Solar eclipse images from around Ireland

Updated / Friday, 20 Mar 2015 17:05
The moon begins to obstruct the sun as the eclipse gets under way
The moon begins to obstruct the sun as the eclipse gets under way

Images of the partial solar eclipse as seen across Ireland.

Cloud cover obscured the view of the eclipse over much of the country
Cloud cover obscured the view of the eclipse over much of the country
But breaks in the cloud made it possible to see the eclipse (Pic: Alan Smyth)
But breaks in the cloud made it possible to see the eclipse (Pic: Alan Smyth)
The crescent sun - the moon moves across to block out much of the sun
The crescent sun - the moon moves across to block out much of the sun
A view of the eclipse in Dublin sent in from Jonathon Faull
A view of the eclipse in Dublin sent in from Jonathon Faull
The eclipse seen from Tramore (Pic: Tina Schley)
The eclipse seen from Tramore (Pic: Tina Schley)
The eclipse seen from Shankill, Co Dublin (Pic: Adam Nahlik)
The eclipse seen from Shankill, Co Dublin (Pic: Adam Nahlik)
An almost total eclipse, as seen from Co Mayo (Pic: @thinlizzynut)
An almost total eclipse, as seen from Co Mayo (Pic: @thinlizzynut)
The view from Lismore, Co Waterford (Pic: Chloe Draper)
The view from Lismore, Co Waterford (Pic: Chloe Draper)
Kevin Mulcahy captured the eclipse from Cork
Kevin Mulcahy captured the eclipse from Cork
The eclipse from Shillelagh, Co Wicklow at 9.24am Juliet Loughran
The eclipse from Shillelagh, Co Wicklow at 9.24am Juliet Loughran
Stillorgan, Dublin (Pic: Joanne Moore)
Stillorgan, Dublin (Pic: Joanne Moore)
This was Aaron Kelly's view in Cootehill, Co Cavan
This was Aaron Kelly's view in Cootehill, Co Cavan
Curracloe, Co Wexford (Pic: Karolina Kraus-McKenna)
Curracloe, Co Wexford (Pic: Karolina Kraus-McKenna)

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