Glanreemore & Glanreebeg
Glanreemore & Glanreebeg Liam Price considered that the name Unry was preserved in the name Glanree, which is one of the subsidiary valleys draining into the Kings River. This could…
Kings River
Kings River, West Wicklow The Kings River is a major tributary of the Liffey. It rises up near Wicklow Gap and flows down a broad valley terminating nowadays into Poulaphuca…
Pool & Hummock Terrain
Pool & Hummock Terrain - a cartographic challenge I'm currently preparing a map of the Nephin Beg area in Co.Mayo - this will incorporate both the Wild Nephin project and…
Percy’s or Pierce’s Table
Percy's or Pierce's Table I have written on another post about the mountain Lugnaquilla when viewed from a distance. Here is a photo of the summit cairn, topped by a…
Lugnaquilla
Lugnaquilla Lugnaquilla at 925 metres in altitude is the sixth highest mountain in Ireland and the highest point outside of Kerry. The name is thought to come from either Log…
Leo O’Connor
Leo O'Connor Aircrash The Dublin & Wicklow uplands sometimes cause problems for aircraft in poor weather. I can think of seven aircrash sites off top of my head but only…
Uisce a’ Fhéir
Uisce a’ Fhéir Uisce a’ Fhéir is the name of a stream on the south side of Kippure, draining to the Liffey. So reported Eugene Curry for the Ordnance Survey…
Charles Thompson
Charles Thompson (CGT) - science teacher, mountaineer and collector of place names A good number of placenames in Wicklow have been added to our maps in the past year. Some…
Burke’s Cave
Burke's Cave One of the interesting aspects of examining old maps is that they often show long gone features from the past, particularly in urban areas. However due to the…
Raths and Raws
Raths and Raws The rath or ringfort is a ubiquitous feature in the Irish landscape - there are thought to be 40,000 plus sites. These circular enclosures were used as…
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