These last few photos I took before my camera kicked the bucket are of Galley head, a short drive from Clonakilty. It wasn’t my intention to go out there to take photos but when I saw the birds fishing I couldnt resist. The idea was to go, sit on a rock and chill for a couple of hours. Well, the original idea was to go to Gougane Barra, sit on the grass and chill for a few hours sans camera. Couldn’t be arsed driving there though, maybe next weekend.
The photos aren’t anything to look at, I just thought I’d post them for fear that folks would think this is turning back into a text blog. Or err, “non-photo-blog”, whichever you prefer. Yes, a few of them are heavily cropped, yes most of them are exposed completely wrongly and yes, you’re correct in thinking I couldn’t give a rats tiny teeny tiny ass. Carry on about your business and come back when I’ve got something to rant about… Like Canon taking their sweet ass time with my camera repairs. Or something along those lines.
Looks fabulous but how did you get up there? I took a drive a few months ago down that mad road and found a farm at the end with dire warning signs saying to stay the hell off their land.
As you go through Clonakilty you pass the Inchidoney turn off and it’s the next one on the left I think. There are signs for it pretty much all the way there.
Ah I know where it is but it was the access at the end that flummoxed me, it looked like it was private land.
Tut Tut, and all the times we’ve been at Galley head together and i wanted to sit and watch the birds forever..well feic ya… i’ll have to find another place to make ya sit for hours and take pics.
sandy
It is private land Conor, you can only go so far until you have to just park and walk around. Theres a house right on the headland and you have to drive pretty much around another house & some sheds etc to get to that. To recap, keep driving until someone tells you to get out of their driveway.
If you check out http://www.irishlandmark.com you can rent it out I mean the whole house at Galley Head. Have stayed and its amazing. Sorry was just googling galley when I seen these photos. Great shots would say the irishlandmark would like to have a look at them
I am one of the people who lives at that house / farm / private land on the way to the lighthouse. Glad ye can read the signs. Just got a great kick reading the above replies. Quiet entertaining for us folk living at the edge of the penninsula. The accomodation at the lighthouse cottages is highly recommendable. Peaceful and tranquil. Lots to do and visit in the area especailly during the summer months. Fabulous walks also but beware of local dogs tagging along for their daily stroll.Nearby Clonakilty has lots to offer by means of social and physical envionment, many nice cafes, restaraunts, pubs, hotels,cinemas, leisure centres etc. and definately worth a drive to Inchdoney, whether for a walk, surf lesson, a coffee, treatment in the spa, lunch or dinner. All very reasonable and beautiful. Plenty ammeneties also in the Rosscarbery area west of Galley Head. Whale watching is very popular from the fishing village of Unionhall. Now after all that promoting the area, please visit, and if you are having a party of any sort in your rented accomodation, don’t forget to invite the neighbours!!
Yeah all the land around that area is private but if you dont interfere with anything or dont go walking through the fields nothing will be said to you and everybody down there is really friendly, its just the land owner got a knife pulled on him before by somebody fishing on his land