"Cork is a friendly giant": Irish visual artist brings our counties to life

Artist Paul Broughall put names and faces on the shapes we see on our map - and was harangued by Twitter's infamous Cheese Man in the process

Artist Paul Broughall's rendition of Cork as 'a friendly giant, reaching for the sea water'.

Ever seen a face or a body in some random shape or object you encounter in daily life?

Pareidolia is a very real phenomenon that explains how our brains are hard-wired to perceive faces in the world around us, and for Kildare man and artist Paul Broughall, it hit hard over the weekend.