no.23-part II.

Please check the photos and enjoy the video and if you really like it, subscribe to my YouTube channel.

Related:

• Shot no.23-part I
• Shot no.23-part II

My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_RsH6gIokndeUKVYOzmN7w