Hello and welcome to my site. I am Pat Callahan, a photographer who has lived in France, Hungary and Slovakia as well as a few cities in the United States. I enjoy taking photographs of everyday life especially across Europe and the US.
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Every July, on that date when the tide is at its lowest during the mid-afternoon, a horse race is held on Courtmacsherry Bay. It’s aptly called the Strand Races.
This year, a ten-year-old won the first race. As the day progressed, the jockeys were older, but never past their teen years. Still, each whippet-thin boy was required to weigh in with their saddle.
The crowd gathered to place bets and eat chips sold from the Fry Truck.
This year it rained most of the day which made an always muddy event a bit worse. Save for those boys who didn’t make the winner’s circle, everyone seemed to enjoy themselves.
Young friends in Courtmacsherry, Ireland 2016
Pat Callahan 