We all heard the thunder this morning, but if you live in west Cork you would have been treated to one hell of a lightning show.

These images are pretty incredible and frightening at the same time:

This shot taken by Pierce Higgins was uploaded to the Best Photos of Baltimore Ireland Facebook page with the caption “Just speechless. The world is ending”….

This one by Youen Jacob is a little less frightening but no less impressive

12-year-old Daniel Hegarty was braver than us when he took this shot…