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“Under the aurora, life seems to pause for beauty…💫🌠”. Here’s when both the Aurora Borealis & the lantern from the Old Head of Kinsale lighthouse “ignite” Courtmacsherry Bay on 01/01/2025! 😍📸🌠🌌💥🌊✨💚♥️ #aurora #SpeirGorm #BlueSky #weather #art #Cork #Ireland #StormHour #nature #sea #Photo #Photography

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“Slip sliding away…🎶🌄”. A ‘stunning sunset’ descends over Timoleague Parish, as its reflection runs through Courtmacsherry Harbour in West Cork , Ireland! 🤩📸🌅🌊🚤⛵️✨❤️ #sunset #sun #sky #sea #weather #colours #art #nature #landscape #StormHour #photo #photography #Cork #Ireland #speirgorm #bluesky

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A “serene sunrise” along Schull Harbour in West Cork, Ireland with its reflection stretching out towards Cape Clear Island & Sherkin Island! 😍📸🌅⛵️🌊✨❤️ #Sunrise #sky #weather #nature #art #colours #Cork #Ireland #SpeirGorm #BlueSky #StormHour #landscape #Photo #Photography @carlowweather.bsky.social

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

“If the ocean can calm itself, so can you..🌊✨”. WOWW!!😍. Both the crescent moon & the Old Head of Kinsale lighthouse light-up Courtmacsherry Bay in West Cork, Ireland at sunrise! 🤩📸🌜🌊💡🏠✨❤️ #moon #sunrise #sky #weather #nature #art #colours #nikon #photo #photography #speirgorm #BlueSky #Cork #Ireland

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A “serene sunrise” along Schull Harbour in West Cork, Ireland with its reflection stretching out towards Cape Clear Island & Sherkin Island! 😍📸🌅⛵️🌊✨❤️ #Sunrise #sky #weather #nature #art #colours #Cork #Ireland #SpeirGorm #BlueSky #StormHour #landscape #Photo #Photography @carlowweather.bsky.social

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

“Hope is a rainbow of thought…🌈💭”. WOWW!! 😍. A magical rainbow appeared at Broadstrand beach & Courtmacsherry Bay in West Cork as ‘Storm Herminia’ approaches Ireland!! 🤩📸🌈🌊🏖️🕊️✨❤️ #StormHerminia #StormÉowyn #weather #BlueSky #SpeirGorm #Photo #Photography #Art #Colours #nature #Stormhour #Cork #Ireland

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White horses race (& crash into..) the Old Head of Kinsale lighthouse in West Cork as “Storm Éowyn” batters the South Coast of Ireland!!😳🚨🌀🌊🌊💡🏠⚠️ #StormÈowyn #StormEowyn #Cork #Ireland #weather #StaySafe #storm #sea #bluesky #speirgorm #nature #Photo #Photography #StormHour @carlowweather.bsky.social

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

Here’s the moment the Aurora Borealis / Northern Lights began to dance dramatically along Courtmacsherry areas in West Cork, Ireland on 01/01/2025!😍🥳🥂🌠🌌💥💚♥️ #auroraborealis #aurora #NorthernLights #sunset #January #Cork #Ireland #speirgorm #bluesky #photography #photo #art #colours #nature #StormHour

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“You raise me up…🎶🌅”. A ‘uniquely- shaped sunrise’ ascends over a flat-calm Courtmacsherry Bay & in West Cork, Ireland earlier this morning! 😍📸🌄🌊✨❤️ #Sunrise #January #Winter #SpeirGorm #BlueSky #Cork #Ireland #Weather #landscape #Nature #Colours #art #NaturePhotography #photography #photo #StormHour

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OMGGG!!! 🤩😍. IT’S BAAACKK..🤯. The Aurora Borealis / Northern Lights emerged over Courtmacsherry areas in West Cork, Ireland at 5.50pm , 01/01/2025 on the 1st day of 2025!! 🥰📸🌌💥🌊✨💚♥️ #auroraborealis #aurora #NorthernLights #sunset #BlueSky #SpeirGorm #NewYearsDay #Cork #photography #photo #nature #art

submitted 56 days ago • 1 comment

OMGGG!!! 🤩😍. IT’S BAAACKK..🤯. The Aurora Borealis / Northern Lights emerged over Courtmacsherry areas in West Cork, Ireland at 5.50pm , 01/01/2025 on the 1st day of 2025!! 🥰📸🌌💥🌊✨💚♥️ #auroraborealis #aurora #NorthernLights #sunset #BlueSky #SpeirGorm #NewYearsDay #Cork #photography #photo #nature #art

submitted 56 days ago • 1 comment

Stunning snaps show the Northern Lights over Cork on New Year's Eve Between the fireworks and the aurora, we got off to a colourful start for 2025 www.corkbeo.ie/news/local-n...

