This beautiful sunset scene looking out over the wild Atlantic ocean contains some of the most amazing diving I have been privileged to experience. My very first dive here in Ireland was on Skellig Michael, that pyramid on the distant horizon. I could not have wished for a more profound introduction to Irish diving. From […]
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Across the beautiful Lough Leane stands Shehy Mountain silhouetted by a sneak peek of sunshine. The mountains of Kerry are gorgeous and are the highest in all Ireland. Ireland’s mountains are not high by world standards. Shehy Mountain reaches 762m. Tommies Mountain to the right is even smaller at 735m and between those two peaks, […]
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A visit to an old church always demands reverences but here in Youghal, St. Mary’s Collegiate Church held a deep magic that almost brought us to tears. At over 800 years old, the care with which it has been maintained tells everything about its importance as a place of worship, ceremony and social cohesion for […]
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One of Ireland’s most impressive sites of medieval architecture, The Rock of Cashel was once the seat of the kings of Munster. One of most visited tourist attractions in Ireland, ‘The Rock’ was deserted this grey evening until a rent in the western sky let the sun stream in for our own personal experience.
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Just under two kilometres north east of Skellig Michael is its smaller sibling, ‘Little Skellig’ or ‘Sceilig Bheag’ in the native Irish tongue. I first laid eyes on Sceilig Bheag seven years ago and was introduced to the home of one of the northern hemispheres largest colonies of gannet, along with its incredible accompanying smell. […]
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