THE SHOWOFFA Male chicken is called a cockerel or rooster. A female chicken is called a hen. Cockerels crow (Call) at the the break of dawn, signaling the start of a new day . Before alarm clocks , this helped farmers get up early to care for the animals and tend to the crops. A cockerel often stands on a high perch, keeping guard over his flock of hens . He will crow loudly if he senses any danger , and will attack any animals that threaten him. Cockerels perch

The kingfisher is a colourful bird of rivers and streams  It can be spotted sitting quietly on low-hanging branches over the water

Mackoght and Errigal

Enda Kenny and Michael D

was passed in 1786

Howth has grown to become a busy and affluent suburb of Dublin

Construction began in 1958 on the site of the old city prison

Shop Street contains central Galway's best preserved ancient building

Until 2010 the building also housed the Central Criminal Court

Lahinch Sea Rescue

000 interlocking basalt columns

Galway Bay and the Atlantic Ocean

It is a noted centre of traditional Irish music