Owner of Drop in the Ocean photography, Rankin grew up on the stunning Clare Island off the coast of Co Mayo. Now, he finds himself based in Co Cork and still exploring all that Ireland’s landscape ...

Trembling in summer breezes, bog cotton brightens the Irish landscape. These fluffy, feathery blooms are found where their name suggests, smack bang in the middle of Ireland’s beautiful bogs.

Standing by a small pool near Roundstone bog in the west of Ireland, any first-time European botanist would be both confused and startled by the mixture of plant types. The pools from which grow ...