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22nd Mar 2015

GALLERY: Treasure Ireland – 16 images of Cork that will make you want to live there

The Rebel County has rarely looked more stunning

Eric Lalor

The Rebel County has rarely looked more stunning.

Cork is our featured county this month and the images have been provided to us by the brilliant Peter Cox. Peter is the man behind this amazing drone footage we showed you a couple of weeks back.

Morning mists rise above a calm Gougane Barra.St FibnbarsOld Head of KinsaleKilcatherine PointCarrigaphooca CastleMizen Head is Ireland's most southwesterly pointFastnet LighthouseLightning in BallingearySunrise over Gougane Barra  lake, Co. CorkFastnet at low tideIreland's most southerly point, Brow Head doesn't get nearly the attention its near neighbour, Mizen Head does.Tree at OysterhavenClouds at night over CorkA popular beach on summer afternoons, Barley Cove is one of Cork's most beautiful beaches.  Seen from the air on an October afternoon, beautiful broken light plays across the landscape.Mizen Head at sunrise, from the air.Ardnakinna guards the western tip of Bere Island. Seen here from the air at sunrise.

Peter is running a Kickstarter page to fund a new book containing images from the shoot. It’s simply called Atlantic Light and you can help here.

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