Errigal Moraines
Errigal MorainesSome interesting contour detail on the back or north side of Errigal mountain in Donegal. The 5 metre contour interval brings out the humps and hollows typical of this…
Placenames & Heritage Notes
Errigal MorainesSome interesting contour detail on the back or north side of Errigal mountain in Donegal. The 5 metre contour interval brings out the humps and hollows typical of this…
Achill Commonage This ad caught my eye recently as it touches on a few matters of interest for those that seek out the wilder places. It relates to the sale…
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…
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…
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…
Night Walk & False TeethI was out with Tullow MC on Friday evening gone, a small group of ten headed up to the Moats of Craan & Mount Leinster crossing…
Hut Sites & Sheep PensThis is Blanche’s Pen, a small sheep pen or ‘pin’ used in the past by local hill farmers to gather a few ewes in, so one…
Blackstairs & Mount Leinster 2024 to printOur Blackstairs, Mount Leinster & The Barrow Valley 1:25,000 scale map published in 2013 went out of print early this year – so eleven…
CrossesPictured here is Coolroe Cross where the word ‘Cross’ is a common term in rural Ireland for any meeting of roads. Coolroe Cross is a ‘three way’ cross i.e. a…