Strong and gentle this Doolin local wandered up to me as we walked down the tiny country road on our way to Gus O’Connors Pub. Whether it was for attention or for that portrait moment in the promise of the camera I’ll never know why she took a liking to me.

I’m glad she did though as although we spent the evening in O’Connors no other locals came close to competing with that dreamy gaze and those amazing lashes.

Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Doolin Local’, 1/160s f/2.8 ISO640 160mm