Walking over the dead : a beautiful Irish place with a sinister story
This is the Clonakilty Bay. At high tide, it lies under 3 meters of water ; at low tide, it is a large area of treacherous soft sands. In 1642, a troup of 600 Irish rebels chased by the English army tried to walk through it, crossing from Clonakilty (on the far end) to the island of Inchydoney (from where the shot is made). They were already hurt and tired by the battle they had fought before, and were hoping to regroup on the island during the high waters. No one made it. They got stuck here in the soft sand and then caught and drowned by the rising of the tide. Their bodies got progressively swallowed by the sand, and their bones are still lying under here.
There is no information sign to mark the area, not even to warn people about the soft sands, but nobody dares to get there, even the foxes. So this area is a paradise for wintering sea birds, who find here plenty of cockles and worms, and no predators.
Such a beautiful place, and photo.