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The colour of the water on Cape Clear Island off West Cork was unbelievable. The island is eight miles offshore, I was originally meant to visit for two hours during the Fastnet trip but it ended up being five days. There are so many amazing walks and thanks to the microclimate, the roads are lined with wildflowers. We can’t fly out of Ireland so islands are the next best escape. #CapeClear #island #Cork #WestCork #OileánChléire #CapeClearIsland #Ireland #travel #isle #sea #Atlantic #Ocean #wildatlanticway #igtravel #igersireland #natgeo #bbctravel #traveldeeper (at Cape Clear Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEFpHkshrH3/?igshid=1u49hptrd6e57

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The sea mist was slowly rolling in against the cliffs of Cape Clear. What a beautiful island this is. 💚 #loveireland #capeclear @tourismireland (bij Cape Clear Island)

Amazing amazing Cape Clear. I need to go back again to get better photos!

The warmth of an August sun set bathes Cape Clear's north harbor. #CapeClear #Ireland #harbor #eveningsun #Osheafamilyhomestead (at Cape Clear Island)

This sign outside one of the pubs on Cape Clear shows its place in the world and how far a select few places are from the southern most part of Ireland. #CapeClear #Ireland (at Cape Clear Island)

Watching the sailboat leave South Harbor of Cape Clear one can't help but think of the thousands of vessels and souls who entered the waters of the North Atlantic from this harbor over the centuries. Only on the last few decades are the vessels coming from South Harbor are leisure craft. Only a few generations ago journeys into the sea were a question of life and death. Sailors and fisherman rarely knew how to swim. The size of the catches determined what families had to eat and what money they made. Today Cape Clear hosts a year round population of around 100 but a century and a half ago the population was a booming 2,000. It's amazing to think how the land and sea supported a population that large on a small 3 mile by 1 mile cluster of rocks protruding from the sea. #Ireland #CapeClear #OSheaFamily #Coinlin (at Cape Clear Island)