Castlekernnel river walk, yew forest with castle ruin

 

 

river shannon

river Shannon

river Shannon

This is a part of river Shannon famous for fishing, the river is wide and left natural, with an easy path along. The section near Castlekernnel has a ruin and a group of old yew trees, fantastic location with fabulous river view, walled courtyard with trees.

 

yew tree

yew tree

yew tree

yew tree

yew tree

Many yew trees have grown too tall for the thin soil available, fallen down in storm but managed to grow new branches. It is beautiful to see such hard wood tree branches flow softly over other trunks to make unbelievable twists and curls.