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🌊 Cork Coast, Ireland @corkcoast.bsky.social · 9d

#Kinsale Charles fort Lighthouse:

BARRY OGES CASTLE 1665

RENAMED CHARLESFORT 1681

Acetylene 1929

PROPANE 1980

ELECTRIC 2004

RANGE
White 9 NM
Red 6 NM
Green 7 NM

Flash 1.0s
Dark 4.0s

HEIGHT 18M

#westCork #WildAtlanticWay #corkCoast #speirGorm #irishBlueSky #kinsale #cork #cork

Lighthouse overlooking harbour entrance
Pic: k. Grabe

Lighthouse inside equipment
Pic: k. Grabe

🌊 Cork Coast, Ireland @corkcoast.bsky.social · 10d

Drumlins at Bantry Bay, today, with leader Robin Lewando (#UCC). Tracton Biodiversity Group and Cork Geological Association @corkgeological.bsky.social

#coast #corkCoast #coCork #westCork #WildAtlanticWay #speirGorm #irishBlueSky #mastodaoine #geology #Biodiversity

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Leeforum @leeforum.bsky.social · Sep 14

It happened again.
Glashaboy flood relief scheme in Glanmire cost overrun is 316%
From €12m budget to €38m cost.
This is typical for OPW FRS works.
Upstream storage would have been a fraction of this, less than €5m.
Now multiply this by hundreds of projects.

www.echolive.ie/corknews/ari...

Concern that cost of Glanmire flood work could impact other Cork relief schemes

In 2012, a severe flood caused tens of millions of euro worth of damage to 82 homes and 30 businesses in Glanmire and Sallybrook.

www.echolive.ie

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Leeforum @leeforum.bsky.social · Sep 14

Singapore, always leading from the front, will be building tidal barriers to protect their city-state from SLR.
Who's next?

www.straitstimes.com/singapore/en...

Coastal barriers to debut in S’pore: How do they shield shores from extreme sea levels?

ST speaks with an expert to find out how a coastal barrier, a Dutch innovation, works. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

www.straitstimes.com

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🌊 Cork Coast, Ireland @corkcoast.bsky.social · Sep 11

Cancelled

🌊 Cork Coast, Ireland @corkcoast.bsky.social · Sep 10

#Tallship #Astrid salvaged from outside #oysterhaven to Kinsale, it's original destination.

Today, 12 years ago

#coast #corkCoast #coCork #westCork #WildAtlanticWay #kinsale #cork #speirGorm #irishBlueSky #mastodaoine
Pics KG

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🌊 Cork Coast, Ireland @corkcoast.bsky.social · Sep 9

Interesting! Would he have painted this marker on barrel rocks in CourtMacSherry bay?

🌊 Cork Coast, Ireland @corkcoast.bsky.social · Sep 8

#LightHouse open day + talks

Sunday 14th September

Galley Head

#coast #corkCoast #coCork #clonakilty #westCork #WildAtlanticWay #cork #speirGorm #irishBlueSky #mastodaoine

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🌊 Cork Coast, Ireland @corkcoast.bsky.social · Sep 7

1977 #Yamaha #xs250 restoration

New points & ignition timing

u.pcloud.link/publink/show...

#classicBike

🌊 Cork Coast, Ireland @corkcoast.bsky.social · Sep 5

The metal man, Tramore

tramore.ie/the-metal-man/

Pics kg
#coast #speirGorm #irishBlueSky #mastodaoine

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🌊 Cork Coast, Ireland @corkcoast.bsky.social · Aug 26

Today, 2007, Prince William @ Old Head of Kinsale

#coast #corkCoast #coCork #westCork #WildAtlanticWay #kinsale #cork #speirGorm #irishBlueSky #mastodaoine #tallship

Pic: kg

Prince William TallShip @ Old Head of Kinsale

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🌊 Cork Coast, Ireland @corkcoast.bsky.social · Aug 23

#Kinsale today, 2014, at Charles Fort
Jeanie Johnson famine #TallShip

#coast #corkCoast #coCork #westCork #WildAtlanticWay #kinsale #cork #speirGorm #irishBlueSky #mastodaoine #CharlesFort #JeanieJohnson #famineShip

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Kinsale Charles Fort Jeanie Johnson TallShip
Pic k grabe

🌊 Cork Coast, Ireland @corkcoast.bsky.social · Aug 11

Presumably the tree will be completed in due course...

