The River Boyne is one of Ireland’s most historic waterways.
Its defining legacy is the The Battle of the Boyne in 1690, the bitter consequences of which were still being felt in the sectarian strife of Northern Ireland a full three centuries later.
Thankfully peace now reigns in that part of the world – though some of the old political divisions remain stubbornly intact.
The Battle of the Boyne is commemorated at the Oldbridge House visitor centre, some miles inland from this spot.
The Boyne also claims a unique place in Irish mythology as the former home of the magical Salmon of Knowledge whose name, apparently, was Fintan. Not many people know that.
Thankfully the ghosts of King James II of England, Prince William of Orange and Fionn Mac Cumhaill had all taken the night off when this image was created.
The reflected afterglow on the gently lapping water late on a balmy midsummer night was magic enough.