In this video, the whale, roughly 25 feet long, appears to be dead as it sits in shallow water after being pushed inland in the bad weather and rough sea conditions.
The mammal, believed to be a milky white whale, was first spotted off the coast of Wicklow on Thursday evening.
A video of the floating body has been posted online via Twitter.
@BrayPeople whale washed up on Shankill beach, huge, sad pic.twitter.com/dYooL6z6UZThe Dublin Coast Guard has issued a small craft warning, advising that the whale is floating off the Shankill coastline.
— barbeldearbra (@barbeldearbra) 19 August 2016
Comment: According to the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group,