EastWest Mapping Blog
Mweelrea & Muilree I was discussing placenames with several local hill farmers last week in the Mweelrea area and was interested to hear their pronunciation of the name of this…
Laminated v Polyart Maps Maps to be used in outdoor environments ideally need to be flexible, tough and waterproof. They are used on both fair days and in foul weather.…
Formna There are a number of common words that apply to a hill in Ireland: Knock or Cnoc, Slieve or Sliabh, Ben or Binn, Crook or Cruach etc. Here’s one…
VAT ~ Valued Added Tax or Sales TaxIf you’ve been keeping an eye on the news this past month, you’ll have seen or heard that the government raised the 9%…
JB Malone and the Evening Herald (John Bernard) JB Malone (1913-89) was a prolific writer and promoter of hillwalking from the 1930s through to the 1970s. He did much for…
Achill Greenway Update The Great Western Greenway is a popular recreational cycling route that runs from Westport to Achill Sound, more or less along the line of the Great Western…
Ben Bury & William Bald A Scottish surveyor called William Bald surveyed an important map of Co.Mayo in the years 1809-16. It’s a very impressive and completely original work, surveyed…
Mweelrea Plot For the past several months I’ve been tipping away at the detail plot for new 1:25000 mapping for the region between Killary Harbour & Clew Bay. So essentially…
Mowing the MonumentAround this time 25 years ago, the towns & villages of Wexford, Wicklow & Carlow reverberated to the marching of local groups of pikemen & women. Formed to…
Cruach na TintríCruach na Tintrí is the name of a lumpy hill just north of Mulranny in Co.Mayo, you’ll find it on our Wild Nephin 1:25K map. It’s called Claggan…