Abbey Island can be reached in just a few steps across the beach at Derrynane, Co Kerry.

There is something magical about embarking on a boat trip into the past where for part of your journey there is almost nothing modern in the scene before you apart from the bow of the boat, writes Dan MacCarthy.

For the past few days Irish Examiner readers have been sending us their photographs of working life around Ireland. Here, we list some of the best photos we have received.

The way has been paved for a €1.2m upgrade of Derrynane House, the museum home of the “Liberator” Daniel O’Connell in south Kerry.

The way has been cleared for the transfer of land on historic Abbey Island, in the Derrynane National Historic Park, to Kerry County Council to allow for the extension of a unique island graveyard.