Wiki loves Mayo castle photo

A STUNNING photo of Mayo's Rockfleet Castle has been named among the winners in the 2016 Wiki Loves Monuments Competition.

The photography competition took place during September. Initiated by Wikimedia, the movement behind free encyclopaedia Wikipedia, and run in Ireland by the Wikimedia Ireland Community, the competition aims to raise awareness of Ireland’s national monuments and create a crowd-sourced bank of quality photos that will be free to use for education.

This photo of Rockfleet Castle by Mikeoem was named at number eight in the top 10 winners. The castle, near Newport, was a fortress of legendary pirate queen Granuaile.

The awards are being presented this evening (Tuesday) in The Liquor Rooms, Wellington Quay, Dublin 2. All of the winning images will be on display.

The top 10 Irish images will now be entered into the international competition.