An image taken after one of the main big storms we had on the West coast of Ireland a few years ago.A friend of mine with a sense of humour said of this picture than one half of it looked like it was taken in Ireland while the other half looked like it was taken in the Caribbean.
This is the view from Westport in County Mayo across Clew Bay to Croagh Patrick which is a 764 metres (2,507 feet) high mountain. It is 8 kilometres (5 miles) from Westport. The mountain is a site of Christian pilgrimage associated with Saint Patrick who fasted on the summit for forty days in the fifth century A.D. Thousands of people climb the mountain every Reek Sunday (the mountain is often referred to as The Reek), which is the last Sunday in July. However the sheer volume of visitors -estimated at 40,000 per year – and the consequential erosion has caused safety concerns to both the Catholic church and local farmers who undertake safety measures.