Youghal’s Wooden Sentinels

Groynes in the sand as the water rushes away to do battle with another wave coming in. The ever-present push and pull of the tide, defeated for some time at least by these wooden posts.

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Youghal’s Wooden Sentinels

Groynes in the sand as the water rushes away to do battle with another wave coming in. The ever-present push and pull of the tide, defeated for some time at least by these wooden posts....

https://inphotos.org/2026/05/29/youghals-wooden-sentinels/

#Beach #BlueHour #CelticSea #CoastalDefence #Cork #EastCork #Groynes #Ireland #IrishCoast #LandscapePhotography #LongExposure #Photo #Photography #seascape #SlowShutter #tide #WoodenPosts #Youghal

Lights On at Youghal

The sun has almost set and still casts an orange glow on a clear sky. I was down at Youghal Beach facing the afterglow, and instead of the big dramatic sunset I half-expected, I got this: a clean gradient running from deep blue at the top to a warm orange seam along the horizon, the sea wall, sand, and rocks flattened to a black band underneath. The twin-headed lamp gets to be the star of the show, Well, joint star, because there's an actual one (or a planet, more likely) hanging up in the […]

https://inphotos.org/2026/05/25/lights-on-at-youghal/

Lights On at Youghal

The sun has almost set and still casts an orange glow on a clear sky. I was down at Youghal Beach facing the afterglow, and instead of the big dramatic sunset I half-expected, I got this: a clean gradient running from deep blue at the top to a warm orange seam along the horizon...

https://inphotos.org/2026/05/25/lights-on-at-youghal/

#Beach #BlueHour #Cork #dusk #EastCork #Ireland #minimalism #Photo #Photography #Seaside #silhouette #Sky #StreetLamp #sunset #Youghal

The Hut by the Old Railway

A chimney, a pitched roof, and a sky lit end to end. I caught this little hut alongside the old Youghal railway just as the light gave up for the evening, the blue overhead sliding down into a thin band of orange at the horizon. Two stretched-out lenticular clouds hung there like someone had smudged them with a thumb, and that single bright point above the roofline, a planet, almost certainly, given how steadily it sat was the first thing out before the proper stars arrived. The hut itself […]

https://inphotos.org/2026/05/24/the-hut-by-the-old-railway/

The Hut by the Old Railway

A chimney, a pitched roof, and a sky lit end to end. I caught this little hut alongside the old Youghal railway just as the light gave up for the evening, the blue overhead sliding down into a thin band of orange at the horizon. Two stretched-out lenticular clouds hung there lik...

https://inphotos.org/2026/05/24/the-hut-by-the-old-railway/

#BlueHour #Cork #dusk #EastCork #Ireland #Photo #Photography #railway #Seaside #silhouette #Sky #Sun #sunset #twilight #Youghal

December Light at Youghal

I love taking photos on the beach at Youghal, especially at sunset. This is from a few days ago when the sun was really low in the sky, and it was shining directly along the beach, rather than from behind the beach as it is during the summer!

Youghal (pronounced “Yawl”) has one of the longest sandy beaches in Ireland, stretching for about 5 kilometres along the east Cork coast. The town itself has a remarkable history. It was once one of the most important ports in Ireland and served as Sir Walter Raleigh’s home in the late 16th century. Legend has it that Raleigh planted the first potatoes in Ireland in his Youghal garden, though historians debate whether this is true. What’s certain is that the town’s beach has been a beloved destination for Cork families for generations, and those old wooden groynes dotting the strand are remnants of various attempts over the centuries to manage the ever-shifting sands.


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#2025 #Beach #coastalPhotography #Cork #goldenHour #Groynes #Ireland #LongExposure #Photo #Photography #seascape #SonyA7RV #sunset #winter #Youghal

December Light at Youghal

I love taking photos on the beach at Youghal, especially at sunset. This is from a few days ago when the sun was really low in the sky, and it was shining directly along the beach, rather than from behind the beach as it is during the summer! Youghal (pronounced “Yawl”) has one of

https://inphotos.org/2025/12/23/december-light-at-youghal/
#Beach #CoastalPhotography #Cork #GoldenHour #Groynes #Ireland #LongExposure #Photo #Photography #seascape #sunset #winter #Youghal

8 Dec 1598: Bl. Dominic Collins joins the #Jesuits in Santiago de Compostela #otd

Executed at #Youghal on 31 Oct 1602 he addressed the crowd in #Spanish, #Irish and #English, saying he had come to #Ireland to defend the Catholic faith