Found a cyclist's rest at the top of a long climb on my group ride this morning #cork #ireland #cycling

A Coastal Haven in West Cork

The Baltimore Beacon on one side and Sherkin Island on the other, while we travelled to that island on a day trip, the same day as this photo of the Wallis Buoy.

https://inphotos.org/2025/03/29/a-coastal-haven-in-west-cork/

Seagull’s Perch on Wallis Buoy

Ah, the majestic Wallis buoy. It's a beacon of maritime sophistication and seagull real estate. On my way to Sherkin Island, I came upon this floating masterpiece, complete with a solar panel that probably powers the seagull’s Netflix subscription. The bird, perched confidently atop its throne, seemed to be enforcing the 6 km speed limit with all the authority of a traffic warden who’s had one too many cups of tea.
https://inphotos.org/2025/03/28/seagulls-perch-on-wallis-buoy/
#photo #photography #Cork

Eclipse in #Cork, free event at BlackRock Castle Saturday

Rural Banter in Cork

Tucked away on the serene Sherkin Island in County Cork, I stumbled upon a timeless moment that felt plucked from another era. Two older men, clearly no strangers to the soil beneath them, were deep in conversation.

This photo was taken in 2015 while on a visit to the island. I hope they are still living on the island, chatting away.

#2015 #agriculture #candidMoment #Canon6D #Cork #countryside #elderlyMen #farming #Ireland #Photo #Photography #ruralLife #SherkinIsland #tractor #vintageTractor

"Wired Our Own Way: An Anthology of Irish Autistic Voices", edited by NIamh Garvey, is the first collection of personal essays written by #autistic Irish adults.
#Cork book launch in #Dubray bookshop on Patrick Street, 6.30 pm on Thursday 3rd April (Thursday next week).

Next Stop: Shopping in Cork

Three women wait at the traffic lights on Grand Parade. They’ve all been shopping in NEXT.

It’s odd what Lightroom sometimes does to a photo when you correct for lens distortion.

#2021 #Architecture #BlackAndWhite #cityscape #Cork #floralPatterns #Ireland #pedestrianCrossing #Photo #Photography #shopping #SonyA7III #StreetPhotography #urbanLife

24 Mar 1586: The #Irish dioceses of #Cork, Cloyne & Ross are annexed into one and granted to William Lyon as a single bishopric #otd

(TNA - here's his signature from 1596, in a letter talking about how dire things are for the established church there)

24 Mar 1661: The Mayor of #Youghal, #Cork, Richard Myre, authorises the arrest of Florence Newton for alleged withcraft #otd

A notorious & sensational case at the time.

Just a random product recommendation for wine fans: splurge on The Durand. The device has a stupid name and is expensive ($145), but it is capable of extracting corks that are almost disintegrated. You first use the spiral corker, then slide in the two-pronged puller. Super handy if you encounter old bottles of wine. I take it with me to BYOB restaurants so that I don't have to watch in horror as waiter corks the bottle with a standard device. #wine #cork #alcohol

Inchydoney Beach today on the Wild Atlantic Way

Here are two elevation snapshots from two very similar distance rides that I did a half year apart (one in #Chicago suburbs and one near #Cork).

Can anyone guess which one is which?

23 Mar 1621: Henry Danvers, Earl of Danby becomes Governor of #Guernsey for life #otd
Donor of the land for Oxford University's botanical garden, he'd been shot in the face in an ambush near #Fermoy #Cork in 1599, hence the large mark in the portrait (National Trust images)

All welcome to the #Dublin or #Cork launch of "Wired Our Own Way; An Anthology of Autistic Voices". This book contains 24 personal essays about the lived experience of #Autistic adults in Ireland. Published by New Island Books.

22 Mar 1615: Katherine Boyle, later Viscountess Ranelagh, #philosopher, letter #writer b. in Youghal #Cork #otd

First contribution to OpenStreetMap with fresh Institute account

Changeset 163905914 https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/163905914#map=19/51.896961/-8.478943

Adding surveillance cameras from observation

Visible on the Surveillance under Surveillance map
https://sunders.uber.space/?lat=51.89683637&lon=-8.47833127&zoom=19

I saw a warship docked outside of my office in #cork yesterday as I was leaving for the evening. I looked up it's name (William Butler Yeats) on Wikipedia and found that it was an Irish patrol ship. It's neat working next to an active port, you never know what you're going to see!

#ireland #cork #warship

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%89_William_Butler_Yeats#%3A%7E%3Atext%3DL%C3%89_William_Butler_Yeats_%28P63%2Cbuilt_by_Babcock_Marine_Appledore.?wprov=sfla1

Tomás MacCurtain, the Sinn Féin Lord Mayor of Cork, was shot dead in front of his wife and son by a group of men with blackened faces on 20th March 1920. The murderers were subsequently found by the official inquest into the event to be members of the Royal Irish Constabulary. MacCurtain was also commandant of the Cork No. 1 Brigade of the IRA.

Foggy morning sunrise near #cork #ireland