Formna
FormnaThere 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 that…
Placenames & Heritage Notes
JB Malone and the Evening Herald
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…
Ben Bury & William Bald
Ben Bury & William BaldA 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 accurately…
Mweelrea Plot
Mweelrea PlotFor 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 Mweelrea,…
Mowing the Monument
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 Tintrí
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…
WW2 Look Out Posts
WW2 Look Out Posts The Republic of Ireland was not directly involved in World War 2 from 1939-45, a period called The Emergency here. It was broadly supportive of the…
Coms Coums Corries & Kyas
Coms Coums Corries & Kyas Those who walk the Irish uplands will be familiar with bowl like lakes nestling into the slopes under the peaks. Often backed by cliffs, the…
Cloch a’ Amhairc
Cloch a’ AmhaircMap update for our Wild Nephin 1:25,000 print map.When I was surveying our Wild Nephin map in 2015, local hill farmer Patrick Moran of Dooghill kindly helped with…
Bog Drainage
Bog Drainage There’s been a lot of talk recently regarding the re wetting of lands, for various reasons including the absorbing of winter rains and to assist wildlife habitats etc.…
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