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Mullaghcleevaun 1915, Maulin

Charles Thompson Day 3

Charles Thompson group on the summit of Mullaghcleevaun on 25th April 1915. It’s sobering to reflect that elsewhere in Europe on that day, Irishmen from the Dublin & Munster Fusiliers…

Djouce 1940s

Charles Thompson Day 2

Today’s Charles Thompson image is from Djouce, a very popular and much photographed hill in east Wicklow. The chaps are having a wee dram at the summit tor. Note the…

Charles Thompson Week

There’s been a considerable uptake of interest in hillwalking in recent years and social media is full of snaps and photos of people’s trips. But it’s not a new activity…

Our Lady

Shrine to Our Lady found on a by road at Cullabrack near Newport in Co.Mayo. One of the many little details found on a map by EastWest Mapping.

Abhainn Dú

Have you visited Ballycroy National Park, climbed Nephin Beg or negotiated the Bangor Trail? You’ll do worse than put aside 50 minutes and listen to this wonderful podcast called Abhainn…

Dublin Wicklow Map News

Our three new 1:25000 scale maps for the northern Dublin & Wicklow mountains have gone to proofing stage with the printer. These are prepared to our 25Series standard with 5…

Standing Stones in a Meadow

This photo was taken in the mighty summer of 2018: a pair of standing stones set in a rich summer meadow. I like it firstly because it’s the small details…

Brittas Bay

The Sea Giveth

We often read these days of coastal erosion, of winter storms battering away, removing beaches and soft cliffs. But as well as taking away, the sea also giveth. That material…

Clough Egan

Rediscovering Clough Egan

Very pleased to rediscover the location of a large rock in Glencree. Co.Wicklow called Clough Egan / Cloch Egan. This with the help of local resident Mary Walsh who kindly…

Rundale in Wicklow

Rundale was a system of land management between farmers that seems to have common enough in the west of Ireland in early/ mid 19th century. It predated the enclosure of…