Ben Creggan Mweelrea Map Update
Ben Creggan Mweelrea Map UpdateThanks to map user Justyna Gruszczyk for seeking out some fairly spectacular fissure/ cave like features on the eastern spur of Ben Creggan in Mayo. If…
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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Blackstairs & Mount Leinster on Hiiker
Blackstairs & Mount Leinster on HiikerA note to advise that the full digital version of our Blackstairs & Mount Leinster mapping published in print last October is now available to…
Brandon Hill Map
Brandon Hill MapWe’ve printed up a new 1:25,000 scale map of Brandon Hill, just outside Graignamanagh in Co.Kilkenny. This popular hill with a summit holy year cross featured on our…
Errigal Moraines
Errigal MorainesSome interesting contour detail on the back or north side of Errigal mountain in Donegal. The 5 metre contour interval brings out the humps and hollows typical of this…
Derryveagh Plot
Derryveagh PlotOur Derryveagh 1:25,000 draft plot of detail is going along nicely. Here you see the extent of the mapping with some outline detail. Lots & lots of rock, stream…
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Achill Commonage
Achill Commonage This ad caught my eye recently as it touches on a few matters of interest for those that seek out the wilder places. It relates to the sale…
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…
Coumshinaun in Winter
Coumshinaun in WinterMario Macrory of Muddy Boots Guiding took this fine winter photo of Coumshinaun in the Comeraghs last week and which clearly shows several of the notable features of…
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…