Interference Patterns

Ripples of ocean swirl into the nooks and crannies of a sand bank rapidly vanishing under a rising tide. The patterns arising leave in their wake the simple ripples of stones thrown into water, instead complex patterns of superposition, construction and cancellation play out in chaotic beauty. A few almost solitary sea birds most likely […]

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Keem Bay, Achill Island

I first set foot on Achill Island, County Mayo a couple of years ago. At the time I was only a little aware of its significance in the life of Ireland’s beloved pirate queen, Gráinne Ní Mháillem (Grace O’Malley). In the last few months my awareness of this incredible woman and her place in sixteenth […]

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