(Cair Castle)
#speirGorm #irishBlueSky #mastodaoine

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🌊 Cork Coast, Ireland @corkcoast.bsky.social · Jul 28

Dial-a-dolphin coming to your phone...

iol.co.za/technology/2...

Pic SB

🌊 Cork Coast, Ireland @corkcoast.bsky.social · Jul 23

19 Aug talk at the Old Head of Kinsale

#speirGorm #irishBlueSky #coast #corkCoast #coCork #westCork #mastodaoine #WildAtlanticWay #ireland #irish #maritimeCork #courtmacsherry #kinsale #cork

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🌊 Cork Coast, Ireland @corkcoast.bsky.social · Jul 22

Today 17 years ago

Jeanie Johnston tall ship leaves Kinsale for #Dublin

Old head of kinsale background

#speirGorm #irishBlueSky #coast #corkCoast #coCork #westCork #mastodaoine #WildAtlanticWay #ireland #irish #maritimeCork #kinsale #cork #saveCorkCity #tallShip #JeanieJohnston
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jeanie johnston tall ship, old head of kinsale

Pic kg

🌊 Cork Coast, Ireland @corkcoast.bsky.social · Jul 12

Cork city, 350 million years ago!

hardcorecork.ie/corks-ancien...

#speirGorm #irishBlueSky #coast #corkCoast #coCork #westCork #mastodaoine #WildAtlanticWay #ireland #irish #maritimeCork #goelogy #palaeontology #cork #corkCity #loveTheLee #saveCorkCity

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Cork Astronomy Club @corkastronomyclub.bsky.social · Jul 10

Club member Charles captured this photo and in his own words. Imaged Messier 30 last night and ended up with this object which may be an asteroid, hardly a comet, deliberately brightened the image to show what I captured.
Around 350 20 second subs stacked showing movement over 100 minutes

🌊 Cork Coast, Ireland @corkcoast.bsky.social · Jul 4

#Cork to #Kinsale greenway consultations

Including Tuesday 22 July 2025, 14.00-20.00 The Viaduct Restaurant and Bar, Old Bandon Road, Co. Cork, T12 ND34
Public Consultation No.3

corkkinsalegreenway.ie/public-consu...

#speirGorm #irishBlueSky #coast #corkCoast #mastodaoine #WildAtlanticWay

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Cork Geological Association @corkgeological.bsky.social · Jun 22

Geological art on Inis Mor. The natural world does it best.

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🌊 Cork Coast, Ireland @corkcoast.bsky.social · Jun 1

On again tomorrow 2nd

#speirGorm #irishBlueSky #coCork #westCork #paddyJoe #vintage #seamEngine

🌊 Cork Coast, Ireland @corkcoast.bsky.social · May 31

#PureCork #CorkHarbourFest #ocean2city

🌊 Cork Coast, Ireland @corkcoast.bsky.social · May 31

Ocean 2 City today cork city

#speirGorm #irishBlueSky #coast #corkCoast #coCork #westCork #mastodaoine #maritimeCork #cork #corkCity #loveCork #pureCork #loveTheLee #saveCorkCity

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🌊 Cork Coast, Ireland @corkcoast.bsky.social · May 31

This W/E

🌊 Cork Coast, Ireland @corkcoast.bsky.social · May 23

Cork Harbour Festival programme:

corkharbourfestival.com/events25/

Including an exhibition celebrating currach construction and Meitheal Mara in the Quay Coop

#speirGorm #irishBlueSky #coast #corkCoast #ireland #irish #maritimeCork #cork #corkCity #mastodaoine #loveCork #pureCork #loveTheLee

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