Sunset over Ailsa Craig

Ailsa Craig,
the seagull's home,
God knows
it is hard lodgings.

Ailsa Craig,
bell-shaped rock,
reaching sky-high,
snout in the sea

Seamus Heaney ( extract)

On the journey home - a magnificent sunset over the Irish Sea. Ailsa Craig (aka Paddy's Milestone) the home of the curling stone, is shrouded in mist on the horizon.