Doneraile Park To See The Deer.

 We drove to Doneraile Park in north Cork on Saturday.  Bronte was very excited about her new adventures. 

It was a lovely cold and dry day and we decided to have a stroll around the grounds of a Georgian mansion landscaped in a Capability Brown kind of way.

He used sheep and cattle to mow his landscapes before the lawnmower was invented.

Some fields are still grazed by rare breed cattle and deer.

It felt like we were in a Jane Austen novel minus the long flowing dresses, tight bodices and horses and traps.

Here's some photos for your perusal:

To the manor born.  

I spotted this gate to the once walled kitchen garden.  The large gate was locked.  I could see an orchard and lawn when I peered down the side of the gate on the hinges side.

Deer grazing.

A fawn.

Swans.

Geese.

A vista in front of the "big house."  The house and hundreds of acres of land was left to the Office Of Public Works.  Which I believe is the equivalent to the National  Trust.  The grounds are open  and free to visit.  There is an admission price to go on a tour of the " big house".

Autumn leaves and no leaves on the trees yet.

Primroses.

Mallard.

Swans.


Another day out post tomorrow.

Happy Saint Patrick's Day to you all!