submitted 57 days ago • 0 comments

Celebrate endings - for they precede new beginnings... 🗓🍾”. Here’s some of my ‘Best Photos’ of 2024.. 🤩😍📸🌅🌕🌈🌌 .. “Happy New Year 2025 Everybody!! ... 🥳🎊🌟🥂❤️ #HappyNewYear #NewYear #NewYear2025 #NewYearsEve #NewYearsDay #BlueSky #SpeirGorm #StormHour #weather #nature #photo #photography #Cork #Ireland

submitted 58 days ago • 0 comments

Celebrate endings - for they precede new beginnings... 🗓🍾”. Here’s some of my ‘Best Photos’ of 2024.. 🤩😍📸🌅🌕🌈🌌 .. “Happy New Year 2025 Everybody!! ... 🥳🎊🌟🥂❤️ #HappyNewYear #NewYear #NewYear2025 #NewYearsEve #NewYearsDay #BlueSky #SpeirGorm #StormHour #weather #nature #photo #photography #Cork #Ireland

submitted 58 days ago • 0 comments

OH WOWW!! 🤩😍. What an: “amazing array of art” at sunrise around the Old Head of Kinsale lighthouse on the final Sunday of 2024! 🥰📸🌅🌊💡🏠✨♥️ #sunrise #lighthouse #Cork #Ireland #speirgorm #BlueSky #Winter #weather #nature #sea #art #colours #photo #photography #landscape #HappyNewYear #Beauty #StormHour

submitted 61 days ago • 0 comments

“Happy Christmas Everyone!!” from Courtmacsherry in West Cork , Ireland …🌟🎄🎅🏻🎁📸🌅⛵️❤️ #Christmas #ChristmasEve #ChristmasDay #NollaigShona #MerryChristmas #HappyChristmas #Christmas2024 #MerryChristmas2024 #December2024 #bluesky #speirgorm #photo #photography #sunset #art #colours #nature #Cork #Ireland

submitted 66 days ago • 0 comments

“Happy Christmas Everyone!!” from Courtmacsherry in West Cork , Ireland …🌟🎄🎅🏻🎁📸🌅⛵️❤️ #Christmas #ChristmasEve #ChristmasDay #NollaigShona #MerryChristmas #HappyChristmas #Christmas2024 #MerryChristmas2024 #December2024 #bluesky #speirgorm #photo #photography #sunset #art #colours #nature #Cork #Ireland

submitted 66 days ago • 0 comments

OMGG!! 😍. What a ‘stunning silhouette’ of a farmhouse within a “spectacular sunrise” along Kinsale areas in West Cork , Ireland! 🤩📸🌄🏠✨❤️ #Sunrise #sun #sky #sea #speirgorm #BlueSky #Colours #Art #Photo #Photography #Winter #December #Christmas #Christmas2024 #Weather #Nature #Landscape #Cork #Ireland

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“Taste the rainbow..🌈”. The Old Head of Kinsale lighthouse beams: ‘within the colours of a rainbow’ in West Cork, Ireland! 😍📸💡🏠🌈🌊✨♥️ #sunset #rainbow #lighthouse #Cork #Ireland #speirgorm #BlueSky #Autumn #Winter #stormbert #weather #nature #sea #art #colours #photo #photography #landscape #StormHour

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“Walking in a winter wonderland..🎶❄️”. A beautiful scene of sneachta / snow along Kinsale areas in West Cork , Ireland! 🥰🥶📸❄️🌾✨❤️ #sneachta #snow #snowday #Autumn #Autumn #Weather #SpeirGorm #BlueSky #Colours #art #nature #Photo #Photography #Landscape #Cork #Ireland @carlowweather.bsky.social

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“Let it snow, let it snow..🎶❄️❄️”. WOAH!! 🤯. Intense sneachta / snow falling around Courtmacsherry areas in West Cork , Ireland on a ‘BALTIC’ morning!! 😍🥶❄️🌨️☃️💙 #sneachta #snow #weather #Autumn #winter #art #nature #Cork #Ireland @carlowweather.bsky.social @barrabest.bsky.social @liliansmith.bsky.social

submitted 99 days ago • 1 comment

OH WOWW!! 🤩. A stunning omega / mirage sunrise emerged along a ‘chilly’ Courtmacsherry Bay in West Cork , Ireland earlier this morning! 😍🥶🌅💥🌊✨❤️ #Sunrise #Autumn #sneachta #snow #sun #sky #sea #speirgorm #BlueSky #Colours #Art #Photo #Photography #Winter #Weather #Nature #Landscape #Cork #Ireland

submitted 99 days ago • 2 comments

“I see fire..🎶🔥”. A fiery red sky at sunrise / dawn over Courtmacsherry Bay, Old Head of Kinsale & Seven Heads Peninsula in West Cork , Ireland !😍🌅💥🌊✨❤️ #redsky #sunrise #Autumn #weather #Winter #StormHour #ThePhotoHour #photography #landscape #photo #nature #art #colours #sea #bluesky #Cork #Ireland

submitted 101 days ago • 1 comment

“And I'll rise up, High like the waves..🌕🌊”. The Full Sturgeon Moon / Super Blue Moon rises mysteriously over Courtmacsherry Bay in West Cork, Ireland! 🤩🥰📸🌕🌙🌊✨❤️ #fullmoon #moon #sea #Autumn #astronomy #nature #art #Colours #Landscape #weather #bluesky #photography #photo #stormhour #Cork #Ireland

