Ireland’s Burren National Park, or simply ‘The Burren’ is unlike anything you would have imaged to be Irish landscape. It is said that Oliver Cromwell, during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland circa 1650, when he first saw the Burren, said, “There isn’t a tree to hang a man, water to drown a man, nor soil […]
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Despite it’s name, the Compass Jellyfish has minimal control over the direction it travels or the places it finds itself. Relative to still water they are efficient swimmers but no match for the current, tides, storms and seas of the Wild Atlantic Way coast. These three once beautiful oceanic creatures have found a final place […]
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This exquisite creature is mysterious, captivating and enchanting as it moves through the ocean with a grace all its own. This time of the year in the waters off Ireland they are everywhere and make incredible subjects of photography or observation while waiting to off-gas on our safety stop. They are also everywhere on beaches, […]
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The last thing I expected on the 12th hole was a pheasant cock strutting his stuff. I have now learned that pheasants have had uninterrupted residency here on the Cork Golf Club grounds for years. Not actually being here to play I was easily distracted by shiny things and bright colours, especially when my team […]
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