#portmarnock

Sunrise sky at Portmarnock this morning. 5/11/25

It started with this report about a local "astro physics enthusiast" finding what he thought was a crater and meteor on a North Dublin beach:

Only for footage to be discovered of a bunch of lads digging the hole during the good weather the previous week:

1724 – In the guise of an Irish Patriot, M. B. Drapier, Jonathan Swift publishes ‘Drapier Letter III’ – one of a series of letters designed to incite the people against a new coinage. 1771 – Benjamin Franklin commences a visit to Ireland where he would later report he had ‘a good deal of Conversation with the Patriots; they are all on the American side of the Question’. 1785 – Edmond Sexton Pery…

Winter in Scotland & Ireland

Part 59 - Malahide Castle January 2017

It was time to say goodbye to Dundalk and make our way to our final hotel of the trip.

We were a little early, so we first stopped at Malahide Castle and Gardens to kill time before we headed a little way to the cost and checked in to our Portmarnock hotel.

Stunning Kelvin-Helmholtz clouds at sunrise this morning. Looking towards Ireland’s Eye from Portmarnock Beach, Co. Dublin. These clouds have a distinct, wave-like pattern, almost like ocean waves in the sky. They form when there is a difference in wind speed or direction between two layers of air, creating a rolling, wave effect.