submitted 102 days ago • 1 comment

“A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows…🌅✨”. A ‘string of sunbeams’ next to the Old Head of Kinsale lighthouse in West Cork , Ireland at sunrise! 🤩🌤️🌊💡🏠✨❤️ #Sunrise #Autumn #weather #nature #sea #art #Colours #BlueSky #StormHour #landscape #Photograph #photography #Photo #Cork #Ireland

submitted 102 days ago • 0 comments

“Chasing the sun...🎶🌄 ”. A stunning silhouette of a couple capturing the final moments of a ‘Spectacular sunset’ along Courtmacsherry Pier in West Cork , Ireland ! 🥰📸🌅🌊⛵️✨❤️ #sunset #Autumn #weather #sea #ocean #Sky #Cork #nature #NaturePhotography #bluesky #Colours #Art #landscape #Photography #photo

submitted 103 days ago • 3 comments

“Shine bright like a diamond…🎶🌛✨”. Both the Crescent Moon (21%) & The Old Head of #Kinsale Lighthouse propel light to #Courtmacsherry Bay, towards Broadstrand beach in West Cork , Ireland! 🥰🌙🌊💡🏠🌅❤️ #moon #sunrise #weather #photo #photograph #photography #nature #art #colours #speirgorm #Cork #Ireland

submitted 104 days ago • 1 comment

“The Foggy Dew…🎶🌫️✨”. WOWW!! 🤩. A fascinating flow of ‘sea fog’ encircles the Old Head of Kinsale in West Cork , Ireland! 😍📸🌫️🏠💡🌊✨❤️ #Autumn #AutumnColours #Fall #Fog #Weather #sky #bluesky #Art #Nature #NaturePhotography #Landscape #landscapephotography #Photo #Photography #WestCork #Cork #Ireland

submitted 105 days ago • 0 comments

Here’s the moment when the “Full Harvest Moon” touched the lantern of the Old Head of Kinsale Lighthouse; as it rises over a flat-calm Courtmacsherry Bay in West Cork, #Ireland on 17/09/2024! 🤩🥰📸🌽🌕🌙🌊🚤✨❤️ #SuperMoon #FullMoon #moon #astronomy #photography #art #nature #Autumn #AutumnEquinox #equinox

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“Sunsets are proof that endings can be beautiful too…🌄🎨”. WOAHH!! 😍. What a ‘striking sunset’ over Barryroe Parish in West Cork , Ireland around 5.15pm! 🥰📸🌅🌾🕊️✨❤️ #Sunset #sun #Autumn #autumn2024 #Colours #Art #Winter #Weather #sky #bluesky #birds #Nature #Photography #Photo #Landscape #Cork #Ireland

submitted 106 days ago • 0 comments

BOOOMMMM!!! 🤩🤯💥. WOAH, What a “SPECTACULAR” #AuroraBorealis / #NorthernLights (Also visible to the naked eye too..) along Courtmacsherry areas & Barryroe Parish in West Cork, #Ireland after #sunset on 10th October 2024!! 🤩🥰📸🌠🌌💥🌾🌊✨ #aurora #astronomy #photo #photography #art #nature #weather #Colours

submitted 137 days ago • 0 comments

Here’s the moment when the “Full Harvest Moon” touched the lantern of the Old Head of Kinsale Lighthouse; as it rises over a flat-calm Courtmacsherry Bay in West Cork, #Ireland on 17/09/2024! 🤩🥰📸🌽🌕🌙🌊🚤✨❤️ #SuperMoon #FullMoon #moon #astronomy #photography #art #nature #Autumn #AutumnEquinox #equinox

submitted 158 days ago • 0 comments

BOOM!!! 🤩💥. OMGG, What a: “MIND-BLOWING Northern Lights / Aurora Borealis” around the plough constellation over Courtmacsherry areas in West Cork, #Ireland at 1am on Friday 13th September 2024! 🤯😍📸🌠🌌💥🌲✨💚❤️ #auroraborealis #aurora #northernlights #photo #photography #art #nature #September #Autumn

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WOWW!!! 😍🌖. What a TRULY REMARKABLE: “Partial Lunar Eclipse of the Harvest Full Moon ..” over Barryroe Parish in West Cork, Ireland on 18th September 2024 at 3.44am! 🤩🥰🌽🌖✨❤️ #Eclipse2024 #LunarEclipse #HarvestMoon #Supermoon #FullMoon #moon #Ireland #September #Autumn #astronomy #photo #photography

submitted 160 days ago • 0 comments

HOLY MOLY!!! 🤩🥰. As I was waiting patiently for the ‘Perseid Meteor Shower’ to appear over #Courtmacsherry areas in #WestCork, #Ireland; this OUTSTANDING #Aurora #NorthernLights emerged underneath the plough on 14/08/2024 at 2am!!! 😳😍📸🌠🌌💥✨💚❤️ #auroraborealis #photo #photography #art #nature

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