Experience #TheArtOfTrees at St John the Baptist Church #ValentiaIsland on Sat 18 April 2026. An immersive performance blending theatre, poetry & music, followed by discussion on protecting our environment and human rights!
Booking essential: 087 2214245 | freda@smashingtimes.ie #KerryEvents
A green hairstreak. The butterfly is facing left, but its head is turned away from the camera. As a result, the eye is barely visible and one of the antennae can be seen. It is alternating white and black up to very near the tip, where it turns all black with a small orange spot at the tip. The wings, which are closed, are a brilliant green with light brown edging with a line of small white dots just to the right of the center of the wing. It is perched atop a small blade of grass.
Green hairstreak. #GreenHairstreak #CallophrysRubi #Hairstreak #Butterfly #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #ValentiaIsland #CountyKerry #Ireland
![The sky is grey, the grass is green, Ollie is wearing his waterproof jacket. The stone is behind him, leaning backwards, about ten feet tall and covered in lichen. The ogham script is on the edge facing the camera but it's tricky to see.
"Macalister's revised reading (1945, 226-7) of this is:
. . . ]ERRLONNA MAQI R[U]T[E]N[I]
The very weathered and uneven surface of the stone detracts from the general clarity of the inscription. The first stroke of the L is unclear, as is the final stroke of the second N. The next character appears to be M rather than A. Only two notches of the first I are discernible, and the first stroke of the third R is incomplete. The first stroke of the T and the final E and I are doubtful.
The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 912."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3cva3nu35zpqb5cw5up7ewcw/bafkreifrptxygp6xhswal75tx7hvehbhzo6e5nwavlfyyfsf7h4dxhodua)
The sky is grey, the grass is green, Ollie is wearing his waterproof jacket. The stone is behind him, leaning backwards, about ten feet tall and covered in lichen. The ogham script is on the edge facing the camera but it's tricky to see. "Macalister's revised reading (1945, 226-7) of this is: . . . ]ERRLONNA MAQI R[U]T[E]N[I] The very weathered and uneven surface of the stone detracts from the general clarity of the inscription. The first stroke of the L is unclear, as is the final stroke of the second N. The next character appears to be M rather than A. Only two notches of the first I are discernible, and the first stroke of the third R is incomplete. The first stroke of the T and the final E and I are doubtful. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 912."
#DailyMegalith #StandingstoneSunday
The ogham stone at Cool East #ValentiaIsland #CountyKerry #RepublicofIreland (2025)
You can see Cool East wedge tomb from the ogham stone - although not from this angle. There's a modern standing stone in this field, too.
🏺@megalithic.bsky.social
Another stunning Kerry sunset today - this time viewed from the equally stunning Kerry cliffs near Portmagee looking towards Valentia Island.
❤️🌅
#kerrycliffs #portmagee #valentiaisland #wildatlanticway #discoverireland #sunset ##photographybyannbruen
New video out at 7pm on the ruins on Bray Head, Valentia. Is this the vanished village of Crompeol?
youtu.be/aj5skZDK4Mg
#Kerry#HiddenIreland #ForgottenHistory #ExploreIreland #HistoryUncovered #OffTheBeatenPath #RuinsExploration #AbandonedPlaces #HistoricalSites #valentiaisland #irishhistory
Far…….far away
#eire #irlanda #vivènciesimaginem #valentiaisland #far #lighthouse #paisatge #landscape
Atop Bray Head on a sunny day the world feels a little less dire
#valentiaisland #countykerry #ireland
about to drive 350 km (round trip) to see #F1TheMovie in IMAX. Ludicrous road trips are one of the joys (?) of living at the ends of the earth in one of the most beautiful places in the world
#valentiaisland #countykerry #ireland
Sense sostre
#eire #irlanda #vivènciesimaginem #valentiaisland #arquitectura #architecture #paisatge #landscape #llocabandonat #abandonedplace
Vista of rocky shoreline and breaking waves with Valentia Lighthouse to the right
Rocky shoreline with breaking waves on Valentia Island. Dingle peninsula in the distance.
Tree in bud
Fresh - still stunning. Another training walk for #mercycamino today on the island to the lighthouse #valentiaisland #spéirgorm
Carlsberg don’t do Camino training walks because Valentia has the market for best views captured #valentiaisland #mercycamino
Sun rising over hills with coastline in foreground
This was yesterday’s sunrise and sunset was just as spectacular. Combined with clear skies and a very bright moon last night, there seemed to be light in the sky all day #valentiaisland #spéirgorm
At the top are thick clouds, both grey and white, with blue sky peeking through, mostly at the far right. They cover most of the top half of the photo. The clouds hover over large hills and valleys in the background, with fog covering the hills at the far right. In the foreground is a verdant green landscape, mostly green grass with darker green tall grasses closest. The sun appears to be breaking through the clouds and brightening the grass in spots. There is a farmstead in the center of the foreground that has a house, barn, garage, and one other building. They are all white buildings with grey roofs. In the center of the photo is a body of water with a small island in the middle of it. There is a white lighthouse on the shoreline where the land juts out into the bay a bit.
Doulus Bay. #DoulusBay #ValentiaIsland #CountyKerry #Ireland #Clouds #Island #Farm #Lighthouse #Landscape #Photography
Walking route in County Kerry marked on map
Cold one this morning training for Mercy Foundation #MercyCamino - breaking in the new walking shoes from Siopashoo and catching up on #WDYDY pod. Link in bio (for donations) as they say #valentiaisland #caminodesantiago
Valentia Island Lighthouse 🇮🇪
#lighthouse
#ireleand
#valentiaisland
#exploreireland
#travel
#travelphotography
#landscape
#landscapephotography
#explore
#photography
#photographersunite
Sunset on Bray Head, Valentia Island, Ireland with a foreground of grassy cliffs and a multi-coloured sky with different shaped clouds.
I so loved watching this stunner of a sunset from Bray Head on Valentia Island in Ireland 💜💗🧡💛
#scape #eastcoastkin #stormhour #thephotohour #brayhead #valentiaisland #countykerry #ireland #photography #cliffs #clouds
Sea, land and cloudscape photo of the Iveragh Peninsula taken from Valentia Island at sunrise
Early morning walk #valentiaisland
Lucky enough to get snowed in this week in the most beautiful place on earth
#Kerry #ValentiaIsland #sneachta #snow ❄️
Luí na gréine cionn oileán Dairbhre, Ciarraí, Éire #sunset #ValentiaIsland #portmagee #kerry #ireland
FM Marine Services on Valentia Island launched the ‘ Fionnghuala’ new naval vessel commissioned by the Irish Naval Service Reserve. Making its maiden voyage, passing the iconic Valentia Lighthouse on its journey #valentiaIsland #IrishNavy #lighthouse #Ireland
Tetrapod place in Valentia Island County Kerry. I won’t lie in saying that singing Tetrapod to the Village People’s Macho Man is catchy btw! 🎶🎵🎤Tetra Tetra pod! I want to see a tetrapod! 🎤🎵🎶 🤷🏻♀️
#tetrapod #tetrapods #fossils #valentiaisland #ireland #irishsky #irelandsky #thevillagepeople #machoman
