Customer Feedback
Customer FeedbackI've often been asked about the map making process and the ins and outs of the business. So I have a book in preparation provisionally titled 'Map Man ~…
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Donegal MapFund
Donegal MapFundOur two new Donegal maps: Bluestacks and Derryveagh are with the printer and expected to be available in the next fortnight. I committed to producing these in 2024 following…
Official Languages Act 2003 & Placenames
Official Languages Act 2003 & PlacenamesThe Official Languages Act 2003 came into force some twenty two years ago. The principal thrust of the legislation is to oblige the state to…
Reflection of the Twelve Bens in Lough Inagh, Co Galway, Ireland.
Eastern Bens
Eastern BensThe Glencoaghan horseshoe walk is a popular but long & tough hill walk in the Twelve Bens or Pins as you prefer. Here’s a bit of a handier route…
Bluestacks
BluestacksThe location map here shows the coverage of our forthcoming Bluestacks 1:25,000 scale map. I made several enquiries during fieldwork as to what local people call these hills just north…
Derryveagh
DerryveaghThe location map here shows the coverage of our forthcoming Derryveagh 1:25,000 scale map. Derryveagh strictly as an area seems to apply to the hillslopes and land immediately west of…
The Three Aghlas
The Three AghlasThe Aghlas are a cluster of three hilltops on the route between Muckish and Errigal. I was curious during fieldwork to see what names are used for them…
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Ard a’ Chrapáin
Ard a’ ChrapáinGoogle StreetView comes in handy for many purposes but I suspect for placename research is not so common!So here we have a name, Ard a’ Chrapáin collected about…
Errigal
ErrigalErrigal or Earagail looking resplendent and almost alpine on a fieldwork trip in the recent great weather. This photo is taken from the gap or mám between Errigal and Mackoght/…
Donegal Placenames
Donegal Placenames Back from another few days of Donegal fieldwork, this time mostly enquiring after local placenames. I regard it as the duty of my work as a mapmaker to…
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