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Our visit to West Cork fishing dock at Union Hall

Here is a fishing dock in beautiful West Cork, Ireland, at a place called Union Hall and I love taking anybody who visits us there for a look see. It is part of a trip my wife and I give to any visitors. Please bear with whilst I show you.

What is it about trains? What is it about ships and boats? Does something primal lie in all of us because it is part of our history as mankind. The lure of adventure and finding or visiting new places?

Actually for me it is none of those things. Being a poor swimmer with a tendency towards claustrophobia, I'm not that comfortable on boats and ships. However my Dad served in the Royal Navy during the second World War and he never lost his love of the sea and ships. So whenever we went on holiday be it to Mozambique or South Africa. He insisted we visit the docks, and many lovely ships we saw to. I have had a love of docks ever since, all evidence to the contrary notwithstanding.

Dock of the bay

Please play this song whilst reading the lens and you do not have to watch the video.

Here we are

Looking at the fishing trawlers

This is just showing our current visitors from New Zealand around the dock. The two girls in the picture are sisters and they have not seen each other for many years and are busy trying to catch up on lost time. So whether or not they are interested in the dock or just yacking away is open to question. I like to think that they are.

Normally we would go out for lunch here at the fabulous sea food restaurants. However, our time is limited and we have one more place to visit, where we will have a bite to eat. That's coming soon.

In the meantime here is a lovely guide to Union Hall.

Union Hall

The dock and fishing trawlers

Showing the trawlers and nets at the back

The length of the dock

Lovely trawlers

Looking or talking?

A lovely fishing boat

It gets busy

Nets at the back

The view right of the dock

Looking across at Glandore

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Glandore across the bay

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Another look at West Cork

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poddys Nov 11, 2010 @ 1:35 pm | delete

Great lens Spook. There is nothing quite like looking round a dock is there. We did a lot of that in Cornwall on honeymoon in April.

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KimGiancaterino Oct 6, 2010 @ 11:14 am | delete

I really want to go to Ireland now! Thanks for sharing West Cork.

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Tipi Oct 4, 2010 @ 1:22 pm | delete

Ok, Spook...I'm ready for a plain ticket to come see Ireland any day you want to send it. Lol! Maybe a could meet a nice Irish gentleman there there too. Dreams to come true. Thanks for taking me on this lovely tour by the dock, I love it!

Best wishes to you and the family!