Great Auk at Brownstown Head

Published at × in The Open Water Swimming Year – The Other Side of Summer
Oil painting of seabirds at Brownstown Head

The last Great Auk in Ireland was taken at Brownstown Head in 1816, the same year as the Wreck of the Seahorse. Michael O’Keeffe, a friend and ornithologist has portrayed that last Auk amongst other the local breeds

Oil painting of seabirds at Brownstown Head

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