14th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Altered Images
Lichen covered remains of a cathedral in the Irish countryside

This is one of many abandoned catholic cathedrals located along western Ireland's Burren region. Built hundreds of years ago, this wall still remains, now weathered and covered in lichen.

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Date Taken: 07.2014
Date Uploaded: 11.2016
Photo Location: kilfenora, Ireland
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