YOU can see the weather coming, for better or worse, from this private waterside perch near Tuosist, in Kenmare Bay.

A butler in top hat and tails and a bevy of maids in lace-trimmed caps and aprons serving afternoon tea — is this Downton Abbey or Dunmanway?

UP to 1,200 guests are expected to attend a Victorian tea party in West Cork which lasts for three days and features a butler in top hat and tails and a bevy of lace-capped parlour maids.