Storm washes fin whale on to Mayo beach: ‘We might never know what killed this gentle giant’

Doolough diaries: Every window for miles was put to test as Storm Jocelyn hurled 130km/h gusts from Atlantic

The creature washed up emaciated on the rocks so cannot be moved at present. Photograph: Elizabeth Birdthistle
The creature washed up emaciated on the rocks so cannot be moved at present. Photograph: Elizabeth Birdthistle