Valentia Island. Co. Kerry, Ireland. Summer 2025

Drone Footage of Valentia Island in Co, Kerry, Ireland.
Recorded over 2 weeks in July 2025.
Filmed on a Dji Mini Pro 3 Drone @ 1080p.
Valentia, Kerry, Ireland, Island, Skellig

The song used is an old Irish song about the beginning of summer and the joys that go with it. It was apparently written in the 1700's. It is sung here by Iarla Ó Lionáird of the traditional Irish group, " The Gloaming'. See translation below.

Samhradh, samhradh, bainne na ngamhna
Summer, summer, milk of the calves
Thugamar féin an samhradh linn
We brought the summer with us
Samhradh buí na nóinín gléigeal
Yellow summer of the pure white daisies
Thugamar féin an samhradh linn
We brought the summer with us
Thugamar linn é ón gcoill chraobhaigh
We brought it in from the branchy woods
Thugamar féin an samhradh linn
We brought the summer with us
Samhradh buí ó luí na gréine
Yellow summer from the setting of the sun
Thugamar féin an samhradh linn
We brought the summer with us
Bábóg na Bealtaine, maighdean an tSamhraidh
Doll of Beltane, maiden of Summer
Suas gach cnoc is síos gach gleann
Up every hill and down every glen
Cailíní maiseacha bán-gheala gléigeal
Beautiful girls bright-white and brilliant
Thugamar féin an samhradh linn
We brought the summer with us
Cuileann is coll is trom is caorthann
Holly and hazel and elder and rowan
Thugamar féin an samhradh linn
We brought the summer with us
An fuinseog ghléigeal béil an Átha
The brilliant ash at the mouth of the Ford
Thugamar féin an samhradh linn
We brought the summer with us
Samhradh, samhradh, bainne na ngamhna
Summer, summer, milk of the calves
Thugamar féin an samhradh linn
We brought the summer with us
Samhradh buí na nóinín gléigeal
Yellow summer of the pure white daisies
Thugamar féin an samhradh linn
We brought the summer with us
Bábóg na Bealtaine, maighdean an tSamhraidh
Doll of Beltane, maiden of Summer
Suas gach cnoc is síos gach gleann
Up every hill and down every glen
Cailíní maiseacha bán-gheala gléigeal
Beautiful girls bright-white and brilliant
Thugamar féin an samhradh linn
We brought the summer with us
hook

Samhradh, samhradh
Summer, summer
Samhradh, samhradh
Summer, summer
Is cé bhainfeadh dínn é?
And who would take it from us?
verse

Samhradh, samhradh
Summer, summer
Is cé bhainfeadh dínn é?
And who would take it from us?
Is cé bhainfeadh dínn é?
And who would take it from us?
outro

Ó luí na gréine
From the setting of the sun