IMRA Buff
If you ran the IMRA (Irish Mountain Running Association) Wicklow Way Half Marathon last Sunday, you should have received one of these unique buffs/ snoods as a reward for your…
Tough Paper
Photo here is of some ‘scrap’ Achill & Corraun maps which are printed on Enduro paper. We used them as floor protection when painting walls recently and they were then…
Reeks Placenames Query 2: Cnoc na Toinne
Highlighting another wee query relating to Breandán Ó Cíobháin’s placename research for the Reeks area, undertaken about fifty years ago. Turn left or east at the Top of the Ladder…
Reeks Placenames Query 1: An Barr Caol
As per previous post, I’ve been reading carefully though Breandán Ó Cíobháin’s placename research for the Reeks area, undertaken about fifty years ago. A number of the names he lists…
Placenames in the Reeks
In terms of hill names, the historical record of mountain names in the Reeks is patchy. The Ordnance Survey Six Inch maps of the 1840s and the subsequent derived One…
Heritage Week Placenames
For Heritage Week that’s in it, I’d like to highlight the work of Breandán Ó Cíobháin who over a period of a dozen years documented many placenames of Iveragh in…
Fundraiser Events
In recent years Ireland has experienced a steady increase in the number of people seeking out the benefits of outdoor exercise. Good for both mind and body. Associated with this…
Local Placenames in the Comeraghs
Users of EastWest Mapping maps often ask where we find the local placenames shown on same. The answer is never straightforward as there can be multiple sources with different versions…
Killarney
I’m making progress preparing draft map detail for a new Reeks map. Having laboured for several weeks earlier in the year on the housing, shopping and industrial estates of South…
Rain Gauge
You may come across all sorts of odd things if you wander off the beaten track in the hills. This is a brass rain gauge, twin walled like a flask…