Croghan

Croghan Croghan is a prominent pointy hill, just inland from Arklow in Co.Wicklow. Named from the Irish ‘Cruachán’ – the little stack or reek. That’s what it’d be called locally anyway,…

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Independent Bookshops

Independent BookshopsThis story on the RTE website caught my attention last week: https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0116/1491143-bookshop-closures/It concerns the unintended (one hopes) knock on consequences caused by changes in state policy. In this case…

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Coolasnaghta

CoolasnaghtaFor the artic like week that’s in it, this photo is of a place called Coolasnaghta in Co.Carlow. You’ll pass above this valley if you take the narrow ‘Nine Stones…

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