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…
EastWest Mapping Blog
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…
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…
Happy Christmas 2024Wishing all our customers a Happy & Peaceful Christmas. And to thank you all for your support in 2024 and previous years. We very much rely on map…
Donegal PlotsWork has started on two new 1:25,000 maps for Donegal covering the Bluestack & Derryveagh areas. I’m currently working up a base map plot for the Bluestack region using…
DúchruachPictured here is the rocky wild summit of Dúchruach with two of it’s several locháns. It lies less than three kilometres as the crow flies from the well known Diamond…
She SummitsAmong the various different users that find value in our maps are the various groups of mountain runners and trail runners etc. Mountain racing organised by the Irish Mountain…
BluestacksOur valued & patient Donegal customers will be glad to hear that I’ve started out on two new maps for parts of Donegal. These are planned to be printed on…
Ordnance Survey Map PricesThe retail price of a standard Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Discovery sheet in 2024 is €8.80 inc VAT at 13.5%. Looking at an old price list from 2005…
Finance Bill 2024The Finance Bill 2024 was passed in early November, paving the way to the current general election.I would like to advise the Irish map user community that once…
Learn to NavigateThe Irish hills are not generally high or even particularly rocky by international mountainous standards. But they have their own challenges, it’s not for nothing that we live…