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Silhouette at the Harbour Mouth

There’s a narrow window just after sunset when the sky goes absolutely wild, when the sun has dropped below the horizon but the light is still bouncing around in the atmosphere, and you get these incredible bands of colour stacking up from warm orange...

https://inphotos.org/2026/02/24/silhouette-at-the-harbour-mouth/

#Ballycotton #beacon #BlarneyPhotographyClub #coast #Cork #GoldenHour #harbour #Ireland #LandscapePhotography #Photo #Photography #silhouette #sunset

Silhouette at the Harbour Mouth

There’s a narrow window just after sunset when the sky goes absolutely wild, when the sun has dropped below the horizon but the light is still bouncing around in the atmosphere, and you get these incredible bands of colour stacking up from warm orange through pink into deep purple and navy.

The navigation beacon at the end of the pier in Ballycotton hadn’t come on yet so it provided a subject for a silhouette against this gorgeous sky on a lovely August evening last year.

Ballycotton’s Beacon on the Island

The lighthouse on the island just off the coast by Ballycotton is always a nice subject for a photo. The night we were there, we hoped to photograph the moon rising behind the lighthouse but a large bank of cloud covered the horizon.

#Ballycotton #BallycottonLighthouse #BlarneyPhotographyClub #CelticSea #CoCork #coastalPhotography #Cork #EastCork #Ireland #IrishCoast #IrishLighthouses #lighthouse #lighthouseIsland #maritimeHeritage #navigationBeacon #Photo #Photography #sunset

Sunset Fishing at Ballycotton Pier

A series of photos showing men fishing off the pier at Ballycotton, Co Cork a couple of weeks ago. It was a beautiful evening. Lovely time to be there.

#2025 #anglers #Ballycotton #BallycottonPier #BlarneyPhotographyClub #coastalFishing #Cork #CountyCork #dramaticSky #EastCork #eveningFishing #fishing #goldenHour #harbourCrane #Ireland #IrishCoast #Photo #Photography #pierFishing #silhouettes #SonyA7RV #stormClouds #sunset

Am I prolific?

A slightly battered boat in Ballycotton, Co Cork.

#Ballycotton #BlarneyPhotographyClub #Boat #boatDetails #Castletownbere #Cork #CountyCork #fishingBoat #fishingCooperative #fishingEquipment #fishingNets #Ireland #IrishFishingIndustry #IvanWildeLtd #maritimeHeritage #Photo #Photography #Prolific #Skerries #workingBoat

Am I prolific?

A slightly battered boat in Ballycotton, Co Cork.

#Ballycotton #BlarneyPhotographyClub #Boat #boatDetails #Castletownbere #Cork #CountyCork #fishingBoat #fishingCooperative #fishingEquipment #fishingNets #Ireland #IrishFishingIndustry #IvanWildeLtd #maritimeHeritage #Photo #Photography #Prolific #Skerries #workingBoat

Am I prolific?

A slightly battered boat in Ballycotton, Co Cork.

#Ballycotton #BlarneyPhotographyClub #Boat #boatDetails #Castletownbere #Cork #CountyCork #fishingBoat #fishingCooperative #fishingEquipment #fishingNets #Ireland #IrishFishingIndustry #IvanWildeLtd #maritimeHeritage #Photo #Photography #Prolific #Skerries #workingBoat

Am I prolific?

A slightly battered boat in Ballycotton, Co Cork.

#Ballycotton #BlarneyPhotographyClub #Boat #boatDetails #Castletownbere #Cork #CountyCork #fishingBoat #fishingCooperative #fishingEquipment #fishingNets #Ireland #IrishFishingIndustry #IvanWildeLtd #maritimeHeritage #Photo #Photography #Prolific #Skerries #workingBoat

Anglers Under Ballycotton’s Big Sky

There were 6 or 7 people fishing in Ballycotton. Most were standing on the pier, but these two had climbed up on the pier wall. Judging by the bag of fish they had, it was a good choice of location.

#angling #Ballycotton #BlackAndWhite #blackAndWhitePhotography #cloudySky #coastalFishing #Cork #CountyCork #dramaticClouds #dramaticSky #EastCork #fishing #fishingCulture #fishingPier #harbourWall #Ireland #maritimePhotography #Photo #Photography #pierFishing

Anglers Under Ballycotton’s Big Sky

There were 6 or 7 people fishing in Ballycotton. Most were standing on the pier, but these two had climbed up on the pier wall. Judging by the bag of fish they had, it was a good choice of location.

#angling #Ballycotton #BlackAndWhite #blackAndWhitePhotography #cloudySky #coastalFishing #Cork #CountyCork #dramaticClouds #dramaticSky #EastCork #fishing #fishingCulture #fishingPier #harbourWall #Ireland #maritimePhotography #Photo #Photography #pierFishing

Anglers Under Ballycotton’s Big Sky

There were 6 or 7 people fishing in Ballycotton. Most were standing on the pier, but these two had climbed up on the pier wall. Judging by the bag of fish they had, it was a good choice of location.

#angling #Ballycotton #BlackAndWhite #blackAndWhitePhotography #cloudySky #coastalFishing #Cork #CountyCork #dramaticClouds #dramaticSky #EastCork #fishing #fishingCulture #fishingPier #harbourWall #Ireland #maritimePhotography #Photo #Photography #pierFishing

Anglers Under Ballycotton’s Big Sky

There were 6 or 7 people fishing in Ballycotton. Most were standing on the pier, but these two had climbed up on the pier wall. Judging by the bag of fish they had, it was a good choice of location.

