Author Archives: Ed Mitchell

Pocket Beaches

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Ed Mitchell

Pocket beaches are great. What is a pocket beach? Well, here in the northeast, it refers to a small, often sand, beach surrounding a estuary mouth in the back of a bay or cove. Given a pocket beach’s location, it is reasonably … Continue reading →

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A Trip to Purgatory, part 4

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Ed Mitchell

What was down there? Hold onto your socks my friend. A small room with two cold, stone beds and a few flat rocks to kneel on. Click on the picture to the right to get a better view. So who … Continue reading →

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A Trip to Purgatory, part 3

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Ed Mitchell

The following day I brought my friend Jim along, figuring he might like to see this odd graveyard mound. He immediately found the thing puzzling too. In an effort to learn more, I took my camera and stuck it as far down the … Continue reading →

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A Trip to Purgatory, part 2

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Ed Mitchell

Ok, our pilgrimage to purgatory continues….While wandering through the graveyard, I began to notice the variety of crosses used on the tombstones. As you would expect the Celtic Cross was evident in fair number; to my eye it is the most … Continue reading →

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A Trip to Purgatory, Part 1

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Ed Mitchell

Last year while on Ireland’s Beara peninsula, I took a side trip to purgatory. Now I can hear you groaning from here; still listen to me, I have the photographs to prove it. But before I show you what purgatory looks like, I … Continue reading →

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