Blue Hour, Early Morning Swimming at Dublin's Forty Foot
I have of course written here on Panoramic Ireland about the 40-foot, where I mentioned that the water is definitely not 40 feet deep. The name of this small coastal area in Sandycove comes from the 40th Regiment of Foot, a regiment of the British Army that were stationed here.
In this image, swimmers swim in the Irish Sea, Dublin Bay with its cold temperatures of approximately 13C and wait to descend the steps into the Irish Sea during 'Blue Hour' in September, the moments just before sunrise.
Dozens of swimmers braved the windy but warm morning before 07:00.
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