#angling #Ballycotton #BlackAndWhite #blackAndWhitePhotography #cloudySky #coastalFishing #Cork #CountyCork #dramaticClouds #dramaticSky #EastCork #fishing #fishingCulture #fishingPier #harbourWall #Ireland #maritimePhotography #Photo #Photography #pierFishing

A Fishing Boat’s Story in Cork

These intimate details from a single fishing boat in Ballycotton harbour tell the story of Ireland's working coastline better than any wide-angle vista could manage. Every weathered rope, rusty chain, and salt-stained life ring speaks to the daily reality of earning a living from the sea.

https://inphotos.org/2025/08/15/a-fishing-boats-story-in-cork/

#photo #photography #Cork #Ireland #Ballycotton #boat #trawler

Heroes of the Sea

The RNLI flag flies in Ballycotton Harbour.

https://inphotos.org/2025/08/14/heroes-of-the-sea/

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Heroes of the Sea

The RNLI flag flies in Ballycotton Harbour.

The RNLI operates one of Ireland’s busiest lifeboat stations at Ballycotton, which launched 57 times in 2023 alone, rescuing 49 people and assisting 67 others. The station operates an all-weather lifeboat capable of handling the most challenging sea conditions off the Cork coast. Ballycotton RNLI has a proud history dating back to 1858, and the station’s crews have been awarded numerous medals for gallantry, including gold medals for particularly heroic rescues. The RNLI is a charity that relies entirely on voluntary donations and is crewed by unpaid volunteers who undergo extensive training to perform rescues in some of the most dangerous maritime conditions around the British and Irish coasts.

#Ballycotton #BlarneyPhotographyClub #blueSky #coastalSafety #Cork #CountyCork #EastCork #emergencyServices #flag #Ireland #IrishCoast #lifeboatStation #LookUp #maritimeHeritage #maritimeSafety #Photo #Photography #RNLIFlag #RoyalNationalLifeboatInstitution #seaRescue #volunteerService

The Lighthouse and Tidal Treasures

The tide was very far out when we visited Ballycotton last week, so I wandered out on the rocks, carefully avoiding the slippery seaweed, and took a few photos.

#Ballycotton #BlarneyPhotographyClub #coastalPhotography #Cork #CountyCork #EastCork #intertidalZone #Ireland #IrishCoast #lighthouse #lighthouseIsland #marineLife #naturalBeauty #pebbles #Photo #Photography #rockyShore #seaweed #tidalPools #tidalZone

Ballycotton’s Famous Beacon at Dusk

Ballycotton Lighthouse as pictured from the end of the pier at the village of the same name last Thursday night. It was a lovely evening. Warm and with just enough clouds to make for a spectacular sunset.

The Moon was due to rise almost behind the island here, but a huge cloud bank covered the horizon, spoiling our chances of capturing that moment.

#Ballycotton #BallycottonLighthouse #BlarneyPhotographyClub #calmWaters #coastalPhotography #Cork #CountyCork #EastCork #eveningLight #Ireland #IrishLighthouse #island #lighthouse #maritimeHeritage #navigationAid #pastelSky #Photo #Photography #postSunset #seascape #sunset

Ballycotton’s Famous Beacon at Dusk

Ballycotton Lighthouse as pictured from the end of the pier at the village of the same name last Thursday night. It was a lovely evening. Warm and with just enough clouds to make for a spectacular sunset.

The Moon was due to rise almost behind the island here, but a huge cloud bank covered the horizon, spoiling our chances of capturing that moment.

#Ballycotton #BallycottonLighthouse #BlarneyPhotographyClub #calmWaters #coastalPhotography #Cork #CountyCork #EastCork #eveningLight #Ireland #IrishLighthouse #island #lighthouse #maritimeHeritage #navigationAid #pastelSky #Photo #Photography #postSunset #seascape #sunset

Ballycotton’s Famous Beacon at Dusk

Ballycotton Lighthouse as pictured from the end of the pier at the village of the same name last Thursday night. It was a lovely evening. Warm and with just enough clouds to make for a spectacular sunset.

The Moon was due to rise almost behind the island here, but a huge cloud bank covered the horizon, spoiling our chances of capturing that moment.

#Ballycotton #BallycottonLighthouse #BlarneyPhotographyClub #calmWaters #coastalPhotography #Cork #CountyCork #EastCork #eveningLight #Ireland #IrishLighthouse #island #lighthouse #maritimeHeritage #navigationAid #pastelSky #Photo #Photography #postSunset #seascape #sunset

Ballycotton’s Famous Beacon at Dusk

Ballycotton Lighthouse as pictured from the end of the pier at the village of the same name last Thursday night. It was a lovely evening. Warm and with just enough clouds to make for a spectacular sunset.

The Moon was due to rise almost behind the island here, but a huge cloud bank covered the horizon, spoiling our chances of capturing that moment.

#Ballycotton #BallycottonLighthouse #BlarneyPhotographyClub #calmWaters #coastalPhotography #Cork #CountyCork #EastCork #eveningLight #Ireland #IrishLighthouse #island #lighthouse #maritimeHeritage #navigationAid #pastelSky #Photo #Photography #postSunset #seascape #sunset

Growing Up by the Sea in Cork

It was a lovely evening in Ballycotton last Thursday, and a group of teenagers were making the most of it, jumping off the pier into the water and enjoying life.

#Ballycotton #BlackAndWhite #blackAndWhitePhotography #BlarneyPhotographyClub #coastalLife #comingOfAge #Cork #CountyCork #EastCork #fishingPier #fishingVillage #harbour #Ireland #maritimeHeritage #Photo #Photography #pierLife #seagulls #silhouette #silhouettes #teenagers #youthCulture