Islands of Ireland: Death of a chieftain at Lough Hyne

Perspective. From a kayak in front of Castle Island in the famous waters of Lough Hyne, West Cork, the ruins of a castle are evident. Barely, writes Dan MacCarthy.

Perspective. From a kayak in front of Castle Island in the famous waters of Lough Hyne, West Cork, the ruins of a castle are evident, writes Dan MacCarthy.

Barely. The two-storey crumbling structure is swaddled in ivy and festooned with furze.