Fossilised colonial coral dating from up to 359 millennia ago when Ireland was still a tropical swamp. Later this region turned into an Arctic wasteland, before warming up enough to allow for the early hunter-gatherers. Nowadays, colonial coral fossils can be easily found in limestone areas such as Mulranny in County Mayo, where I found this example peeping through the pebbles. (more…)
Mulranny Beach is where I would like to right now – in the eye of the storm! (more…)
Is this the sword of Brian Boru, the High King of Ireland? Or just a particularly evocative beachcombing find?
The fact is that photography is all about looking and finding, and sometimes you come up with things that are totally unexpected.
Location: Fahy Beach, County Mayo, Ireland
A leprechaun mini megalith built for little people on an Irish beach.
I’ve seen full scale versions that haven’t been a patch on this one for style and presence.
Location: County Mayo, Ireland. Photo taken with Hipstamatic
Bog cotton, eriophorum angustifolium, is like the finest fairy hair.
…in the garden where I am staying in the West of Ireland.
Watching the peat bog at twilight will be the event of each day when I return to Ireland next Friday. Here, I will be waiting for what photographers call the “sweet light”, which is literally a gift from the heavens. © www.anniewrightphotography.com
The silver world of Clew Bay: vast mountains, shimmering sands and little people with teeny-tiny smart phones!
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The Queen of Trees… towering over the forest surrounding Moore Hall in the Wild West of Ireland. ©www.anniewrightphotography.com
