Postal Rates Increase
The 1st March past saw an increase in postage charges from An Post. Earlier in the year, these were flagged as only affecting the cost of a normal letter stamp.…
Cartography, Map Design & Publishing
Streams & Rivers
The crossing of streams and rivers is arguably the most common objective hazard faced by Irish hill walkers. Often pleasant & good fun to boulder hop in dry conditions, challenging…
New Reeks & Killarney Maps
Spring is coming in, the mountains and glens are calling and I wish to advise that our two new maps for The Reeks and Killarney National Park are now available.…
Name changes for new Reeks map
Our new Reeks map will be available later this week. As with our other map productions, I’ve made as thorough an investigation into placenames as practical. There is no doubt…
Freebies
Before we started publishing more of our own maps, I used to sell other publishers guidebooks and maps. Sorting through boxes here and find I have the following copies of…
The Power of Geography
Being someone who compiles and publishes maps, I’d have an interest in many associated aspects including geography & history. Our son gave me a copy of ‘The Power of Geography’…
New Kerry Maps on the Way
The Reeks and Killarney National Park We have just completed two new detailed topographic maps for The Reeks and Killarney National Park in Co.Kerry. These have been prepared to our…
Western Way – New Edition
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…
IMRA Buff
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…
Tough Paper
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…