Reeks Placenames Query 4: Big Gun
Highlighting another wee query relating to Breandán Ó Cíobháin’s placename research for the Reeks area, undertaken about fifty years ago. The Big Gun is a name that has appeared on…
Highlighting another wee query relating to Breandán Ó Cíobháin’s placename research for the Reeks area, undertaken about fifty years ago. The Big Gun is a name that has appeared on…
Reeks Placenames Query 3 Highlighting another wee query relating to Breandán Ó Cíobháin’s placename research for the Reeks area, undertaken about fifty years ago. The highest point on the Eastern…
To advise that we have a new edition of our popular Western Way map guide which details the route of this 100 kilometre scenic walk from Oughterard in Galway to…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…