Ireland 2024 – The Autumn Tour

Highlights From This Trip

• 5 Days
• ~700 miles driven
• 14 Locations Photographed
• ~300 photographs
• Houses and Churches
• Hammock camping in forests
• Guinness Seal Mural!

In 2023, I ventured to the Emerald Isle three times, on a triple-part road trip capturing the decaying beauty of Ireland’s abandoned places and forgotten relics. This year I made a return for an end-of-summer five-day road trip to see more of Ireland’s beautiful decay.

This time, I explored numerous abandoned houses and admired the ecclesiastical architecture inside several churches. To be sure, Ireland is dotted with such historical sites. I also captured images of some picturesque petrol pumps, snuck into a disused school, and wandered through an old barn filled with military vehicles.

Exploring decaying derelict houses, filled with personal items

On this trip, I was fortunate enough to explore many fascinating abandoned residences. These ran the full spectrum from simple rural domiciles to grand decaying manor houses.

Exploring abandoned houses offers a unique opportunity to glimpse into the lives of those who once called these places home. Each room, each forgotten object, tells a story.

My favourite abandoned house of the trip was a large and undoubtedly once-beautiful manor house. I love boldly painted walls, and this house had a glorious palette: a blood-red lounge/dining area, a cobalt blue main dining room, and an emerald-green entry hall.

The green-walled entry also had an old plastic Christmas tree. Great timing, as this went straight into my Beautiful Abandoned Places Calendar 2025 as the December photo!

Venturing into an old corner shop, closed for at least 20 years

I squeezed through a dense thicket and slipped through an open window. The interior of the old house I find myself in was dark, dusty and cluttered. Not too many photo motifs, not yet. My attention had been drawn in by something intriguing at the front of the property.

As I stepped through the doorway, I entered a charming, old-fashioned shop. This place felt like a time capsule, a relic of the olden-day Ireland. The shelves were sparsely stocked, but there were still intriguing remnants: rusty biscuit tins, antique sweet jars, and other knickknacks. These details added a touch of character to the scene.

Judging by the calendars hanging on the wall, the shop had closed its doors in 1987, while the house remained occupied until 2004.

Shooting abandoned Ireland on Kodak VIsion 3 250D

On this trip I bring my trusty Zenit-E 35mm film camera with my Mir-1b 37mm and Mir-20 20mm lenses.

My film of choice for this trip was Kodak Vision 3 250D. Kodak Vision3 250D is a classic motion picture film stock, renowned for its versatility and fine grain structure, which is popular among filmmakers.

Hundreds of visually stunning movies have been shot on this stock, including Interstellar, Oppenheimer, Dunkirk, Inception, Dark Knight Rises and Fight Club

Other highlights from my 2024 Ireland Tour

• Three beautiful Irish churches
• A few pretty and photogenic roadside vintage petrol pumps
• A collection of old military trucks, tucked away in an old barn
• A cute yellow-walled schoolhouse

More behind-the-scenes photos from my Ireland 2024 Road Trip

Thanks for reading, and I hope you enjoyed this road trip blog! Here are the rest of the behind-the-scenes snaps and preview photos from this trip; see you next time <3.