North Atlantic Skyline - - Photographs from the west of Ireland (Galway, Mayo, Clare, Limerick, Roscommon and even Leitrim)

May day

Nephin mountain, Co. Mayo.

Yesterday was a simply beautiful day in the west of Ireland - sunny and warm, even with the onshore breeze. Naturally, I got scorched, but it was worth it to get out into the countryside. At about 8am on saturday, I passed by a man who was just about to start stacking what looked like about 2 acres of turf by himself. About eleven hours later, when I was returning home, he was still at work. Like the saying goes, he had a lot done, but a lot more to do. All over Mayo, on every patch of bog, there were a few hardy figures toiling away. And more power to them.

Sometimes, you just can't say enough good things about a place...