The old boat at Mizen Head

Posted on 24 May 2008

Next time you’re out at Mizen Head you might notice this abandoned boat lying upside down by the visitor center. I almost missed it but I looked back to get a shot of the cliffs in the background. This makes a nice foreground I think.

Anyway, must have been an awful chore dragging that boat all the way up from the water. It was tiring enough pushing a buggy (and later carrying my bored baby) up from the bridge connecting the lighthouse to the mainland.

It’s a beautiful location. If you’re in West Cork be sure to visit!

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7 responses to The old boat at Mizen Head

Ruben says:

June 3, 2008 at 9:52 pm

What a beautiful photo!
I want to visit Ireland as soon as posible, at the moment i´ll see your photos.
Greetings.

Irish Left Review - The Left and Climate Change - why green goes better with red says:

June 11, 2008 at 11:16 pm

[...] [1] There are a number of different ways that emissions can be reported. Some use tonnes of carbon, others use tonnes of carbon dioxide. To convert from carbon to carbon dioxide multiply by 3.667. A broader measure is tonnes of greenhouse gases, which includes other gases such as methane which contribute to climate change.Photo taken by Donncha O Caoimh of inphotos.org. It appears in the post Old Boat at Mizen Head. [...]

Flickr: roaming paddy says:

June 30, 2008 at 10:29 am

Great capture Donncha! as are all your pics! Thanks for adding me,I am new to photography so hopefully I can learn from your good photography.

Flickr: stabarinde says:

June 30, 2008 at 3:29 am

There’s something peculiarly exciting about upside-down boats… a muse which has moved me in the past. Lovely photo this.

Flickr: Wet Knee Photography says:

July 10, 2008 at 12:14 pm

Great composition

Flickr: Zé™ says:

September 7, 2008 at 6:43 am

Hi, I’m an admin for a group called Boats – Csónakok, and we’d love to have this added to the group!

Steve Rapson says:

February 13, 2009 at 8:10 pm

Hello Donncha;

Thanks for permission to use you beautiful old boat picture at http://www.billthibodeau.com. His poem, Boats, describes it very well.

Steve Rapson

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no photoshopped images here