Torc Mountain and Plough, Killarney, Co. KerryTorc Mountain rises dark against a deep winter sky, with the Plough hanging directly above its quartzite ridge. The residual glow along the horizon throws a band of warm amber light beneath the stars, that particular colour you only get during astronomical twilight when the last trace of sun is well below the horizon but still refusing to let go entirely. The lake surface is perfectly still here, reflecting the reed beds along the shore. I needed dead