MAP_13 4/13/04 4:01 PM Page 1 37 39 40 Whale & Dolphin Watching 38 Derry 36 41 the energy of the sea Map of Ireland ATLANTIC OCEAN 35 Belfast 34 31 33 32 Sligo 42 30 29 Keyof the most frequently observed cetaceans (whales, dolphins & porpoises) in Irish waters HP - Harbour porpoise CD - Common Dolphin BND - Bottlenose Dolphin HP - Harbour porpoise 1 IRISH SEA 28 27 CD - Common dolphin BND - Bottlenose dolphin 2 Galway RD - Risso’s dolphin Dublin 4 KW - Killer whale 3 26 5 MW - Minke whale 25 HW - Humpback whale KW - Killer Whale MW - Minke whale Whale watchers on Loop Head, Co. Clare FW - Fin whale RD - Risso’s Dolphin 24 23 Limerick 22 Waterford 21 6 20 Killarney 8 7 Whale watchers on 18 Cape Clear Island, Co. Cork 19 Cork 9 ST. GEORGE'S CHANNEL HW - Humpback whale 17 FW - Fin whale The Foam Goddess 16 15 10 Photo credits: HP: P. Fisher, MW: H. Baptist, KW, HW, FW: Pádraig Whooley, RD: Graeme Cresswell, CD: Simon Berrow. Pádraig Whooley, FW: HW, H. Baptist, KW, MW: Fisher, Photo credits: HP: P. According to Greek myth the shape of the most beautiful goddess of all, Aphrodite, was formed out of the swirling sea foam & 14 12 11 spray & brought to land by dolphins on a giant scallop shell, brought up from the depths of the ocean on the back of a whale. 13 Leinster Munster Louth 1. Clogher Head (HP) Connaught Ulster Waterford 8. Helvick Head Kerry 17. Bolus Head Dublin 2. Howth Head 9. Ardmore Head 18. Valentia Island Galway 27. Ballinakill Harbour Donegal 34. St John’s Point 3. Dalkey Bay (HP, CD, BND, RD, 19. Skelligs 28. Killary Harbour 35. Malinmore the energy of the sea 4. Dun Laoghaire Pier MW, FW) 20. Slea Head (HP, CD, BND, RD,) 36. Dawros Head (HP, RD) 21. Blasket Islands 37. Inishowen Head Cork 10. Old Head of Kinsale 22. Kerry Head Mayo 29. Achill Head (HP, CD, BND, RD, Wicklow 5. Bray Head (HP, RD) 11. Galley Head (HP, CD, BND, RD, 30. Blacksod Bay KW, MW) 12. Toe Head KW, MW) 31. Benwee Head Wexford 6. Saltee Islands 13. Cape Clear Island (HP, CD, BND, RD, Derry 38. Magilligan Pt 7. Hook Head 14. Mizen Head Clare 23. Shannon Estuary KW, MW) (HP, BND, MW) (HP, CD, RD, KW, MW, FW) 15. Sheeps Head 24. Loop Head 16. Dursey Island 25. Hags Head Sligo 32. Aughris Head Antrim 39. Benbane Head The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group is (HP, CD, BND, RD, KW, 26. Black Head 33. Mullaghmore 40. Torr Head dedicated to the conservation and better MW, FW, HW) (HP, CD, BND, RD, MW) (HP, CD, BND, MW) 41. Black Head understanding of cetaceans (whales, (HP, CD, RD, BND, MW) dolphins and porpoises) in Irish waters, through study, education and interpretation. Always ask locally for directions and seek permission before entering private land. Be careful on all coastal land, especially headlands, which can be dangerous. Down 42. St John’s Point PULLDOWN OUT (HP, BND, RD, MW) See website: www.iwdg.ie AND These sites are selected on the basis of sighting records submitted to the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group since 1991. There is however no guarantee that you will see these species at these sites, as the success of any whale watch is largely dependent on the weather conditions, your optics and experience. FLIP If you see any whales, dolphins or porpoises please report your sighting to the IWDG via their website on-line reporting section. If you would like to know more about the work of the IWDG or support their work, please visit their website at www.iwdg.ie or email them at [email protected] MAP_13 4/13/04 4:01 PM Page 2 INIS is Irish for island, Dolphins, one of nature’s most Sentience, is Inis is a daring and but no one is an island: intelligent creatures, awareness, feeling, sensitivity, seductive fragrance, we are all connected, communicate perception by the senses based on a rugged and robust through sentience. muguet embodying the They exist in harmony coolness, clarity and purity with each other of the sea, by seas, by oceans, by dreams, and their environment and understanding through but at the same time through keeping so perhaps the heart; representing its strength and the channels they have something to A raising of consciousness. www.perfume.ie energy clear teach us A sea change - for all of us. ‘Seven Surfing Dolphins’, by Tony Karacsonyi, Mollymook Beach, N.S.W., Australia. 27th August 1997. August 27th Australia. N.S.W., Beach, Mollymook Karacsonyi, Tony by Dolphins’, Surfing ‘Seven A sea change - for all of us of all for - change sea A the energy of the sea the of energy the.