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FEATURE (Category: Europe | Great-Britain | Ireland | summer | water | coasts | outdoor | hiking)
Northwest Ireland: Colours of the Coast
Northwest Ireland: Colours of the Coast
Ireland green? Who said so? After a week of hiking along the coasts and cliffs of Northern Ireland, our view of the country has become remarkably colourful.
![Smit & Palarczyk > [IRELAND.DONEGAL 21.776] 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.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/photos/8576869_sSJ9i-Ti-1.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [IRELAND.DONEGAL 21.776] 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.")
![Smit & Palarczyk > [IRELAND.DONEGAL 21.778] Music Nightly. Irish pubs are famous for their live music. Wind battered pub sign in Carrick. Photo Mick Palarczyk.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/photos/8576866_NFbmZ-Ti-1.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [IRELAND.DONEGAL 21.778] Music Nightly. Irish pubs are famous for their live music. Wind battered pub sign in Carrick. Photo Mick Palarczyk.")
![Smit & Palarczyk > [IRELAND.DONEGAL 21.779] Holy well. Holy well of St.Columb near Glencolumbkille. Every year on Columbs name-day (june 9th) pelgrims climb to this remote spot. As penance they carry three stones which are left at the well. Photo Mick Palarczyk.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/photos/8576863_EURuU-Ti-1.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [IRELAND.DONEGAL 21.779] Holy well. Holy well of St.Columb near Glencolumbkille. Every year on Columbs name-day (june 9th) pelgrims climb to this remote spot. As penance they carry three stones which are left at the well. Photo Mick Palarczyk.")
![Smit & 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.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/photos/8576860_7NN5K-Ti-1.jpg "Smit & 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.")
![Smit & 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 Centre on the shore of the lough. Photo Mick Palarczyk.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/photos/8576857_9yTHV-Ti-1.jpg "Smit & 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 Centre on the shore of the lough. Photo Mick Palarczyk.")
![Smit & Palarczyk > [IRELAND.DONEGAL 21.784] Edge of the world. Sheep seem to graze at the edge of the world on Lough Gartans shore, where clouds are reflected in the perfectly smooth surface of the lake. Photo Mick Palarczyk.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/photos/8576884_NPLdE-Ti-1.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [IRELAND.DONEGAL 21.784] Edge of the world. Sheep seem to graze at the edge of the world on Lough Gartans shore, where clouds are reflected in the perfectly smooth surface of the lake. Photo Mick Palarczyk.")
![Smit & 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.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/photos/8576880_4fKAr-Ti-1.jpg "Smit & 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.")
![Smit & 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.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/photos/8576877_sHBQP-Ti-1.jpg "Smit & 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.")
![Smit & Palarczyk > [IRELAND.DONEGAL 21.797]
'Seastacks at Port-1.,
At Port, north of Glencolumbkille, sea-stacks and little islands give the Donegal coastline a dramatic appearance. Photo Mick Palarczyk.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/photos/143836956_pQ8BS-Ti.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [IRELAND.DONEGAL 21.797]
'Seastacks at Port-1.,
At Port, north of Glencolumbkille, sea-stacks and little islands give the Donegal coastline a dramatic appearance. 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 21.780] 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.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/photos/8576860_7NN5K-S-1.jpg "> [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 21.780]
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. All rights reserved. No permission for reproduction, including copying or saving of digital image files or text, is granted without prior written authorisation from the author.
