Under sail this is one of the most impressive of the touring training ships, seen here with dozens of cadets working the rigging high on the ship's masts as it leaves the safety of Dublin's River Liffey for the Irish Sea as the tall ships leave Dublin.
The Cuauhtémoc has made headlines recently due to the bridge strike on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York where unfortunately two of its crew died and its masts were damaged.
The Irish bluebell, Hyacinthoides non-scripta, is found growing wild throughout the Irish countryside in April and May, along road sides in hedgerows, in forests and anywhere with a bit of shade.
Usually sunlight wouldn't add to a woodland image like this, but patches of early morning or late evening light can create depth through a photograph of bluebells in a green forest scene.
The Sun peeks over the horizon, casting a warm glow across the tranquil waters of the Irish coast, sand dunes in shadow waiting to warm up with the morning light.
The soft, pastel sky reflects on the calm sea, creating a mirror of colour and light on the day of Ireland's patron saint.
With over 1.5 million visitors every year, the paths, which at times are close to the edge of the Atlantic, can be uneven and unfenced and have seen a number of unfortunate deaths in recent years.
The visitor centre remains open with viewpoints still accessible.
Check here for more information.
All under a dramatic sky to add character to the end of the short day.
So, while it does snow in Ireland in winter and spring, it looks a lot like this for the darker months of the year.
Ireland in March can be warm, cold, and everything in between and I often get asked if March is a good time of year to visit. Yes is always the answer.
Colour begins to arrive in the hedges and certain trees, but snow can blanket the countryside turning green to white.
Here, below, are some of my favourite images from the month of March in Ireland over the years.
Indeed, my last post of 2024 was of one of the final sunrises of the year - weather and aerial perspective suited here.
This is a an area, off the usual track, with views all around and stopping places to admire the stupendous views.
Captured here on a sunny day with blue sky and white cloud in spring.
It's interesting that intangible cultural practices include customs, traditions, crafts, games and practices that are part of people's lives and identities both individually and wider communities, and are passed on from generation to generation.
Yet surely a stone wall is tangible, a physical structure which is of course touchable, viewable and part of the wider community.
Anyway, the ancient Irish, and modern, landscapes are filled with traditional Irish culture and adding Ireland to this list will undoubtedly help in the realisation that stone walls are more than just a scenic addition to the Irish landscape, they are an integral part of Ireland.
But more importantly, Panoramic Ireland is continuing to photograph Irish landscapes such as stone walls.
Here, a snow-dusted landscape scene with a bright pink-orange sky behind, indicating according to time honoured tradition, the old phrase (red sky at night, shepherd's delight) that a good day tomorrow will follow, even if only tomorrow - ahead of Storm Bert set to hit Ireland this weekend.
Panoramic Ireland's tours and workshops run all year round, when it's snowing like here in November or when it's roasting hot in July.