Northwest & Northern Ireland: Colours of the Coast

[IRELAND.DONEGAL 21.810] ‘Bloody Foreland.’ Bloody Foreland, west of Falcarragh, owes its name to the red colour of its cliffs. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[IRELAND.DONEGAL 21.821] ‘Heather.’ The bog land west of Falcarragh is coloured purple by flowering heather. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[IRELAND.DONEGAL 21.771] ‘Cows on beach.’ On the shore of Donegal Bay near St. John’s Point, cows have chosen a tranquil beach to ruminate. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[IRELAND.DONEGAL 21.775] ‘St. John’s Point.’ Yellow lichens cover the eroded limestone cliffs at St. John’s Point, a nice spot to look out over McSwyne’s Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[IRELAND.DONEGAL 21.778] ‘Music Nightly.’ Irish pubs are famous for their live music. Wind battered pub sign in Carrick. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[IRELAND.DONEGAL 21.780] ‘Labyrinth cross.’ This ‘Turas Cholmcille’ at Glencolumbkille has been erected as a prehistoric menhir and was christianized in the 6th century by St. Columb who inscribed a labyrinth-like cross in it. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[IRELAND.DONEGAL 21.784] ‘Edge of the world.’ Sheep seem to graze at the edge of the world on Lough Gartan’s shore, where clouds are reflected in the perfectly smooth surface of the lake. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[IRELAND.DONEGAL 21.794] ‘Coast at Port.’ At Port, north of Glencolumbkille, sea-stacks and little islands give the Donegal coastline a dramatic appearance. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[IRELAND.DONEGAL 21.797] ‘Seastacks at Port.’ At Port, north of Glencolumbkille, sea-stacks and little islands give the Donegal coastline a dramatic appearance. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[IRELAND.DONEGAL 21.800] ‘Seastacks at Port.’ Sheep can roam freely along the beautiful Atlantic coast at Port, north of Glencolumbkille. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[IRELAND.DONEGAL 21.802] ‘Donegal coast.’ Heather covered bog land ends abrubtly at a small beach near Port on the Donegal coast. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[IRELAND.DONEGAL 21.807] ‘Multicolour moss.’ Most of Irelands bogs are covered with Sphagnum, a moss showing much colour variation. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[IRELAND.DONEGAL 21.811] ‘Bloody Foreland.’ Bloody Foreland, west of Falcarragh, owes its name to the red colour of its cliffs. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[IRELAND.DONEGAL 21.774] ‘St. John’s Point.’ Yellow lichens cover the eroded limestone cliffs at St. John’s Point, a nice spot to look out over McSwyne’s Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[IRELAND.DONEGAL 21.766] ’Thatched cottage.’ The temperate Irish climate allows Montbretias to flower abundantly along the garden wall of a typical Irish thatched cottage, south of Dunkineely. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[IRELAND.DONEGAL 21.769] Thatched shed.’ Thatched shed on the shore of McSwyne’s Bay, south of Dunkineely. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[IRELAND.DONEGAL 21.777] ‘Slieve League.’ Slieve League, the 595 meter high Atlantic cliff shore west of Carrick, acquires a golden glow in the evening sunlight. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[IRELAND.DONEGAL 21.779] ‘Holy well.’ Holy well of St.Columb near Glencolumbkille. Every year on Columb’s name-day (june 9th) pilgrims climb to this remote spot. As penance they carry three stones which are left at the well. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[IRELAND.DONEGAL 21.783] ‘St. Columb.’ St.Columb, who christianized parts of 6th century Ireland and Scotland, was born on the shore of Lough Gartan. This wax image can be found at Colmcille Heritage Center on the shore of the lough. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[IRELAND.DONEGAL 21.792] ‘Coast at Port.’ At Port, north of Glencolumbkille, sea-stacks and little islands give the Donegal coastline a dramatic appearance. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[IRELAND.DONEGAL 21.796] ‘Seastacks and sheep.’ Sheep can roam freely along the beautiful Atlantic coast at Port, north of Glencolumbkille. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[IRELAND.DONEGAL 21.798] ‘Coast at Port.’ At Port, north of Glencolumbkille, sea-stacks and little islands give the Donegal coastline a dramatic appearance. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[IRELAND.DONEGAL 21.799] ‘Seastacks at Port.’ At Port, north of Glencolumbkille, sea-stacks and little islands give the Donegal coastline a dramatic appearance. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[IRELAND.DONEGAL 21.804] ‘Multicolour moss.’ Most of Irelands bogs are covered with Sphagnum, a moss showing much colour variation. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[IRELAND.DONEGAL 21.808] ‘Fuchsias.’ Hedge size Fuchsias accompany the stone walls on the peninsula of Horn Head, at Donegal’s north coast. Photo Mick Palarczyk.