Cormac MacFhionnlaoich
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Hiking guide providing walking tours along Ireland's Atlantic coast
Cliffs of Moher, Burren,Slieve League
Zoology
Marine Biology
Geology
Botany
Local history
Cliffs of Moher, Burren,Slieve League
Zoology
Marine Biology
Geology
Botany
Local history
The setting sun catching strong Easterly wind blowing the crest off a breaking wave.
County Donegal, Ireland.
County Donegal, Ireland.
January 6, 2026 at 12:48 PM
The setting sun catching strong Easterly wind blowing the crest off a breaking wave.
County Donegal, Ireland.
County Donegal, Ireland.
Pretty Green pebble.
County Clare, Ireland.
County Clare, Ireland.
January 6, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Pretty Green pebble.
County Clare, Ireland.
County Clare, Ireland.
January 6, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Sliabh Liag cliffs under a winter sky.
"Aillte"
Very proud to announce that a wee project my good friend Kevin Smith @kevlsmith and myself have been messing around with for over 4 years has finally got a show date on TG4.
Keep an eye out on January 14th and January 21st for both episodes.
"Aillte"
Very proud to announce that a wee project my good friend Kevin Smith @kevlsmith and myself have been messing around with for over 4 years has finally got a show date on TG4.
Keep an eye out on January 14th and January 21st for both episodes.
January 4, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Sliabh Liag cliffs under a winter sky.
"Aillte"
Very proud to announce that a wee project my good friend Kevin Smith @kevlsmith and myself have been messing around with for over 4 years has finally got a show date on TG4.
Keep an eye out on January 14th and January 21st for both episodes.
"Aillte"
Very proud to announce that a wee project my good friend Kevin Smith @kevlsmith and myself have been messing around with for over 4 years has finally got a show date on TG4.
Keep an eye out on January 14th and January 21st for both episodes.
A Flat Periwinkle (Littorina obtusata) making it's way across a stone surface during lowtide.
County Clare, Ireland.
County Clare, Ireland.
January 4, 2026 at 3:49 PM
A Flat Periwinkle (Littorina obtusata) making it's way across a stone surface during lowtide.
County Clare, Ireland.
County Clare, Ireland.
Very proud to announce that a wee project my good friend Kevin Smith Kev L Films and myself have been messing around with for over 4 years has finally got a show date on TG4.
Keep an eye out on January 12th and January 21st for both episodes.
'aillte tg4' share.google/X5NW1QDWbngI...
Keep an eye out on January 12th and January 21st for both episodes.
'aillte tg4' share.google/X5NW1QDWbngI...
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January 3, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Very proud to announce that a wee project my good friend Kevin Smith Kev L Films and myself have been messing around with for over 4 years has finally got a show date on TG4.
Keep an eye out on January 12th and January 21st for both episodes.
'aillte tg4' share.google/X5NW1QDWbngI...
Keep an eye out on January 12th and January 21st for both episodes.
'aillte tg4' share.google/X5NW1QDWbngI...
Goniatite fossils studded throughout this battered shore stone.
County Clare, Ireland.
County Clare, Ireland.
January 3, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Goniatite fossils studded throughout this battered shore stone.
County Clare, Ireland.
County Clare, Ireland.
Cliffs of Moher over calm seas.
County Clare, Ireland.
County Clare, Ireland.
January 3, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Cliffs of Moher over calm seas.
County Clare, Ireland.
County Clare, Ireland.
A limestone rock riddled with burrows made by Wrinkled Rock-borers (Hiatella arctica). Bivalves that dig out burrows in which they spend their lives.
This stone has been cast up on the shoreline by winter storms - giving us a chance to see these creatures, normally only found below the low tideline
This stone has been cast up on the shoreline by winter storms - giving us a chance to see these creatures, normally only found below the low tideline
January 1, 2026 at 12:13 PM
A limestone rock riddled with burrows made by Wrinkled Rock-borers (Hiatella arctica). Bivalves that dig out burrows in which they spend their lives.
This stone has been cast up on the shoreline by winter storms - giving us a chance to see these creatures, normally only found below the low tideline
This stone has been cast up on the shoreline by winter storms - giving us a chance to see these creatures, normally only found below the low tideline
With Fiadh for the last afternoon of 2025 at the Cliffs of Moher - Hopefully catch up with you all in 2026 along the coast somewhere at some stage 🤞
Happy 2026 everyone ❤️
County Clare, Ireland.
Happy 2026 everyone ❤️
County Clare, Ireland.
December 31, 2025 at 3:59 PM
With Fiadh for the last afternoon of 2025 at the Cliffs of Moher - Hopefully catch up with you all in 2026 along the coast somewhere at some stage 🤞
Happy 2026 everyone ❤️
County Clare, Ireland.
Happy 2026 everyone ❤️
County Clare, Ireland.
A Septarian nodule - Fossilized mud bubble from a 300 million year old river bed.
This one looks like it's about to hatch any second 🐣.
County Clare, Ireland.
This one looks like it's about to hatch any second 🐣.
County Clare, Ireland.
December 31, 2025 at 3:53 PM
A Septarian nodule - Fossilized mud bubble from a 300 million year old river bed.
This one looks like it's about to hatch any second 🐣.
County Clare, Ireland.
This one looks like it's about to hatch any second 🐣.
