A Blasting January Storm at Clogher Stand

Clogher Strand, Dingle, Co. Kerry, is the place to be in a westerly storm. It's a fairly narrow bay and the wind and waves coming through it are always amplified. Never more so than on this stormy afternoon in January 2014. The wind was so fierce that it was a challenge to stand, let alone make photographs and the spray was constant. Inis Tuaisceart, the Sleeping Giant, is visible on the horizon just past the breaking wave.

You can always tell along the Irish coast how far the waves and sea spray reach inland. It's where the grass starts to fade or has stopped growing altogether. You get a sense of that on the rocky outcrop on the right side of this photograph.

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