OLD BOAT RUIN , INCHYDONEY, WEST CORK.

OLD BOAT RUIN , INCHYDONEY, WEST CORK.(Acrylic Painting) Inchydoney is a small island, long connected to the mainland by two causeways, in West Cork, Ireland. The nearest town is Clonakilty. It has a Blue Flag beach. In 1584, the island, having been escheated to the Crown, was granted by Queen Elizabeth I of England to the Church of Ireland Bishop of Ross. After the Battle of Clonakilty in 1642, 600 of the Irish forces fled towards the island to take refuge; but with the tide setting in

The gothic portico and spire was not constructed until 1889 by Dominic J

Slieve League's cliffs reach almost three times higher

(Acrylic Painting)The Four Courts (Irish: Na Ceithre Cúirteanna[) is Ireland's main courts building

the donkey is not a native to Ireland  at all but probably originated in North Africa and other parts of the Middle East

is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Cobh

delightful sittingroom and private grounds with lawns and fruit trees

The white cheeks are bordered by a dark blue line - the line through the eye is separated from the blue cap by a white band - all producing a distinctive head pattern

It is the largest peninsula on the island of Ireland

It is part of a hiking trail called the Mullaghmore Loop in the Burren National Park

Ryan Tubridy has signed copies of his tome there

Kingfishers are about 16cm long and weigh about 40 grams

This charming still life