County Clare, Ireland.
Looking South from the top of Sliabh Liag as the sun shines a path across Donegal bay.
County Donegal, Ireland.
County Donegal, Ireland.
December 31, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Looking South from the top of Sliabh Liag as the sun shines a path across Donegal bay.
County Donegal, Ireland.
County Donegal, Ireland.
What I think might be an Elegant anemone (Sagartia elegans) in a rockpool on the lowtide.
County Donegal, Ireland.
County Donegal, Ireland.
December 29, 2025 at 10:37 AM
What I think might be an Elegant anemone (Sagartia elegans) in a rockpool on the lowtide.
County Donegal, Ireland.
County Donegal, Ireland.
Pretty Pebble
Another green veined shore stone with a history stretching back 100s of millions of years, involving volcanic activity, ice-age glaciers and Atlantic ocean storms.
County Clare, Ireland.
Another green veined shore stone with a history stretching back 100s of millions of years, involving volcanic activity, ice-age glaciers and Atlantic ocean storms.
County Clare, Ireland.
December 29, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Pretty Pebble
Another green veined shore stone with a history stretching back 100s of millions of years, involving volcanic activity, ice-age glaciers and Atlantic ocean storms.
County Clare, Ireland.
Another green veined shore stone with a history stretching back 100s of millions of years, involving volcanic activity, ice-age glaciers and Atlantic ocean storms.
County Clare, Ireland.
Took advantage of a string of beautiful days over Christmas to head up Sliabh Liag with the dogs.
Pickles here enjoying the view while Fiadhs hiding behind me 🤣
County Donegal, Ireland.
Pickles here enjoying the view while Fiadhs hiding behind me 🤣
County Donegal, Ireland.
December 29, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Took advantage of a string of beautiful days over Christmas to head up Sliabh Liag with the dogs.
Pickles here enjoying the view while Fiadhs hiding behind me 🤣
County Donegal, Ireland.
Pickles here enjoying the view while Fiadhs hiding behind me 🤣
County Donegal, Ireland.
A scattering of fossilized Crinoid segments- lookinglike they were dropped here yesterday.
County Donegal, Ireland.
County Donegal, Ireland.
December 25, 2025 at 11:59 AM
A scattering of fossilized Crinoid segments- lookinglike they were dropped here yesterday.
County Donegal, Ireland.
County Donegal, Ireland.
Fiadh watching the sun rise over Donegal bay on Christmas morning- Hope everyone has a good one 🎄
County Donegal, Ireland.
County Donegal, Ireland.
December 25, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Fiadh watching the sun rise over Donegal bay on Christmas morning- Hope everyone has a good one 🎄
County Donegal, Ireland.
County Donegal, Ireland.
Sunlit wave spray as the Easterly winds blow.
County Donegal, Ireland.
County Donegal, Ireland.
December 25, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Sunlit wave spray as the Easterly winds blow.
County Donegal, Ireland.
County Donegal, Ireland.
Goniatite fossils - Ghostly remains of tiny lives that were lived out here over 300 million years ago.
County Clare, Ireland.
County Clare, Ireland.
December 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Goniatite fossils - Ghostly remains of tiny lives that were lived out here over 300 million years ago.
County Clare, Ireland.
County Clare, Ireland.
Green leaf worms (Eulalia viridis) moving around looking for food at low tide among the mussels and barnacles.
County Donegal, Ireland.
County Donegal, Ireland.
December 24, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Green leaf worms (Eulalia viridis) moving around looking for food at low tide among the mussels and barnacles.
County Donegal, Ireland.
County Donegal, Ireland.
Sliabh Liag cliffs on Christmas eve 🎄
County Donegal, Ireland.
County Donegal, Ireland.
December 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Sliabh Liag cliffs on Christmas eve 🎄
County Donegal, Ireland.
County Donegal, Ireland.
A fossilized Communal Coral and a Solitary Rugose Coral. Remnants of the tropical sea bed that covered this area over 300 million years ago.
County Donegal, Ireland.
County Donegal, Ireland.
December 23, 2025 at 3:48 PM
A fossilized Communal Coral and a Solitary Rugose Coral. Remnants of the tropical sea bed that covered this area over 300 million years ago.
County Donegal, Ireland.
County Donegal, Ireland.
An old iron Bobbin - used on trawling gear by fishermen during the 70s and 80s. They still occasionally wash up after big storms.
County Clare, Ireland.
County Clare, Ireland.
December 23, 2025 at 9:04 AM
An old iron Bobbin - used on trawling gear by fishermen during the 70s and 80s. They still occasionally wash up after big storms.
County Clare, Ireland.
County Clare, Ireland.
A piece of a Common Piddock (Pholas dactylus) shell. The corrugated outer surface helps it burrow into soft rock types (like shales, and limestone).
County Clare, Ireland.
County Clare, Ireland.
December 22, 2025 at 8:31 AM
A piece of a Common Piddock (Pholas dactylus) shell. The corrugated outer surface helps it burrow into soft rock types (like shales, and limestone).
County Clare, Ireland.
County Clare, Ireland.
Calcite base, top and middle bands running through this sedimentary shore stone.
County Clare, Ireland.
County Clare, Ireland.
December 22, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Calcite base, top and middle bands running through this sedimentary shore stone.
County Clare, Ireland.
County Clare, Ireland.