The Sherkin Island Fishing Boat

A fishing boat with the registration code C353P sits moored in the low-tide mud in Sherkin Island. It sits opposite the island library and has been a feature of the island for as long as I remember. However, it was missing during a visit in 2017, and this gallery of Sherkin Island photos shows an empty space where the boat should be! A blog post here from 2016 shows the boat back in place, so maybe someone took the boat out during my visit in 2017?

Now I would like to know more about this boat. Who owns it? Does anyone take it out for a spin any more?

You’ll also find photos of this boat elsewhere, including this article about a Ukrainian family who settled on the island. It’s also featured in a painting created in 2012, but it’s sitting on a dock somewhere, possibly local.

#2025 #Boat #coastalLandscape #Cork #CorkCoast #fishingBoat #Ireland #IrishCoastline #lowTide #maritimeHeritage #mudflats #Photo #Photography #seaweed #SherkinIsland #SonyA7RV #tidalFlats #traditionalFishing

The Sherkin Island Fishing Boat

A fishing boat with the registration code C353P sits moored in the low-tide mud in Sherkin Island. It sits opposite the island library and has been a feature of the island for as long as I remember. It was missing during a visit in 2017. I found a blog post showing it there in 2016, though.

https://inphotos.org/2025/07/12/the-sherkin-island-fishing-boat/

#photo #photography #Cork #Ireland #SherkinIsland

A Hidden Retreat on Sherkin Island

An old van sits in the driveway of a house on Sherkin Island, Co Cork. The barrier blocking the way is apparently used extensively on the islands off the Irish coast and in other rural areas, but I’m more familiar with seeing them in WWII films or war zones!

#2021 #autumnFoliage #blockedDriveway #Cork #CountyCork #Ireland #islandLife #overgrownGarden #Photo #Photography #ruralLiving #SherkinIsland #SonyA7III #ToyotaVan #woodenHouse

A Hidden Retreat on Sherkin Island

An old van sits in the driveway of a house on Sherkin Island, Co Cork. The barrier blocking the way is apparently used extensively on the islands off the Irish coast and in other rural areas, but I’m more familiar with seeing them in WWII films or war zones!

https://inphotos.org/2025/07/08/a-hidden-retreat-on-sherkin-island/

#photo #photography #SherkinIsland #Cork #Ireland

Coastal Adventure in West Cork

Just a few months shy of ten years ago, we’d visited Sherkin Island and as we were leaving I spotted a man on a RIB talking to two others on their dingy. It was a lovely warm August day, just before school was about to start again.

In the background is the famous Baltimore Beacon, built in 1849 as a navigation guide.

#2015 #BaltimoreBeacon #boating #boats #Canon6D #Cork #CountyCork #dinghy #inflatableBoat #Ireland #IrishCoast #maritime #Photo #Photography #rockyShoreline #SherkinIsland #WestCork

Coastal Adventure in West Cork

Just a few months shy of ten years ago, we’d visited Sherkin Island and as we were leaving I spotted a man on a RIB talking to two others on their dingy. It was a lovely warm August day, just before school was about to start again.

In the background is the famous Baltimore Beacon, built in 1849 as a navigation guide.

https://inphotos.org/2025/06/06/coastal-adventure-in-west-cork/

#photo #photography #Cork #Ireland #SherkinIsland #BaltimoreBeacon

A Coastal Haven in West Cork

The Baltimore Beacon on one side and Sherkin Island on the other, while we travelled to that island on a day trip, the same day as this photo of the Wallis Buoy.

#2015 #BaltimoreBeacon #blueSky #Canon6D #cliffs #coastalLandscape #Cork #Ireland #naturePhotography #Photo #Photography #seaChannel #SherkinIsland #tranquilWaters #travelIreland #Water

A Coastal Haven in West Cork

The Baltimore Beacon on one side and Sherkin Island on the other, while we travelled to that island on a day trip, the same day as this photo of the Wallis Buoy.

https://inphotos.org/2025/03/29/a-coastal-haven-in-west-cork/

#Cork #Ireland #photo #photography #BaltimoreBeacon #SherkinIsland

Seagull’s Perch on Wallis Buoy

Ah, the majestic Wallis buoy. It’s a beacon of maritime sophistication and seagull real estate. On my way to Sherkin Island, I came upon this floating masterpiece, complete with a solar panel that probably powers the seagull’s Netflix subscription. The bird, perched confidently atop its throne, seemed to be enforcing the 6 km speed limit with all the authority of a traffic warden who’s had one too many cups of tea.

#2015 #buoy #Canon6D #coastal #Cork #Ireland #maritime #navigation #ocean #Photo #Photography #seagull #SherkinIsland #speedLimit #tranquillity #Water

Rural Banter in Cork

Tucked away on the serene Sherkin Island in County Cork, I stumbled upon a timeless moment that felt plucked from another era. Two older men, clearly no strangers to the soil beneath them, were deep in conversation.

This photo was taken in 2015 while on a visit to the island. I hope they are still living on the island, chatting away.

#2015 #agriculture #candidMoment #Canon6D #Cork #countryside #elderlyMen #farming #Ireland #Photo #Photography #ruralLife #SherkinIsland #tractor #vintageTractor