Placenames & Heritage Notes

Croghan

Croghan Croghan is a prominent pointy hill, just inland from Arklow in Co.Wicklow. Named from the Irish ‘Cruachán’ – the little stack or reek. That’s what it’d be called locally anyway,…

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Coolasnaghta

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…

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Dúchruach

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…

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Bluestacks

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…

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