Aerials

The Cliffs are one of Ireland's top tourist attractions, and are most often photographed from the top. This view, from half-way down the cliffs shows the benefit of aerial photography.

Bray Head looms at the viewer on a beautiful spring evening. The cloudless sky contrasts with the surf pounding against the base of the cliffs.

Skellig Michael (Sceilig Mhichíl) is one of the jewels of Ireland's landscape and heritage. Seen here from a helicopter, the Small Skellig and Lemon Rock are also visible. Puffin Island, Valentia and Portmagee are all visible in the distance.
A double-pyramid of rock soaring up from the surface of the Atlantic, it houses two lighthouses (one decommissioned), a 6th century monastery and a hermitage from the same era.

The historic clifftop fort of Dun Aengus on Inis Mór, the largest of the Aran Islands at sunset.

O'Brien's Tower and the cliffs at sunset after a wet day in October.

A fiery sunrise over Loop Head in Clare. This point is the culmination of the line of cliffs along the clare coast that start with the Cliffs of Moher further north. The Shannon Estuary lies to the right of the frame, and the Atlantic Ocean to the left. The "Eire" sign near the tip of the peninsula was placed there during WWII to assist US pilots ferrying aircraft across the Atlantic with their navigation.

A close in view of the lighthouse at the end of the Old Head of Kinsale on a beautiful Autumn evening. The golf course and clubhouse is visible in the background.

The massive cliffs at Slieve League peek out behind a Napoleonic watchtower in the foreground at sunset.

The classic aerial shot of the island showing the active lighthouse (bottom right) and the decommissioned one (top left), along with the hermitage (on the larger peak) and the monastery (on the lower peak).

The spectacular coast of Kilkee on a spring evening.

Valentia is a large island just off the north coast of the Iveragh peninsula. Connected to the mainland by a bridge, it's a lovely place to visit and has some stunning scenery. This image was made while returning from the abortive attempt to land on Inishteareaght and shows the north coast of the island being battered by a storm.
It's a rare privilege to see this kind of weather in action from the air, so I'm pleased to be able to share it with you.

The retired lighthouse on the island is dramatically situated on the cliffs.

A not-often seen image of Achill Head on Achill Island. Made from the air, the dramatic headland extends like a finger into the Atlantic.

The westernmost point of Ireland on a blustery January day.